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Game Recap
FLA1
Final/OTTue, Sep 29, 2026Every game that night
CAR0

FLA beat CAR 1-0 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.92 expected goals to 2.46. N. Mikkola had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. J. Markstrom stopped 15 of 15.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
FLA00011
CAR00000
  1. OT 4:55FLAG. Forsling0.04 xG

Team Stats

FLACAR
20Shots on goal15
1.92Expected goals2.46
49Shot attempts37
125v5 shots on goal5
0/7Power play0/6
43Hits41
13Blocked shots19
17Penalty minutes17
12Giveaways15
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 1.92 xGCAR 2.46 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTFLA goal, 4:55

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

FLA18 on goal, 1 scored
CAR15 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. VerhaegheC011101+1018:584:29
S. ReinhartC0002400020:577:25
A. BarkovC0001010020:326:18
S. BennettC0001700019:085:34
A. LundellC0003210019:024:13
M. TkachukLW0002100019:018:25
B. TkachukLW000140+1216:336:05
E. LuostarinenC0001400013:580:52
L. EllerC0001110011:340:00
S. VilmanisLW0000330011:230:00
G. HathawayRW000040049:370:06
B. ImamaLW000030076:030:00
G. ForslingD101232+1222:402:33
S. JonesD0001100028:597:26
N. MikkolaD0004020021:320:00
A. EkbladD0000200020:174:43
D. KulikovD0000120211:460:00
R. GudasD0000300010:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom151501.00064:55Win
A. Schmid000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BlakeRW000202-1021:387:41
S. AhoC0004010420:565:49
L. StankovenC0000100019:542:46
N. EhlersLW0002110019:246:51
J. StaalC0000710017:171:28
A. SvechnikovRW0002810216:215:48
T. HallLW000130-1215:272:48
J. MartinookLW0000200013:500:00
M. JankowskiLW0000010013:130:51
E. RobinsonLW0000500013:000:00
W. CarrierLW000020006:460:00
N. DeslauriersLW000030055:010:00
K. MillerD000003-1225:152:59
J. SlavinD0001130022:320:08
J. ChatfieldD0000210019:120:06
S. WalkerD0001430219:100:23
S. GostisbehereD0001110019:095:32
C. LegaultD0001110012:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
B. Bussi20191.95064:55OT loss
P. Kochetkov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

FLA

Line 4L. Eller9:28G. Hathaway7:27B. Imama6:03
Pair 1S. Jones16:52N. Mikkola16:37
Pair 2D. Kulikov11:29R. Gudas10:23
Pair 3A. Ekblad10:02G. Forsling12:39

CAR

Line 1L. Stankoven12:59J. Blake11:49T. Hall11:33
Line 2J. Staal10:33J. Martinook10:10N. Ehlers10:25
Pair 1J. Slavin15:04J. Chatfield13:13
Pair 2K. Miller14:34S. Walker12:35

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.

Prop Results

2 of 16 overs hit (13%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
CAR A. Svechnikov2.5+120-1402Under
FLA B. Tkachuk2.5-130+1181Under
CAR J. Blake2.5+125-1552Under
FLA M. Tkachuk2.5+125-1482Under
CAR N. Ehlers2.5+135-1602Under
CAR S. Aho2.5+127-1484Over
FLA S. Bennett2.5+140-1761Under
FLA S. Reinhart2.5+150-1542Under
FLA A. Barkov1.5-120+1081Under
FLA A. Lundell1.5+120-1403Over
FLA C. Verhaeghe1.5-160+1351Under
CAR J. Staal1.5-115-1050Under
CAR L. Stankoven1.5-150+1360Under
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.5-120+1081Under
FLA S. Jones1.5-112-1101Under
CAR T. Hall1.5-130+1061Under

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreFLA 2.6, CAR 3.5FLA 1, CAR 0
Total goals6.21
Shots on goalFLA 22.6, CAR 31.1FLA 20, CAR 15
Win chanceCAR 65%FLA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
FLA B. Tkachuk3.310.75028%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.420.93029%0
FLA S. Bennett2.410.63025%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.300.64024%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.320.76027%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.310.66126%0
CAR S. Aho2.340.92030%0
FLA M. Tkachuk2.320.84026%0
FLA S. Reinhart2.220.76031%0
CAR S. Walker2.110.3709%0
CAR T. Hall2.110.69022%0
CAR J. Blake2.020.68022%0
FLA A. Barkov2.010.88025%0
FLA A. Lundell1.830.54018%0
CAR J. Slavin1.710.3607%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.700.3308%0
CAR J. Staal1.600.52020%0
CAR K. Miller1.600.5009%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.610.61011%0
CAR J. Martinook1.600.40015%0
FLA S. Jones1.410.4309%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.210.36012%0
CAR E. Robinson1.200.29012%0
FLA G. Forsling1.220.2817%1
CAR C. Legault1.110.2206%0
FLA A. Ekblad1.100.3307%0
CAR W. Carrier0.900.22010%0
CAR M. Jankowski0.800.28013%0
FLA L. Eller0.810.1707%0
FLA N. Mikkola0.840.1604%0
FLA S. Vilmanis0.800.23011%0
FLA G. Hathaway0.800.1609%0
FLA D. Kulikov0.700.1403%0
CAR N. Deslauriers0.700.1005%0
FLA R. Gudas0.600.1102%0
FLA B. Imama0.500.0806%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.6 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.