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Game Recap
CAR4
Final/OTMon, Oct 28, 2024Every game that night
VAN3

CAR beat VAN 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.54 expected goals to 3.53. Q. Hughes led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). Q. Hughes had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. P. Kochetkov stopped 24 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CAR21014
VAN10203
  1. 1st 5:40CARW. Carrier0.07 xG
  2. 1st 7:17VANB. Boeser0.22 xG
  3. 1st 15:33CARM. Necas0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 1:53CARJ. Roslovic0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 7:56VANQ. Hughes0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 16:55VANP. Suter0.04 xG
  7. OT 0:47CARS. Aho0.51 xG

Team Stats

CARVAN
32Shots on goal27
3.54Expected goals3.53
51Shot attempts49
255v5 shots on goal23
0/3Power play0/3
23Hits28
12Blocked shots8
6Penalty minutes6
13Giveaways11
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 3.54 xGVAN 3.53 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTCAR goal, 5:40VAN goal, 7:17CAR goal, 15:33CAR goal, 1:53VAN goal, 7:56VAN goal, 16:55CAR goal, 0:47

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

CAR32 on goal, 4 scored
VAN26 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. NecasC112100+1017:183:17
S. AhoC101221+1019:463:22
A. SvechnikovRW0112400217:393:21
J. KotkaniemiC0112110216:091:58
J. RoslovicC1013000015:022:02
E. RobinsonLW0111100012:250:00
J. DruryC011210+1012:251:57
J. BlakeRW011100+1011:242:00
W. CarrierLW101240+109:280:00
S. JarvisRW000520-1018:283:19
J. StaalC000030-1015:540:00
J. MartinookLW000001-1015:090:00
B. BurnsD011201-1022:442:02
S. GostisbehereD011230+2217:573:17
J. SlavinD000104-1022:360:00
S. WalkerD000104+1018:040:00
D. OrlovD0001100017:110:00
J. ChatfieldD0004100016:470:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov27243.88960:42Win
S. Martin000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC0221100220:594:15
B. BoeserRW112300+1019:344:17
D. SprongRW0112000012:271:44
N. HoglanderLW0110100012:141:19
P. SuterC1014100211:280:00
J. DeBruskLW0002210017:161:40
E. PetterssonC000120-1016:384:21
C. GarlandRW000300-1016:374:20
T. BluegerC0000220015:420:19
D. HeinenLW0001100014:101:26
K. SherwoodLW0001900013:140:00
A. BainsLW000112-1011:090:00
Q. HughesD112600-1025:394:22
F. HronekD000120+1021:511:38
T. MyersD000011+1220:370:00
C. SoucyD000021-1019:340:00
E. BrannstromD000001+1015:070:19
V. DesharnaisD000130-2012:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen32284.87560:19OT loss
A. Silovs000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.2, VAN 2.8CAR 4, VAN 3
Total goals6.07
Shots on goalCAR 31.1, VAN 24.8CAR 32, VAN 27
Win chanceCAR 56%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR A. Svechnikov2.720.80126%0
CAR S. Aho2.620.96132%1
CAR M. Necas2.610.67223%1
VAN C. Garland2.430.63022%0
VAN J. Miller2.210.96229%0
VAN B. Boeser2.130.72228%1
CAR S. Jarvis2.150.70026%0
VAN E. Pettersson2.010.84028%0
CAR B. Burns2.020.48113%0
VAN J. DeBrusk1.920.54024%0
VAN Q. Hughes1.860.7829%1
CAR J. Martinook1.700.38014%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.620.55114%0
VAN D. Sprong1.620.41117%0
CAR J. Slavin1.610.3908%0
CAR D. Orlov1.510.39010%0
VAN N. Hoglander1.500.39120%0
CAR J. Blake1.510.30112%0
VAN K. Sherwood1.510.37014%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.530.43114%1
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.520.37114%0
CAR J. Staal1.400.33013%0
CAR S. Walker1.410.2107%0
CAR W. Carrier1.420.27114%1
CAR J. Drury1.420.3019%0
VAN D. Heinen1.310.40017%0
VAN F. Hronek1.310.4006%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.340.2609%0
VAN P. Suter1.240.30114%1
CAR E. Robinson1.110.25110%0
VAN T. Blueger1.100.3209%0
VAN T. Myers1.000.2303%0
VAN E. Brannstrom0.800.2102%0
VAN C. Soucy0.800.1906%0
VAN A. Bains0.810.17010%0
VAN V. Desharnais0.510.1201%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.