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Game Recap
DET2
FinalFri, Mar 14, 2025Every game that night
CAR4

CAR beat DET 4-2, with the chances close: 2.71 expected goals to 2.51. J. Roslovic led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Rasmussen had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. F. Andersen stopped 24 of 26.

Team Stats

DETCAR
26Shots on goal32
2.51Expected goals2.71
54Shot attempts82
235v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play0/2
22Hits5
27Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes4
17Giveaways17
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.51 xGCAR 2.71 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdDET goal, 18:07CAR goal, 0:22CAR goal, 5:44CAR goal, 12:18DET goal, 2:53

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, 2 scored
CAR31 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW101401-1019:282:32
M. RasmussenC101522+1011:570:26
T. MotteC011022+109:320:00
D. LarkinC000100-1020:432:40
P. KaneRW000401-1020:122:27
L. RaymondLW000112-1019:412:39
M. KasperC0002020017:271:19
E. SoderblomLW0001100016:050:54
J. CompherLW000012-2015:221:31
V. TarasenkoRW000311-2012:161:24
C. SmithC000141-2010:080:00
D. ShineRW000100+107:240:00
B. ChiarotD011024-2222:090:14
M. SeiderD0002230026:302:35
S. EdvinssonD000013-2218:210:04
E. GustafssonD0001200017:061:29
A. JohanssonD0000220016:450:00
J. HollD0000110015:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Mrazek31283.90358:57Loss
C. Talbot000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. KotkaniemiC022201+1215:481:30
J. RoslovicC112201+1015:431:21
S. JarvisRW011111+1022:212:39
T. HallLW101311+1014:502:31
E. RobinsonLW1013110012:180:00
S. AhoC000200+2021:542:30
J. BlakeRW000001+2019:112:40
J. StaalC000210-1014:210:00
J. MartinookLW000102-1213:420:00
L. StankovenC0002000012:171:20
T. JostC000111008:180:00
M. JankowskiLW000000007:320:00
B. BurnsD0114010023:211:25
S. WalkerD011301-1020:281:29
J. ChatfieldD1014000018:540:00
S. MorrowD011100+2014:410:00
J. SlavinD000104+1023:280:00
S. GostisbehereD000000+2016:532:35
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen26242.92360:00Win
P. Kochetkov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 2.7, CAR 3.3DET 2, CAR 4
Total goals6.16
Shots on goalDET 25.2, CAR 31.3DET 26, CAR 32
Win chanceCAR 60%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET D. Larkin2.810.81030%0
CAR S. Aho2.621.09037%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.610.91134%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.640.70127%1
DET P. Kane2.340.75023%0
CAR B. Burns2.340.48111%0
DET L. Raymond2.110.81025%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.120.49017%0
CAR J. Blake2.000.44019%0
CAR T. Hall2.030.60122%1
DET M. Kasper1.720.44017%0
CAR S. Walker1.730.2517%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.730.48020%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.600.59011%0
CAR J. Slavin1.610.4409%0
DET M. Seider1.520.4307%0
CAR J. Staal1.520.48017%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.520.46218%0
CAR S. Morrow1.510.2014%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.420.48218%1
DET C. Smith1.410.29013%0
CAR J. Martinook1.410.46016%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.340.2718%1
DET E. Soderblom1.310.37015%0
DET J. Compher1.200.41015%0
CAR E. Robinson1.230.32113%1
DET B. Chiarot1.100.1615%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.150.27112%1
CAR M. Jankowski1.100.31015%0
DET T. Motte1.000.1418%0
DET E. Gustafsson0.910.2905%0
CAR T. Jost0.910.1808%0
DET S. Edvinsson0.800.2707%0
DET D. Shine0.710.1807%0
DET A. Johansson0.600.1503%0
DET J. Holl0.400.1102%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.