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Game Recap
CAR3
FinalSat, Oct 17, 2026Every game that night
WPG2

CAR beat WPG 3-2, with the chances close: 3.26 expected goals to 2.82. CAR outshot WPG 37 to 23. S. Gostisbehere led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). M. Jankowski had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. P. Kochetkov stopped 21 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR0213
WPG0202
  1. 2nd 4:23WPGM. Scheifele0.16 xG
  2. 2nd 8:19CARM. JankowskiPP0.15 xG
  3. 2nd 10:59WPGA. Iafallo0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 16:50CARJ. Kotkaniemi0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 6:43CARN. EhlersPP0.11 xG

Team Stats

CARWPG
37Shots on goal23
3.26Expected goals2.82
73Shot attempts50
325v5 shots on goal16
2/2Power play0/1
21Hits33
10Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes6
13Giveaways14
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 3.26 xGWPG 2.82 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdWPG goal, 4:23CAR goal, 8:19WPG goal, 10:59CAR goal, 16:50CAR goal, 6:43

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

CAR36 on goal, 3 scored
WPG23 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. StankovenC0115000017:070:54
N. EhlersLW101100-1015:542:46
B. NadeauLW0111300015:170:54
M. JankowskiLW101400-1013:070:54
E. RobinsonLW011120+1010:340:00
J. KotkaniemiC101130+1010:000:00
S. AhoC000010-1220:512:46
J. BlakeRW0004000020:092:46
A. SvechnikovRW000230-1018:392:46
W. CarrierLW000051-1214:500:00
J. MartinookLW000201-1013:460:00
F. Unger SörumRW000101+109:200:54
S. GostisbehereD0223010015:472:46
K. MillerD0002100023:000:54
S. WalkerD0002020022:470:00
J. SlavinD0003140022:020:00
J. ChatfieldD000400-1020:280:00
M. ReillyD000120-1012:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov23212.91360:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ScheifeleC101311+1019:191:11
A. IafalloLW101203+1016:260:31
A. LowryC011242+1015:040:00
K. ConnorLW000202+1020:121:09
G. VilardiC0002010018:471:20
V. BjörckC0001100217:110:47
C. PerfettiC000310+1016:421:13
I. RosenRW000210+1015:210:43
N. NiederreiterRW0001410014:170:49
M. BarronC000130-1010:510:00
C. KoepkeLW000030-106:550:00
B. LambertC000010-105:550:00
N. PionkD000141+1223:211:26
D. SambergD000024+1022:440:00
D. DeMeloD0000100221:330:00
H. FleuryD0001510020:160:51
M. FerraroD0002140018:040:00
J. St. IvanyD0000110012:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Stevenson37343.91959:00Loss
S. Skinner000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CAR

Line 1J. Blake16:17L. Stankoven15:12B. Nadeau14:21
Line 2S. Aho16:15A. Svechnikov14:37W. Carrier14:39
Pair 1S. Walker20:50K. Miller20:02
Pair 2J. Slavin19:18J. Chatfield18:15
Pair 3M. Reilly12:22S. Gostisbehere11:59

WPG

Line 3A. Iafallo14:06I. Rosen13:42A. Lowry12:43
Pair 1D. Samberg20:29N. Pionk19:45
Pair 2D. DeMelo19:05M. Ferraro15:02
Pair 3H. Fleury16:07J. Ivany12:22

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

9 of 14 overs hit (64%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
CAR A. Svechnikov2.5-115+1002Under
CAR J. Blake2.5+108-1354Over
WPG K. Connor2.5-160+1352Under
CAR L. Stankoven2.5+125-1555Over
CAR N. Ehlers2.5+112-1301Under
CAR S. Aho2.5+102-1250Under
WPG C. Perfetti1.5-155+1223Over
WPG G. Vilardi1.5+105-1202Over
CAR J. Slavin1.5+125-1603Over
CAR K. Miller1.5+115-1502Over
WPG M. Scheifele1.5-130+1063Over
WPG N. Pionk1.5-110-1051Under
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.5-120+1003Over
CAR S. Walker1.5-105-1052Over

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.

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNikolaj Ehlers CAR Faces WPG, his team until May 20251 G, 1 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.3, WPG 2.7CAR 3, WPG 2
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalCAR 29.8, WPG 23.1CAR 37, WPG 23
Win chanceCAR 60%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor3.021.05036%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.520.80028%0
CAR S. Aho2.300.95031%0
CAR J. Blake2.240.77024%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.250.59123%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.210.82126%1
WPG C. Perfetti2.130.64023%0
WPG M. Scheifele1.831.04133%1
CAR S. Walker1.820.3708%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.730.63212%0
WPG N. Pionk1.610.4309%0
CAR B. Nadeau1.510.36116%0
WPG G. Vilardi1.520.69026%0
CAR J. Martinook1.420.37014%0
CAR J. Slavin1.430.3106%0
CAR K. Miller1.420.4609%0
CAR E. Robinson1.410.35114%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.440.2907%0
WPG N. Niederreiter1.310.32016%0
CAR M. Reilly1.310.2003%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.320.34115%1
CAR W. Carrier1.200.31011%0
WPG M. Barron1.210.29013%0
WPG C. Koepke1.200.23011%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.240.41118%1
WPG D. Samberg1.100.2404%0
WPG V. Björck1.110.27013%0
WPG I. Rosen1.020.23011%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.010.29111%1
WPG A. Lowry1.020.35115%0
WPG M. Ferraro0.920.2205%0
WPG B. Lambert0.800.2008%0
WPG D. DeMelo0.800.2304%0
WPG H. Fleury0.710.1303%0
WPG J. Ivany0.600.1502%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.