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Game Recap
CAR3
FinalSat, Dec 7, 2024Every game that night
NYI4

NYI beat CAR 4-3, with the chances close: 2.89 expected goals to 2.21. J. Pageau led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). A. Svechnikov had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. I. Sorokin stopped 28 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR1113
NYI0404
  1. 1st 15:43CARA. SvechnikovPP0.09 xG
  2. 2nd 6:05NYIJ. Pageau0.23 xG
  3. 2nd 9:23CARA. SvechnikovPP0.27 xG
  4. 2nd 10:06NYIO. Wahlstrom0.08 xG
  5. 2nd 16:16NYIM. Tsyplakov0.30 xG
  6. 2nd 18:55NYIB. Horvat0.11 xG
  7. 3rd 19:11CARJ. Kotkaniemi0.06 xG

Team Stats

CARNYI
31Shots on goal25
2.21Expected goals2.89
83Shot attempts47
185v5 shots on goal20
2/3Power play0/2
17Hits25
8Blocked shots32
4Penalty minutes8
10Giveaways14
12Takeaways5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 2.21 xGNYI 2.89 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCAR goal, 15:43NYI goal, 6:05CAR goal, 9:23NYI goal, 10:06NYI goal, 16:16NYI goal, 18:55CAR goal, 19:11

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

CAR31 on goal, 3 scored
NYI24 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. SvechnikovRW202720+1017:393:19
M. NecasC011400-2022:093:22
S. AhoC0113000022:033:22
S. JarvisRW011120+1018:103:19
J. KotkaniemiC101100+1012:501:17
J. MartinookLW000000-1015:200:00
J. StaalC000110-1015:150:03
J. RoslovicC0000000013:031:17
J. DruryC000001-3211:491:17
E. RobinsonLW000010-3011:450:00
W. CarrierLW000170-1011:230:00
J. BlakeRW0001000010:441:17
S. GostisbehereD033001-1020:123:31
B. BurnsD000200-1022:351:11
D. OrlovD0005100020:130:00
J. SlavinD000403-1019:370:00
J. ChatfieldD000001-2218:310:00
S. WalkerD000132-1014:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov25214.84056:06Loss
D. Tokarski000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. PageauC123141+3017:451:47
B. HorvatC112440+3018:071:57
M. TsyplakovRW112120+3016:212:09
O. WahlstromRW101301+1011:250:09
K. PalmieriC000300-1021:251:38
B. NelsonC000111-1019:411:45
A. LeeLW000101-1415:561:41
S. HolmstromRW0000130014:442:06
C. CizikasC000121+1011:490:16
K. MacLeanC000020+1010:200:10
H. FaschingRW000110009:000:00
M. MartinLW000030008:120:00
N. DobsonD011601+2021:231:51
A. RomanovD0000170025:060:04
R. PulockD000115+1224:242:05
I. GeorgeD000006+2017:270:00
S. MayfieldD0000340216:290:05
D. CholowskiD000201+1013:472:17
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin31283.90360:00Win
M. Hogberg000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.1, NYI 2.7CAR 3, NYI 4
Total goals5.87
Shots on goalCAR 32.1, NYI 26.7CAR 31, NYI 25
Win chanceCAR 57%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat2.740.74230%1
CAR M. Necas2.740.85126%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.670.79226%2
NYI B. Nelson2.610.79032%0
NYI A. Lee2.510.61026%0
CAR S. Aho2.530.98132%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.430.67027%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.310.74128%0
CAR B. Burns2.120.48010%0
NYI N. Dobson1.960.55110%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.800.62311%0
CAR J. Martinook1.800.44016%0
CAR J. Drury1.700.38012%0
CAR D. Orlov1.650.4509%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.600.47017%0
CAR J. Slavin1.540.3907%0
NYI J. Pageau1.510.46317%1
CAR J. Staal1.510.36014%0
CAR S. Walker1.510.2306%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.400.3108%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.410.45215%1
NYI O. Wahlstrom1.430.26112%1
CAR J. Blake1.310.29014%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.310.31112%1
NYI S. Holmstrom1.200.45020%0
NYI R. Pulock1.210.3106%0
CAR E. Robinson1.200.35013%0
CAR W. Carrier1.210.25013%0
NYI A. Romanov1.100.2204%0
NYI C. Cizikas0.910.24010%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.22010%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.700.1804%0
NYI M. Martin0.700.1406%0
NYI H. Fasching0.710.2209%0
NYI D. Cholowski0.720.2404%0
NYI I. George0.600.1903%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.