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Game Recap
CAR4
FinalSat, Oct 24, 2026Every game that night
STL0

CAR beat STL 4-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.69 expected goals to 2.08. CAR outshot STL 39 to 24. S. Jarvis led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). S. Brind'Amour had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. P. Kochetkov stopped 24 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR0314
STL0000
  1. 2nd 4:45CARS. Walker0.17 xG
  2. 2nd 5:05CARJ. Kotkaniemi0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 13:35CARL. Stankoven0.15 xG
  4. 3rd 4:30CARN. EhlersPP0.25 xG

Team Stats

CARSTL
39Shots on goal24
3.69Expected goals2.08
61Shot attempts50
365v5 shots on goal22
1/1Power play0/1
21Hits17
13Blocked shots9
20Giveaways19
8Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 3.69 xGSTL 2.08 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCAR goal, 4:45CAR goal, 5:05CAR goal, 13:35CAR goal, 4:30

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

CAR38 on goal, 4 scored
STL24 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. AhoC022130+1016:361:10
S. JarvisRW022310+2016:170:00
J. MartinookLW011211+1017:280:00
J. BlakeRW011100+2017:141:10
J. KotkaniemiC101201+1016:240:00
N. EhlersLW101202+1015:311:10
L. StankovenC101501+2015:300:00
A. SvechnikovRW0111200014:491:10
W. CarrierLW0002410013:210:00
E. RobinsonLW0001110012:410:00
N. DeslauriersLW0002300011:500:00
S. Brind'AmourC0005100011:380:00
S. WalkerD101313+2020:490:00
K. MillerD000121+2023:140:00
J. ChatfieldD000111+1020:340:00
J. SlavinD000300+1020:210:00
S. GostisbehereD0002110017:401:10
J. VälimäkiD0002000016:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov242401.00059:50Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC0002000018:151:01
J. BerggrenRW000201-1017:181:00
M. McTavishC000040-2017:081:01
D. HollowayLW0004100017:050:59
J. SnuggerudRW0001000016:491:00
P. BuchnevichLW000002-1015:260:48
C. McMichaelLW000310-2015:210:59
J. NeighboursLW000341-1014:101:00
A. KaskimakiC0002000013:260:00
P. SuterC0000200012:400:00
D. DvorskyRW000210-1012:060:00
O. StenbergC000100-1010:500:00
P. BrobergD0001000024:331:12
C. ParaykoD000112-1020:120:00
J. BarronD000011-2019:420:12
C. FowlerD000100-1019:090:48
B. CarloD000101-1018:060:00
A. JiricekD000021-1016:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Hofer39354.89760:00Loss
J. Binnington000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CAR

Line 2J. Blake15:54L. Stankoven15:05N. Ehlers14:11
Line 3S. Aho14:29A. Svechnikov13:39W. Carrier13:21
Pair 1K. Miller22:04S. Walker19:38
Pair 2J. Slavin19:21J. Chatfield19:36

STL

Line 4P. Suter12:07O. Stenberg10:50A. Kaskimaki13:26
Pair 1C. Fowler17:37B. Carlo17:22
Pair 2C. Parayko19:35P. Broberg22:45
Pair 3J. Barron19:30A. Jiricek16:34

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.

Prop Results

8 of 18 overs hit (44%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
CAR A. Svechnikov2.5+100-1141Under
STL D. Holloway2.5+140-1504Over
CAR J. Blake2.5+125-1401Under
STL J. Snuggerud2.5+125-1401Under
CAR L. Stankoven2.5+150-1655Over
STL M. McTavish2.5+144-1800Under
CAR N. Ehlers2.5+120-1402Under
CAR S. Aho2.5+100-1181Under
CAR S. Jarvis2.5+120-1453Over
STL C. McMichael1.5+125-1453Over
CAR E. Robinson1.5-135–1Under
CAR K. Miller1.5+120-1751Under
STL P. Broberg1.5-110–1Under
STL P. Buchnevich1.5+100-1250Under
STL R. Thomas1.5+120-1202Over
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.5-110-1152Over
CAR S. Walker1.5-110-1153Over
CAR W. Carrier1.5+125-1552Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.2, STL 2.8CAR 4, STL 0
Total goals6.04
Shots on goalCAR 30.2, STL 22.8CAR 39, STL 24
Win chanceCAR 56%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR S. Jarvis2.530.73228%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.510.74128%0
CAR S. Aho2.410.90231%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.450.59125%1
STL D. Holloway2.340.83027%0
CAR J. Blake2.310.73124%0
STL J. Snuggerud2.310.76026%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.220.78126%1
STL M. McTavish2.000.55020%0
CAR S. Walker1.930.3217%1
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.620.55010%0
CAR J. Slavin1.630.2906%0
STL R. Thomas1.520.99027%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.510.2707%0
STL P. Buchnevich1.500.60022%0
CAR K. Miller1.510.4208%0
STL C. McMichael1.430.53019%0
CAR W. Carrier1.420.33013%0
CAR J. Martinook1.420.34114%0
STL D. Dvorsky1.220.29014%0
STL J. Neighbours1.230.52021%0
STL A. Kaskimaki1.220.2009%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.220.33113%1
CAR E. Robinson1.110.27011%0
STL J. Berggren1.120.40016%0
STL C. Parayko1.110.2707%0
STL P. Broberg1.110.3808%0
STL A. Jiricek1.100.1704%0
STL P. Suter1.100.35015%0
STL J. Barron0.900.2507%0
STL C. Fowler0.910.4007%0
CAR J. Välimäki0.820.1903%0
STL O. Stenberg0.810.27010%0
CAR S. Brind'Amour0.850.26013%0
STL B. Carlo0.810.1203%0
CAR N. Deslauriers0.720.1206%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.