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Game Recap
CAR2
Final/OTSat, Jan 25, 2025Every game that night
NYI3

NYI beat CAR 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.69 expected goals to 3.20. A. Romanov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Romanov had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. I. Sorokin stopped 1 of 1.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CAR20002
NYI10113
  1. 1st 5:18CARJ. Roslovic0.04 xG
  2. 1st 6:30CARS. Aho0.06 xG
  3. 1st 17:53NYIA. Romanov0.04 xG
  4. 3rd 6:26NYIA. Lee0.15 xG
  5. OT 2:03NYIB. Nelson0.16 xG

Team Stats

CARNYI
27Shots on goal27
3.20Expected goals1.69
67Shot attempts55
215v5 shots on goal24
0/1Power play0/3
19Hits38
17Blocked shots14
11Penalty minutes7
5Giveaways7
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 3.20 xGNYI 1.69 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTCAR goal, 5:18CAR goal, 6:30NYI goal, 17:53NYI goal, 6:26NYI goal, 2:03

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

CAR27 on goal, 2 scored
NYI25 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. AhoC1011000220:541:31
J. KotkaniemiC011011+1713:320:00
J. RoslovicC101300008:120:29
M. RantanenRW000501+1018:541:31
S. JarvisRW000210-2018:071:31
J. BlakeRW0003110017:290:29
J. MartinookLW000210-1017:180:00
J. StaalC000032-1016:490:00
A. SvechnikovRW000210-1015:421:31
E. RobinsonLW000020+1012:310:00
T. HallLW0000310011:360:29
J. JaaskaLW000120009:100:29
D. OrlovD011112+2021:490:00
J. ChatfieldD011112+2019:440:00
J. SlavinD000004-1023:430:00
B. BurnsD000202-1020:330:29
S. GostisbehereD000311-2218:001:31
S. WalkerD000110-1016:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov27243.88961:42OT loss
F. Andersen000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC1012010023:195:10
B. HorvatC011221+1021:055:02
A. LeeLW101141+1019:333:45
K. PalmieriC0112110019:191:03
C. CizikasC011170+1014:210:27
M. BarzalC0002300021:085:20
A. DuclairLW000211-1217:270:56
J. PageauC0003300514:430:44
S. HolmstromRW000010+1014:050:29
K. MacLeanC000111-108:070:00
M. GatcombC000050007:030:00
P. EngvallLW000000006:560:14
A. RomanovD112441+2026:410:44
A. PelechD011111+2024:120:51
T. DeAngeloD0002020025:075:15
S. MayfieldD000343-1024:100:00
I. GeorgeD000111-2016:380:00
R. PulockD000000000:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Hogberg26242.92360:00
I. Sorokin1101.0002:03Win

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamTony DeAngelo NYI Faces CAR, his team until May 20242 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.1, NYI 2.5CAR 2, NYI 3
Total goals5.65
Shots on goalCAR 31.5, NYI 25.7CAR 27, NYI 27
Win chanceCAR 60%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR M. Rantanen2.951.23040%0
NYI B. Horvat2.720.72130%0
CAR S. Aho2.610.96132%1
CAR A. Svechnikov2.520.76027%0
NYI A. Lee2.410.59126%1
NYI M. Barzal2.420.80021%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.420.79029%0
CAR B. Burns2.320.47010%0
NYI B. Nelson2.220.70129%1
NYI K. Palmieri1.820.55122%0
CAR T. Hall1.600.50019%0
CAR J. Martinook1.620.46016%0
CAR D. Orlov1.610.4218%0
CAR S. Walker1.610.2305%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.630.54010%0
CAR J. Slavin1.600.4307%0
CAR J. Blake1.630.36019%0
CAR J. Staal1.500.44016%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.510.2718%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.500.40116%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.530.43117%1
NYI T. DeAngelo1.420.3707%0
NYI A. Duclair1.420.48021%0
NYI J. Pageau1.430.42015%0
NYI A. Pelech1.310.2914%0
CAR E. Robinson1.300.36014%0
NYI R. Pulock1.200.2906%0
NYI A. Romanov1.140.2524%1
NYI S. Holmstrom1.000.40018%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.010.21110%0
NYI P. Engvall0.900.22010%0
CAR J. Jaaska0.810.1507%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.730.1603%0
NYI K. MacLean0.710.1407%0
NYI I. George0.610.1303%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.