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Game Recap
DET3
FinalThu, Dec 16, 2021Every game that night
CAR5

CAR beat DET 5-3, with the chances close: 4.13 expected goals to 3.44. N. Niederreiter led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). F. Andersen stopped 23 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET2103
CAR3025
  1. 1st 2:05CARN. NiederreiterPP0.03 xG
  2. 1st 5:32DETS. Gagner0.06 xG
  3. 1st 7:36CART. DeAngelo0.12 xG
  4. 1st 13:54DETD. Larkin0.17 xG
  5. 1st 18:40CARJ. Drury0.02 xG
  6. 2nd 11:19DETT. Bertuzzi0.25 xG
  7. 3rd 0:18CARN. Niederreiter0.01 xG
  8. 3rd 19:55CARV. TrocheckEN0.93 xG

Team Stats

DETCAR
26Shots on goal33
3.44Expected goals4.13
56Shot attempts59
195v5 shots on goal29
0/3Power play1/1
15Hits12
12Blocked shots12
2Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways14
6Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.44 xGCAR 4.13 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCAR goal, 2:05DET goal, 5:32CAR goal, 7:36DET goal, 13:54CAR goal, 18:40DET goal, 11:19CAR goal, 0:18CAR goal, 19:55

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

DET26 on goal, 3 scored
CAR33 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC112230-1022:303:19
L. RaymondLW0220130019:463:19
T. BertuzziLW1014000222:243:19
S. GagnerC1015100015:580:04
F. ZadinaRW000120-2017:152:41
P. SuterC0001000017:033:05
V. NamestnikovC0000000016:102:37
A. ErneLW000211-2015:382:37
C. RowneyC000210+1013:270:04
G. SmithRW000021+1011:470:00
J. VelenoC000111-1010:470:00
F. HronekD000210-2022:122:55
M. SeiderD000211-2020:153:05
N. LeddyD000101+1019:062:55
D. DeKeyserD000101-2015:470:00
J. OesterleD0002010015:040:00
G. LindstromD000012+2014:130:00
M. StaalD000000+1010:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Nedeljkovic32284.87558:27Loss
T. Greiss000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. NecasC022200+2223:201:08
T. TeravainenC0222010020:301:08
N. NiederreiterRW2025000019:570:45
J. FastRW022020-2018:050:45
J. KotkaniemiC0222100016:291:08
V. TrocheckC101210+2023:291:08
J. DruryC101422+1216:050:00
A. PoturalskiC011201007:500:45
D. StepanC000102-1016:400:00
S. NoesenRW000110+1012:370:00
B. PesceD0112010023:250:00
T. DeAngeloD1012100019:241:18
J. SlavinD000414+1023:550:35
B. SkjeiD000110-1021:190:00
B. SmithD000210+1016:260:00
E. BearD000111+1214:290:45
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen26233.88560:00Win
A. Raanta000–0:00