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Game Recap
CAR4
FinalThu, May 7, 2026PlayoffsEvery game that night
PHI1

CAR beat PHI 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.10 expected goals to 1.81. CAR outshot PHI 31 to 19. A. Svechnikov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Chatfield had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. F. Andersen stopped 18 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR1124
PHI0101
  1. 1st 17:27CARJ. StaalPP0.42 xG
  2. 2nd 2:31PHIT. Zegras0.36 xG
  3. 2nd 15:59CARJ. ChatfieldSH0.19 xG
  4. 3rd 3:52CARA. SvechnikovPP0.16 xG
  5. 3rd 7:08CARN. Ehlers0.13 xG

Team Stats

CARPHI
31Shots on goal19
4.10Expected goals1.81
69Shot attempts34
215v5 shots on goal12
2/9Power play0/5
31Hits41
9Blocked shots17
18Penalty minutes38
11Giveaways16
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 4.10 xGPHI 1.81 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCAR goal, 17:27PHI goal, 2:31CAR goal, 15:59CAR goal, 3:52CAR goal, 7:08

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

CAR30 on goal, 4 scored
PHI19 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. SvechnikovRW1123400017:266:45
J. StaalC112231+1015:262:00
J. MartinookLW022120+2015:111:32
S. AhoC0110100220:106:44
N. EhlersLW101200+1017:307:34
S. JarvisC0003300219:476:53
J. BlakeRW000110-1215:153:34
L. StankovenC000211-1214:383:51
T. HallLW0003100213:542:44
M. JankowskiLW0000100010:031:24
W. CarrierLW000130009:431:22
E. RobinsonLW000221027:410:00
S. GostisbehereD0222310217:468:07
K. MillerD011020+1221:453:17
J. ChatfieldD1015020018:000:07
S. WalkerD000231+1220:261:24
J. SlavinD0002120019:240:07
A. NikishinD0000000013:551:52
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen19181.94760:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ZegrasC1012100216:283:58
P. MartoneRW011250+1015:073:54
S. CouturierC000131-1218:431:45
T. FoersterRW000241-2016:404:09
T. KonecnyRW000220-11416:174:31
L. GlendeningC0000210015:420:04
C. DvorakC000110-1614:303:09
D. BarkeyC0000300012:332:19
A. BumpLW000211+1011:480:49
C. GrundstromRW0001400011:030:00
G. HathawayRW0001400210:470:02
M. MichkovRW000201009:291:49
E. AndraeD011012+1010:590:00
T. SanheimD000123-1024:410:32
C. YorkD0002240224:152:51
R. RistolainenD000050-1220:092:21
N. SeelerD000012+1217:360:00
J. DrysdaleD000001-1617:333:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar31274.87159:54Loss
S. Ersson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CAR

Line 1L. Stankoven10:07J. Blake10:53T. Hall10:21
Line 2J. Staal10:38J. Martinook10:24N. Ehlers8:29
Pair 1J. Slavin13:41J. Chatfield15:07
Pair 2S. Walker14:55K. Miller14:01

PHI

Line 1T. Zegras10:55A. Bump9:44P. Martone10:35
Pair 1J. Drysdale13:40C. York14:24
Pair 2R. Ristolainen11:27T. Sanheim14:49
Pair 3N. Seeler11:04E. Andrae10:53

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 3.3, PHI 2.7CAR 4, PHI 1
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalCAR 28.7, PHI 23.7CAR 31, PHI 19
Win chanceCAR 59%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR S. Jarvis2.730.82031%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.520.85129%1
CAR S. Aho2.400.91132%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.430.73227%1
PHI P. Martone2.320.57120%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.320.55023%0
CAR J. Blake2.110.62022%0
PHI T. Konecny2.020.80027%0
PHI T. Foerster1.920.54027%0
CAR S. Walker1.920.3309%0
CAR T. Hall1.930.63022%0
PHI T. Zegras1.820.69123%1
PHI S. Couturier1.710.47015%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.710.57019%0
PHI M. Michkov1.720.53019%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.720.60212%0
CAR J. Slavin1.620.3207%0
CAR J. Staal1.620.49220%1
PHI R. Ristolainen1.500.3706%0
CAR J. Martinook1.510.41216%0
CAR K. Miller1.400.4419%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.450.2618%1
PHI C. Grundstrom1.410.25014%0
PHI A. Bump1.320.43018%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.300.3508%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.210.39010%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.100.3209%0
CAR E. Robinson1.120.25012%0
PHI C. York1.120.2606%0
PHI D. Barkey1.100.38013%0
CAR W. Carrier1.010.21011%0
CAR M. Jankowski0.900.29015%0
PHI L. Glendening0.900.1609%0
PHI N. Seeler0.800.1303%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.710.1709%0
PHI E. Andrae0.500.1212%0

Shots on goal: 27 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.