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Game Recap
FLA1
FinalFri, Jan 16, 2026Every game that night
CAR9

CAR beat FLA 9-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.07 expected goals to 1.69. CAR outshot FLA 36 to 16. N. Ehlers scored three for CAR. N. Ehlers had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. B. Bussi stopped 15 of 16.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
FLA0101
CAR1269
  1. 1st 18:35CARN. Ehlers0.16 xG
  2. 2nd 1:19FLAU. Balinskis0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 13:10CARM. Jankowski0.45 xG
  4. 2nd 16:28CARA. NikishinPP0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 4:08CARA. SvechnikovPP0.18 xG
  6. 3rd 11:17CARN. EhlersPP0.23 xG
  7. 3rd 11:38CART. HallPP0.26 xG
  8. 3rd 13:03CARN. Ehlers0.20 xG
  9. 3rd 18:23CART. Hall0.30 xG
  10. 3rd 18:35CARE. Robinson0.18 xG

Team Stats

FLACAR
16Shots on goal36
1.69Expected goals4.07
35Shot attempts63
115v5 shots on goal26
0/5Power play4/5
19Hits30
13Blocked shots8
27Penalty minutes17
16Giveaways20
5Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 1.69 xGCAR 4.07 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCAR goal, 18:35FLA goal, 1:19CAR goal, 13:10CAR goal, 16:28CAR goal, 4:08CAR goal, 11:17CAR goal, 11:38CAR goal, 13:03CAR goal, 18:23CAR goal, 18:35

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

FLA16 on goal, 1 scored
CAR33 on goal, 9 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. SamoskevichRW011321-2216:361:48
S. VilmanisLW011111-2013:420:59
C. VerhaegheC000101-2021:046:23
S. ReinhartC0000100220:246:26
A. LundellC000020-1219:366:25
S. BennettC000210-21016:312:29
E. LuostarinenC0002310016:122:57
E. RodriguesC000101-1014:081:41
A. GreerLW000021-2013:110:00
L. KuninC000011029:260:09
J. BoqvistC000010009:121:02
C. SchwindtRW000010008:230:09
U. BalinskisD101201-1021:315:03
G. ForslingD000200-1222:223:06
A. EkbladD000110-1020:211:34
N. MikkolaD000123-1020:160:16
J. PetryD000002-2016:410:07
D. SebrangoD000010-2712:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky36279.75060:00Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. EhlersLW314701+2014:142:16
M. JankowskiLW123120+2012:330:21
S. AhoC0222200017:402:26
S. JarvisC0224010017:072:26
A. SvechnikovRW1122300015:422:26
L. StankovenC022001+1013:030:21
J. BlakeRW022100+2013:020:25
T. HallLW2022100012:240:25
J. StaalC011461+1016:120:14
E. RobinsonLW101220+2013:470:00
J. MartinookLW0113300412:540:04
J. KotkaniemiC011040+2012:190:00
A. NikishinD112310+2216:501:49
M. ReillyD011101+3414:140:04
K. MillerD0001030027:300:38
S. WalkerD0003600521:270:00
J. ChatfieldD000000+2219:210:04
J. SlavinD000000+1017:560:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
B. Bussi16151.93859:47Win
F. Andersen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

FLA

Line 1C. Verhaeghe14:03A. Greer12:50S. Bennett13:47
Pair 1A. Ekblad14:24G. Forsling16:09
Pair 2N. Mikkola18:14U. Balinskis15:41
Pair 3J. Petry15:38D. Sebrango12:08

CAR

Line 1T. Hall11:15L. Stankoven12:39J. Blake11:48
Line 2J. Staal12:03N. Ehlers11:10J. Martinook10:51
Line 3S. Aho10:40A. Svechnikov12:44S. Jarvis10:55
Pair 1K. Miller20:53S. Walker16:22
Pair 2M. Reilly13:21A. Nikishin13:16
Pair 3J. Chatfield15:26J. Slavin13:01

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
ScoreFLA 2.8, CAR 3.2FLA 1, CAR 9
Total goals6.010
Shots on goalFLA 24.6, CAR 29.8FLA 16, CAR 36
Win chanceCAR 56%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
FLA S. Bennett2.820.83030%0
FLA S. Reinhart2.601.00038%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.640.83231%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.420.76226%1
CAR N. Ehlers2.470.80427%3
FLA A. Lundell2.200.69021%0
CAR S. Walker2.230.2807%0
CAR S. Aho2.220.90231%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.210.74027%0
FLA E. Rodrigues2.110.54019%0
CAR L. Stankoven1.800.46218%0
FLA M. Samoskevich1.830.36113%0
CAR J. Blake1.610.44220%0
CAR T. Hall1.620.50219%2
CAR K. Miller1.510.4308%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.500.2707%0
CAR M. Reilly1.510.2114%0
CAR J. Slavin1.500.3406%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.420.50015%0
FLA A. Greer1.300.33014%0
CAR J. Staal1.340.43117%0
FLA A. Ekblad1.310.4309%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.330.3426%1
CAR E. Robinson1.320.32114%1
CAR J. Martinook1.330.38115%0
FLA G. Forsling1.220.3208%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.200.31112%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.010.1905%0
CAR M. Jankowski0.910.26313%1
FLA U. Balinskis0.920.2114%1
FLA J. Petry0.700.2003%0
FLA L. Kunin0.700.1107%0
FLA J. Boqvist0.600.1708%0
FLA C. Schwindt0.600.1406%0
FLA D. Sebrango0.400.0902%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 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.