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Game Recap
CAR4
FinalSat, Jan 24, 2026Every game that night
OTT1

CAR beat OTT 4-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.19 expected goals to 2.81. OTT outshot CAR 37 to 19. S. Jarvis led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). T. Stützle had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. B. Bussi stopped 36 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR3104
OTT0101
  1. 1st 3:53CARW. Carrier0.17 xG
  2. 1st 5:36CARS. Jarvis0.12 xG
  3. 1st 18:43CART. Hall0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 9:29CARA. SvechnikovPP0.10 xG
  5. 2nd 12:11OTTT. Stützle0.11 xG

Team Stats

CAROTT
19Shots on goal37
2.19Expected goals2.81
39Shot attempts61
175v5 shots on goal27
1/4Power play0/4
12Hits34
13Blocked shots14
18Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways13
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 2.19 xGOTT 2.81 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCAR goal, 3:53CAR goal, 5:36CAR goal, 18:43CAR goal, 9:29OTT goal, 12:11

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

CAR16 on goal, 4 scored
OTT36 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. JarvisC112100+1018:423:28
N. EhlersLW011101-1017:445:01
A. SvechnikovRW101210+1015:573:26
M. JankowskiLW011102+1013:230:46
J. BlakeRW011000+1012:412:36
W. CarrierLW101110+1011:230:07
T. HallLW101100+1129:591:59
S. AhoC000010+1018:353:27
J. MartinookLW000101-1017:490:00
J. StaalC000112-1017:480:23
L. StankovenC000300+1011:552:26
J. KotkaniemiC000200+1011:310:47
J. ChatfieldD022120+1024:200:15
A. NikishinD011110+1216:303:20
J. SlavinD000005+1023:360:14
K. MillerD0000320022:372:35
S. WalkerD0002200417:500:00
J. NystromD000100+109:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
B. Bussi37361.97360:00Win
F. Andersen000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC1015320020:585:38
C. GirouxRW011231+1217:172:11
D. BathersonRW0003200019:235:15
D. CozensC000360-1019:215:07
B. TkachukLW0002300018:585:07
R. GreigC0004330016:221:48
S. PintoC000420-1016:092:45
M. AmadioRW000110-2013:350:08
S. HallidayC0000000011:522:45
F. ZetterlundLW000222-3011:292:26
L. EllerC0001100010:420:11
N. CousinsC0001220210:310:04
J. SandersonD0113010423:555:16
T. KlevenD0000300020:540:12
T. ChabotD000301-2019:112:39
A. ZubD0002100017:170:00
N. MatinpaloD0000100015:260:00
J. SpenceD000112-2013:420:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer19154.78956:08Loss
H. Shepard000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CAR

Line 1J. Staal12:38J. Martinook13:03N. Ehlers12:13
Line 2S. Aho10:41S. Jarvis10:54A. Svechnikov12:31
Line 4L. Stankoven9:29J. Blake10:05T. Hall8:00
Pair 1J. Slavin16:53J. Chatfield17:59
Pair 2S. Walker15:18K. Miller16:13
Pair 3A. Nikishin11:20J. Nystrom9:32

OTT

Line 1B. Tkachuk12:06D. Cozens12:26R. Greig11:36
Line 3S. Pinto10:18M. Amadio10:48N. Cousins10:17
Pair 1N. Matinpalo14:42T. Kleven16:41
Pair 2J. Sanderson15:28A. Zub13:20
Pair 3T. Chabot13:52J. Spence13:29

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.2, OTT 2.9CAR 4, OTT 1
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalCAR 28.0, OTT 25.1CAR 19, OTT 37
Win chanceCAR 54%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.220.75028%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.710.88232%1
CAR N. Ehlers2.510.86128%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.520.83128%1
CAR S. Aho2.200.98032%0
OTT T. Stützle2.150.92127%1
OTT D. Cozens1.930.58019%0
OTT D. Batherson1.930.73024%0
CAR S. Walker1.920.2608%0
OTT S. Pinto1.840.56023%0
OTT J. Sanderson1.730.58111%0
CAR L. Stankoven1.730.45017%0
CAR J. Blake1.700.47120%0
CAR T. Hall1.610.50119%1
OTT R. Greig1.540.44016%0
CAR J. Staal1.510.48018%0
OTT T. Chabot1.530.45010%0
CAR K. Miller1.400.4509%0
OTT C. Giroux1.420.62119%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.420.33014%0
CAR J. Martinook1.310.41015%0
CAR J. Slavin1.300.3307%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.310.3719%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.310.2528%0
CAR W. Carrier1.210.25113%1
OTT M. Amadio1.110.39017%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.120.30011%0
OTT S. Halliday1.000.3208%0
OTT J. Spence0.910.2604%0
OTT T. Kleven0.900.1403%0
CAR M. Jankowski0.910.26112%0
CAR J. Nystrom0.910.2103%0
OTT A. Zub0.820.2405%0
OTT N. Cousins0.810.2509%0
OTT L. Eller0.810.2109%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.700.1202%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 more 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.