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Game Recap
CBJ1
FinalThu, Apr 2, 2026Every game that night
CAR5

CAR beat CBJ 5-1, with the chances close: 2.07 expected goals to 1.57. CAR outshot CBJ 21 to 10. L. Stankoven led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Walker had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. F. Andersen stopped 9 of 10.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ0101
CAR3115
  1. 1st 2:27CARL. Stankoven0.06 xG
  2. 1st 8:52CARL. Stankoven0.09 xG
  3. 1st 12:50CARA. NikishinSH0.08 xG
  4. 2nd 11:24CBJD. Mateychuk0.31 xG
  5. 2nd 11:37CARJ. Martinook0.01 xG
  6. 3rd 6:44CARA. SvechnikovPP0.11 xG

Team Stats

CBJCAR
10Shots on goal21
1.57Expected goals2.07
46Shot attempts52
95v5 shots on goal17
0/3Power play1/2
18Hits19
14Blocked shots19
6Penalty minutes8
17Giveaways18
8Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 1.57 xGCAR 2.07 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdCAR goal, 2:27CAR goal, 8:52CAR goal, 12:50CBJ goal, 11:24CAR goal, 11:37CAR goal, 6:44

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

CBJ10 on goal, 1 scored
CAR21 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
I. LundestromC011023+1015:340:00
B. JennerC011120-1015:040:04
C. CoyleC000020-1018:402:24
K. MarchenkoRW000100-2016:152:32
A. FantilliC000011-2016:062:24
C. SillingerC000000-1015:060:00
C. GarlandRW000010-2014:302:31
D. HeinenLW0000210213:370:00
K. JohnsonC000000-1013:223:00
L. Del Bel BelluzC0000100013:182:03
M. WoodLW000020+1012:450:01
S. MonahanC000010-2012:382:37
D. MateychukD1012020220:292:29
Z. WerenskiD000011-1022:123:26
D. FabbroD000012-1020:330:00
I. ProvorovD000201-2220:081:34
E. GudbransonD0002220018:220:00
E. ZamulaD000201-1016:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins21165.76259:53Loss
J. Greaves000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. AhoC022110+1016:301:48
L. StankovenC202411+2015:090:19
T. HallLW022101+2013:500:22
A. SvechnikovRW1011210015:591:49
J. StaalC011132+1015:530:17
S. JarvisC011200+1015:421:43
J. BlakeRW011100+2015:420:28
J. MartinookLW101202+1014:040:00
N. EhlersLW000001+1015:561:48
E. RobinsonLW000022-1012:120:00
M. JankowskiLW000100-1011:290:00
W. CarrierLW000011-1010:580:00
K. MillerD011021+2421:450:04
S. GostisbehereD0111110416:211:47
A. NikishinD1011300016:180:23
S. WalkerD000523+2022:510:02
J. ChatfieldD000012+1020:440:00
J. SlavinD000001+1020:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen1091.90060:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CBJ

Line 2M. Wood12:06I. Lundestrom13:31B. Jenner13:30
Line 3S. Monahan8:46K. Johnson10:22D. Heinen12:57
Line 4C. Coyle14:33C. Garland11:59C. Sillinger14:21
Pair 1I. Provorov16:09E. Zamula16:12
Pair 2Z. Werenski16:09D. Fabbro19:13

CAR

Line 1L. Stankoven13:53J. Blake14:15T. Hall13:28
Line 2J. Staal13:14J. Martinook11:44N. Ehlers13:12
Line 3S. Jarvis12:10S. Aho11:56A. Svechnikov12:03
Pair 1S. Walker20:23K. Miller19:24
Pair 2J. Slavin15:57J. Chatfield16:28

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 2.8, CAR 3.5CBJ 1, CAR 5
Total goals6.36
Shots on goalCBJ 23.8, CAR 32.7CBJ 10, CAR 21
Win chanceCAR 62%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR S. Jarvis2.920.82130%0
CBJ Z. Werenski2.700.86017%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.600.82028%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.510.79028%0
CAR S. Aho2.410.93231%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.400.71026%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.310.75127%1
CAR J. Blake2.210.55122%0
CAR S. Walker2.150.30010%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.140.48219%2
CAR T. Hall1.910.58221%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.910.63114%0
CBJ B. Jenner1.810.49120%0
CAR J. Slavin1.700.3208%0
CAR K. Miller1.600.42110%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.600.62020%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.600.55018%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.610.36111%1
CAR J. Staal1.510.46119%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.500.2709%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.500.38012%0
CAR J. Martinook1.520.39115%1
CBJ C. Garland1.300.38014%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.320.3106%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.200.36013%0
CBJ M. Wood1.100.22010%0
CAR E. Robinson1.100.25012%0
CAR W. Carrier1.000.19010%0
CAR M. Jankowski0.910.27013%0
CBJ D. Heinen0.900.29012%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson0.920.1904%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.800.1905%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.700.1918%0
CBJ L. Belluz0.700.2208%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk0.720.2517%1
CBJ E. Zamula0.320.1102%0

Shots on goal: 13 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.7 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.