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Game Recap
CBJ1
FinalSun, Dec 15, 2024Every game that night
CAR4

CAR beat CBJ 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.56 expected goals to 1.76. J. Martinook led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Fabbro had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. D. Tokarski stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ0101
CAR2114
  1. 1st 8:28CARS. AhoSH0.18 xG
  2. 1st 19:08CARW. Carrier0.21 xG
  3. 2nd 15:52CBJD. Voronkov0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 17:16CARJ. Martinook0.13 xG
  5. 3rd 6:19CARJ. Kotkaniemi0.04 xG

Team Stats

CBJCAR
28Shots on goal28
1.76Expected goals2.56
46Shot attempts64
205v5 shots on goal21
0/5Power play0/3
23Hits17
16Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes10
26Giveaways24
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 1.76 xGCAR 2.56 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCAR goal, 8:28CAR goal, 19:08CBJ goal, 15:52CAR goal, 17:16CAR goal, 6:19

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

CBJ26 on goal, 1 scored
CAR27 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW011411+1020:326:01
D. VoronkovLW101100+1020:006:09
S. MonahanC0002010021:306:00
K. JohnsonC000101-2018:266:03
A. FantilliC000123-2016:283:34
C. SillingerC000431-1014:483:18
J. van RiemsdykLW000220-2013:393:08
Z. Aston-ReeseLW0000300213:070:55
M. OlivierRW0000200212:230:13
M. PyyhtiaLW000010-2011:560:00
S. KuralyC000120-1011:180:22
K. LabancRW000120-209:232:48
I. ProvorovD011212-1023:463:40
Z. WerenskiD000310-2026:235:59
D. SeversonD000212-2022:130:23
D. FabbroD0004140019:310:00
J. ChristiansenD0000110015:520:12
J. JohnsonD000000002:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins28244.85760:00Loss
J. Greaves000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MartinookLW112120+1016:360:00
J. StaalC022202+2015:540:00
S. AhoC101401+1219:014:26
S. JarvisRW011201+1218:244:26
M. NecasC011110+1016:404:31
J. KotkaniemiC1012000415:021:19
W. CarrierLW101140+2011:300:00
A. SvechnikovRW0003000216:414:19
E. RobinsonLW0002110014:550:00
J. RoslovicC0001000010:371:14
T. JostC0001220010:181:26
J. BlakeRW0000000010:041:16
D. OrlovD011221+3019:090:00
S. WalkerD0110120016:210:00
J. SlavinD000010-1021:040:03
S. GostisbehereD000220+1019:284:29
B. BurnsD0001110019:221:16
J. ChatfieldD000300+3018:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tokarski28271.96460:00Win
P. Kochetkov000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 2.6, CAR 4.0CBJ 1, CAR 4
Total goals6.65
Shots on goalCBJ 25.8, CAR 35.5CBJ 28, CAR 28
Win chanceCAR 71%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR M. Necas3.111.16134%0
CAR A. Svechnikov3.031.05034%0
CAR S. Aho2.841.26140%1
CBJ Z. Werenski2.530.67013%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.520.94134%0
CAR B. Burns2.410.56013%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.240.56124%0
CBJ S. Monahan2.120.63021%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere2.020.75014%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.910.47121%1
CAR J. Martinook1.910.55220%1
CBJ A. Fantilli1.810.44017%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.810.57020%0
CAR D. Orlov1.820.51110%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.740.37013%0
CAR J. Staal1.720.47218%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.710.57021%0
CAR J. Slavin1.600.4408%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.620.48118%1
CAR S. Walker1.500.2617%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.520.40015%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.430.35010%0
CAR J. Blake1.400.35018%0
CAR W. Carrier1.310.33117%1
CAR E. Robinson1.320.44017%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.300.25011%0
CBJ D. Severson1.220.3709%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.140.2305%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.100.28012%0
CAR T. Jost1.010.24010%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.020.2615%0
CBJ K. Labanc0.910.2408%0
CBJ S. Kuraly0.810.1909%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.700.1307%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.700.1202%0
CBJ J. Johnson0.500.0802%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer 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.