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Game Recap
EDM4
Final/OTSat, Nov 15, 2025Every game that night
CAR3

EDM beat CAR 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.33 expected goals to 3.11. CAR outshot EDM 36 to 23. C. McDavid led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Aho had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. S. Skinner stopped 33 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
EDM20114
CAR11103
  1. 1st 3:47EDMJ. Roslovic0.19 xG
  2. 1st 6:30EDMC. McDavidPP0.38 xG
  3. 1st 15:39CARE. Robinson0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 1:41CARN. Ehlers0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 5:46EDMC. McDavid0.22 xG
  6. 3rd 6:45CARJ. Staal0.18 xG
  7. OT 0:19EDML. Draisaitl0.08 xG

Team Stats

EDMCAR
23Shots on goal36
3.33Expected goals3.11
51Shot attempts70
215v5 shots on goal29
1/1Power play0/2
25Hits17
13Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes2
20Giveaways23
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 3.33 xGCAR 3.11 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTEDM goal, 3:47EDM goal, 6:30CAR goal, 15:39CAR goal, 1:41EDM goal, 5:46CAR goal, 6:45EDM goal, 0:19

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

EDM21 on goal, 4 scored
CAR36 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC213521+2024:311:43
L. DraisaitlC123320+2220:521:43
J. RoslovicC1123000017:101:43
Z. HymanLW0112111+1023:101:43
M. SavoieC0001010016:320:00
V. PodkolzinRW0000000015:530:00
A. HenriqueC000122-1013:120:00
A. MangiapaneLW000010-1011:350:00
M. JanmarkC000000-1011:120:00
N. PhilpC000110-108:500:00
C. LazarC000000-108:100:00
T. FredericC000001-107:080:00
E. BouchardD011110+2022:411:16
D. NurseD0000340223:360:00
J. WalmanD0002020023:310:27
M. EkholmD000320+1020:260:00
B. KulakD000101-2014:330:00
A. RegulaD000000-2013:550:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner36333.91760:19Win
C. Pickard000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. EhlersLW101201+1017:173:14
L. StankovenC011210+1016:240:46
J. StaalC101310-2015:470:00
J. BlakeRW011101+1015:240:46
T. HallLW011100+109:380:46
E. RobinsonLW101100+106:260:00
S. JarvisC0002010022:563:14
S. AhoC0007000021:223:14
A. SvechnikovRW0002300220:483:14
J. MartinookLW000130-1015:050:00
W. CarrierLW000232-1013:520:00
M. JankowskiLW000100+106:410:00
S. GostisbehereD011222+1022:433:00
S. WalkerD000212+1023:121:00
K. MillerD000230-2020:410:46
A. NikishinD000201+1018:360:00
J. NystromD000001-2018:100:00
M. ReillyD000300+1014:120:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen23194.82660:19OT loss
B. Bussi000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

EDM

Line 1Z. Hyman21:27C. McDavid22:08M. Savoie14:47
Line 4C. Lazar7:04N. Philp8:06M. Janmark9:59
Pair 1D. Nurse22:36J. Walman22:20
Pair 2M. Ekholm18:18E. Bouchard19:14
Pair 3B. Kulak13:23A. Regula12:47

CAR

Line 1S. Jarvis18:45S. Aho17:09A. Svechnikov17:34
Line 2J. Staal14:42J. Martinook14:21W. Carrier13:52
Line 3L. Stankoven15:38J. Blake14:38N. Ehlers14:03
Pair 1S. Gostisbehere19:24S. Walker20:56
Pair 2K. Miller19:09J. Nystrom17:25
Pair 3M. Reilly14:12A. Nikishin17:38

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.

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamFrederik Andersen EDM First game back in Raleigh, his team until Jun 202619 saves on 23

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreEDM 3.1, CAR 3.2EDM 4, CAR 3
Total goals6.37
Shots on goalEDM 26.3, CAR 29.7EDM 23, CAR 36
Win chanceCAR 52%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid2.951.46335%2
EDM L. Draisaitl2.631.28342%1
CAR N. Ehlers2.520.76125%1
CAR S. Aho2.570.96033%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.420.73026%0
EDM J. Roslovic2.230.67223%1
EDM E. Bouchard2.210.76115%0
EDM Z. Hyman2.120.56128%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.120.71026%0
CAR S. Walker2.120.34011%0
CAR J. Blake2.110.54120%0
CAR L. Stankoven1.920.47118%0
CAR T. Hall1.810.56121%0
EDM D. Nurse1.600.3007%0
EDM J. Walman1.520.3809%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.520.3708%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.500.37014%0
CAR M. Reilly1.530.2305%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.430.3608%0
EDM A. Henrique1.410.41019%0
CAR K. Miller1.420.40010%0
CAR J. Martinook1.310.43015%0
EDM M. Savoie1.310.29012%0
CAR J. Staal1.330.38115%1
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.320.5119%0
CAR E. Robinson1.210.31113%1
CAR J. Nystrom1.200.1504%0
EDM A. Mangiapane1.100.35016%0
CAR W. Carrier1.120.24012%0
EDM T. Frederic1.000.24012%0
EDM N. Philp0.910.1909%0
CAR M. Jankowski0.910.27013%0
EDM B. Kulak0.910.1804%0
EDM A. Regula0.700.0804%0
EDM M. Janmark0.700.2008%0
EDM C. Lazar0.600.1707%0

Shots on goal: 25 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.