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Game Recap
OTT0
FinalSat, Apr 18, 2026PlayoffsEvery game that night
CAR2

CAR beat OTT 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.30 expected goals to 2.52. L. Stankoven led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Stankoven had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. F. Andersen stopped 22 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0000
CAR0112
  1. 2nd 2:11CARL. Stankoven0.13 xG
  2. 3rd 7:15CART. Hall0.26 xG

Team Stats

OTTCAR
22Shots on goal29
2.52Expected goals4.30
46Shot attempts61
135v5 shots on goal19
0/4Power play0/5
39Hits57
13Blocked shots11
19Penalty minutes15
15Giveaways14
4Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.52 xGCAR 4.30 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCAR goal, 2:11CAR goal, 7:15

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

OTT20 on goal, 0 scored
CAR26 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC0004100023:056:08
D. CozensC0002510018:586:07
C. GirouxRW000210-1018:153:56
B. TkachukLW0002500717:416:05
D. BathersonRW0003400017:135:26
S. PintoC000232-2216:512:31
M. AmadioRW000112-1015:070:02
R. GreigC0001100014:470:03
N. CousinsC0000100211:490:03
F. ZetterlundLW000030-1211:261:44
W. FoegeleLW000220-109:481:29
L. EllerC000000007:090:00
J. SandersonD0002230227:255:39
T. ChabotD000113-2026:392:20
J. SpenceD000011-1023:400:21
N. MatinpaloD000010-1017:080:00
D. GilbertD000041048:260:00
A. ZubD000030007:440:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark29272.93156:49Loss
J. Reimer000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BlakeRW022000+2216:153:18
L. StankovenC112660+2015:393:13
T. HallLW112520+2015:062:53
S. AhoC0001320020:404:46
S. JarvisC0000320020:374:41
N. EhlersLW0001400018:385:40
J. StaalC0002400716:202:05
A. SvechnikovRW0006800015:364:43
J. MartinookLW0002720015:270:00
M. JankowskiLW000010009:520:00
E. RobinsonLW000040007:240:00
W. CarrierLW000031006:510:00
J. SlavinD0000010021:060:07
S. WalkerD0000510021:040:13
S. GostisbehereD000220+2018:134:45
J. ChatfieldD0002110417:590:17
K. MillerD0001300217:420:20
A. NikishinD000111+2017:312:54
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen222201.00060:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

OTT

Line 2D. Cozens11:40B. Tkachuk10:25R. Greig10:46
Line 3M. Amadio12:17S. Pinto11:21N. Cousins11:46
Pair 1T. Chabot18:13J. Spence22:13
Pair 2N. Matinpalo12:55D. Gilbert8:08
Pair 3A. Zub7:38J. Sanderson16:03

CAR

Line 1L. Stankoven12:21J. Blake12:57T. Hall12:09
Line 2S. Aho12:30S. Jarvis12:37A. Svechnikov10:53
Line 3J. Martinook10:46N. Ehlers12:00J. Staal9:45
Pair 1K. Miller15:22S. Walker14:26
Pair 2J. Slavin14:15J. Chatfield14:53

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
ScoreOTT 3.0, CAR 3.3OTT 0, CAR 2
Total goals6.32
Shots on goalOTT 24.6, CAR 28.6OTT 22, CAR 29
Win chanceCAR 56%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk2.820.69025%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.500.75029%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.210.76026%0
OTT D. Cozens2.220.60021%0
CAR S. Aho2.210.84029%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.160.70026%0
CAR S. Walker2.100.37010%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.060.54221%1
CAR J. Blake1.900.57222%0
OTT T. Stützle1.940.86026%0
OTT S. Pinto1.820.58023%0
CAR T. Hall1.850.63222%1
OTT D. Batherson1.830.70024%0
OTT J. Sanderson1.720.57010%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.720.62012%0
CAR J. Slavin1.600.3308%0
OTT T. Chabot1.610.49010%0
OTT R. Greig1.510.44016%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.510.43011%0
CAR K. Miller1.510.4309%0
CAR J. Staal1.520.48019%0
OTT W. Foegele1.420.34016%0
OTT J. Spence1.400.4307%0
OTT C. Giroux1.420.54017%0
CAR J. Martinook1.420.42016%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.400.33014%0
CAR E. Robinson1.300.31015%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.320.2507%0
OTT M. Amadio1.110.44019%0
OTT N. Cousins1.100.29011%0
CAR W. Carrier1.100.23011%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.000.33016%0
OTT A. Zub1.000.3005%0
OTT L. Eller1.000.23010%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.800.1102%0
OTT D. Gilbert0.400.1802%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.