Game Recap: CAR 4, WPG 2, December 7, 2021

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Game Recap

CAR4

FinalTue, Dec 7, 2021Every game that night

WPG2

CAR beat WPG 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.74 expected goals to 1.39. CAR outshot WPG 34 to 18. S. Aho led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). F. Andersen stopped 16 of 18.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
CAR	1	2	1	4
WPG	0	2	0	2

1st 0:30CARJ. Slavin0.03 xG
2nd 1:12CARS. Aho0.05 xG
2nd 2:18WPGN. Ehlers0.16 xG
2nd 16:06WPGP. DuboisPP0.12 xG
2nd 19:40CARM. NecasPP0.20 xG
3rd 3:04CARV. TrocheckPP0.44 xG

Team Stats

CARWPG

34Shots on goal18

4.74Expected goals1.39

64Shot attempts38

265v5 shots on goal11

2/3Power play1/5

25Hits31

15Blocked shots20

23Penalty minutes4

12Giveaways18

9Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 4.74 xGWPG 1.39 xGGoal

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

CAR33 on goal, 4 scored

WPG18 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
S. Aho	C	1	1	2	7	0	0	0	2	18:55	2:40
N. Niederreiter	RW	0	2	2	1	3	1	+1	0	11:43	0:26
V. Trocheck	C	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	2	16:05	2:40
M. Necas	C	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	12:51	0:26
S. Jarvis	RW	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	10:24	0:26
T. Teravainen	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	20:09	2:40
A. Svechnikov	RW	0	0	0	3	1	0	+1	0	19:13	2:40
J. Staal	C	0	0	0	1	5	1	+1	0	18:54	0:26
J. Fast	RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	+1	0	17:59	0:00
D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	8:55	0:00
S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8:54	0:00
J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7:25	0:00
J. Slavin	D	1	1	2	3	1	2	+1	0	29:51	2:40
J. Chatfield	D	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	15:56	0:00
B. Skjei	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	19:31	0:00
B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18:03	0:00
I. Cole	D	0	0	0	1	4	2	+1	19	17:39	0:00
E. Bear	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	15:56	0:26

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
F. Andersen	18	16	2	.889	60:00	Win
A. Raanta	0	0	0	–	0:00

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Scheifele	C	0	1	1	1	3	1	-1	0	24:00	6:45
P. Dubois	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	20:36	7:09
B. Wheeler	RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	-1	0	20:17	7:07
N. Ehlers	LW	1	0	1	3	3	1	+1	0	17:56	2:57
P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15:48	2:55
K. Connor	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	23:13	6:39
A. Copp	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	20:27	3:25
A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	1	4	0	-1	2	14:13	2:57
K. Vesalainen	LW	0	0	0	2	4	1	-1	0	11:19	0:00
J. Harkins	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8:27	0:09
D. Toninato	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7:40	0:00
E. Svechnikov	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7:30	0:00
N. Schmidt	D	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	25:12	7:10
J. Morrissey	D	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	2	22:49	3:19
L. Stanley	D	0	0	0	0	3	6	-1	0	17:28	0:00
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	16:26	0:18
D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	14:06	0:00
N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	11:05	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Hellebuyck	34	30	4	.882	56:55	Loss
E. Comrie	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNikolaj Ehlers CAR Faces WPG, his team until May 20251 G, 3 SOG
Old teamNino Niederreiter WPG Faces CAR, his team until May 20222 A, 1 SOG
HometownSeth Jarvis CAR Plays in his hometown1 A, 3 SOG

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