Game Recap: CAR 1, WPG 2, December 4, 2023

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Game Recap

CAR1

FinalMon, Dec 4, 2023Every game that night

WPG2

WPG beat CAR 2-1, with the chances close: 2.96 expected goals to 2.97. CAR outshot WPG 43 to 22. N. Ehlers led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Brossoit stopped 42 of 43.

Scoring

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

1st 16:58WPGK. Connor0.18 xG
2nd 11:39WPGN. Ehlers0.20 xG
2nd 19:09CARM. Necas0.04 xG

Team Stats

CARWPG

43Shots on goal22

2.97Expected goals2.96

91Shot attempts42

315v5 shots on goal21

0/3Power play0/1

11Hits22

10Blocked shots18

2Penalty minutes6

7Giveaways12

4Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 2.97 xGWPG 2.96 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

CAR42 on goal, 1 scored

WPG22 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Necas	C	1	0	1	3	0	1	+1	2	14:49	2:18
S. Noesen	RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	+1	0	12:27	2:12
A. Svechnikov	RW	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	20:23	3:28
S. Aho	C	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	19:44	3:35
S. Jarvis	RW	0	0	0	2	1	1	-1	0	19:08	3:37
T. Teravainen	C	0	0	0	5	0	0	-1	0	17:30	3:29
J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	16:45	2:08
M. Bunting	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	16:39	2:21
J. Staal	C	0	0	0	2	2	1	-1	0	14:42	0:15
J. Fast	RW	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	11:44	0:10
J. Martinook	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	11:43	0:12
J. Drury	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	10:12	0:00
J. Chatfield	D	0	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	16:40	0:00
B. Burns	D	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	21:16	3:34
B. Skjei	D	0	0	0	3	0	1	-1	0	21:01	0:15
B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	-1	0	20:11	0:10
J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	0	19:41	2:16
D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	1	1	0	+1	0	15:31	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Raanta	22	20	2	.909	57:54	Loss
P. Kochetkov	0	0	0	–	0:00

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Scheifele	C	0	2	2	3	0	1	+2	0	22:55	2:00
K. Connor	LW	1	1	2	4	0	2	+2	0	20:19	2:00
N. Ehlers	LW	1	1	2	4	1	0	+2	0	17:03	0:00
M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1	2	18:56	0:00
A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	17:20	0:00
N. Niederreiter	RW	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	15:41	0:00
A. Iafallo	LW	0	0	0	2	1	4	-1	0	15:40	0:00
G. Vilardi	C	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	15:12	2:00
C. Perfetti	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	14:44	2:00
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	9:25	0:00
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	8:19	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23:11	2:00
N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	20:24	0:00
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	+1	0	20:03	0:00
D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	18:45	0:00
L. Stanley	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	12:58	0:00
D. Samberg	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12:57	0:00
D. Chisholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	10:08	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Brossoit	43	42	1	.977	60:00	Win
C. Hellebuyck	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNikolaj Ehlers CAR Faces WPG, his team until May 20251 G, 1 A, 4 SOG
Old teamNino Niederreiter WPG Faces CAR, his team until May 20220 SOG
HometownSeth Jarvis CAR Plays in his hometown2 SOG

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