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Game Recap
CHI2
FinalThu, Jan 30, 2025Every game that night
CAR3

CAR beat CHI 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.11 expected goals to 1.77. J. Jaaska led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). P. Kochetkov stopped 18 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CHI1012
CAR1203
  1. 1st 16:57CARS. JarvisSH0.29 xG
  2. 1st 18:38CHII. Mikheyev0.25 xG
  3. 2nd 4:52CARM. Rantanen0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 5:59CARJ. Slavin0.44 xG
  5. 3rd 6:29CHIC. Bedard0.18 xG

Team Stats

CHICAR
20Shots on goal27
1.77Expected goals4.11
41Shot attempts52
175v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play0/2
18Hits15
17Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes6
22Giveaways17
7Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CHI 1.77 xGCAR 4.11 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCAR goal, 16:57CHI goal, 18:38CAR goal, 4:52CAR goal, 5:59CHI goal, 6:29

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

CHI20 on goal, 2 scored
CAR25 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. BedardC101211-1023:472:44
J. DickinsonC011033+1015:330:00
N. FolignoLW011000+1214:090:00
I. MikheyevRW101300+1013:220:00
T. BertuzziLW000110-1018:542:30
T. TeravainenC000110-1018:232:43
R. DonatoC000110-1018:052:28
F. NazarC0001000015:381:17
L. SlaggertLW0001000013:250:00
C. DachC0003310012:091:16
L. ReichelLW000001-1211:241:14
P. KurashevC000111-209:511:12
S. JonesD011205+1025:222:21
A. VlasicD000102-1021:150:18
A. MartinezD0002020017:301:21
N. AllanD0000400016:580:00
L. CrevierD000130-1016:570:18
T. BrodieD0000010016:470:18
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Soderblom27243.88957:51Loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. JaaskaLW022110+208:590:00
S. JarvisRW101420+1021:421:01
M. RantanenRW101500+1019:432:30
J. BlakeRW011211+1219:040:40
J. RoslovicC011011+1017:521:50
A. SvechnikovRW000540-2019:032:30
J. KotkaniemiC000110-2016:330:00
E. RobinsonLW000300-1016:010:00
J. MartinookLW0000030015:520:00
J. StaalC0000220015:400:00
R. SuzukiC000010+106:120:00
J. SlavinD101304+2225:510:30
D. OrlovD0111000020:370:00
B. BurnsD000101+2023:431:11
J. ChatfieldD0000200021:120:00
S. GostisbehereD000001-1215:301:19
S. WalkerD000100-1012:160:59
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov20182.90060:00Win
F. Andersen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCHI 2.1, CAR 3.6CHI 2, CAR 3
Total goals5.75
Shots on goalCHI 21.4, CAR 35.8CHI 20, CAR 27
Win chanceCAR 74%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR M. Rantanen3.151.34142%1
CAR A. Svechnikov2.850.89031%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.640.89133%1
CAR B. Burns2.310.52010%0
CHI C. Bedard2.320.79123%1
CAR J. Blake2.020.47123%0
CAR J. Martinook1.900.54019%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.810.58024%0
CHI R. Donato1.810.42017%0
CHI S. Jones1.720.4218%0
CAR J. Staal1.700.51018%0
CAR S. Walker1.710.2606%0
CAR D. Orlov1.610.4819%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.600.60010%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.610.48018%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.600.48118%0
CAR J. Slavin1.630.4617%1
CAR J. Chatfield1.500.3108%0
CAR E. Robinson1.530.41016%0
CHI I. Mikheyev1.530.32116%1
CHI T. Teravainen1.410.57019%0
CHI F. Nazar1.310.38015%0
CHI N. Foligno1.200.36114%0
CHI J. Dickinson1.100.32114%0
CHI C. Dach1.130.30010%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.110.2304%0
CHI L. Slaggert1.010.27011%0
CHI L. Reichel1.000.2709%0
CHI P. Kurashev1.010.31011%0
CHI A. Martinez0.920.2205%0
CAR J. Jaaska0.910.1829%0
CHI L. Crevier0.910.1605%0
CHI T. Brodie0.400.1802%0
CHI N. Allan0.400.1603%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 34 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.