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Game Recap
PHI0
FinalSat, May 2, 2026PlayoffsEvery game that night
CAR3

CAR beat PHI 3-0, and the chances backed it up: 2.46 expected goals to 1.38. L. Stankoven led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Couturier had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. F. Andersen stopped 19 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI0000
CAR2103
  1. 1st 1:31CARL. Stankoven0.07 xG
  2. 1st 7:30CARJ. Blake0.36 xG
  3. 2nd 16:16CARL. Stankoven0.21 xG

Team Stats

PHICAR
19Shots on goal23
1.38Expected goals2.46
41Shot attempts49
105v5 shots on goal15
0/4Power play0/4
49Hits30
14Blocked shots17
34Penalty minutes32
15Giveaways15
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 1.38 xGCAR 2.46 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdCAR goal, 1:31CAR goal, 7:30CAR goal, 16:16

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

PHI14 on goal, 0 scored
CAR22 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW0002610219:484:17
C. DvorakC0000000018:373:34
T. ZegrasC00003001416:313:51
T. FoersterRW000131-2216:294:02
P. MartoneRW0000600216:034:02
N. CatesLW000160-2015:514:00
S. CouturierC0005300015:420:54
D. BarkeyC000120-1015:133:50
L. GlendeningC0000310013:370:00
A. BumpLW000110-1012:431:14
M. MichkovRW000001-3012:083:00
G. HathawayRW000231029:310:00
R. RistolainenD000332-2023:573:41
T. SanheimD000242-2023:291:16
J. DrysdaleD0000020021:134:19
C. YorkD0001110019:590:00
N. SeelerD000022-11213:150:00
N. JuulsenD000030-1010:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar23203.87055:12Loss
S. Ersson000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BlakeRW112230+21214:361:55
L. StankovenC202500+3013:171:55
S. JarvisC011200+1019:245:59
A. SvechnikovRW011120+1217:525:42
T. HallLW011020+2411:431:55
S. AhoC0001010019:595:59
N. EhlersLW0003010018:176:02
J. StaalC0000700017:191:43
J. MartinookLW0000020213:480:06
M. JankowskiLW0002310011:560:13
E. RobinsonLW0001300010:460:00
W. CarrierLW000041008:510:06
M. ReillyD022000+3211:280:00
J. SlavinD0000040021:440:00
K. MillerD0000220020:562:01
J. ChatfieldD0002100020:300:00
S. WalkerD0001340019:360:25
S. GostisbehereD000301+31017:585:59
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen191901.00060:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PHI

Line 1C. Dvorak12:15T. Konecny12:47T. Zegras11:54
Line 4D. Barkey9:35M. Michkov8:20A. Bump9:18
Pair 1R. Ristolainen15:51T. Sanheim14:18
Pair 2C. York12:46J. Drysdale13:56
Pair 3N. Seeler11:18N. Juulsen10:24

CAR

Line 1J. Blake11:52L. Stankoven11:19T. Hall9:48
Line 2J. Staal10:44J. Martinook10:06N. Ehlers10:52
Line 3A. Svechnikov10:50S. Jarvis8:25S. Aho9:11
Pair 1J. Slavin14:28J. Chatfield14:15
Pair 2S. Walker13:44K. Miller14:32
Pair 3M. Reilly10:27S. Gostisbehere10:44

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
ScorePHI 2.6, CAR 3.4PHI 0, CAR 3
Total goals6.03
Shots on goalPHI 22.2, CAR 29.7PHI 19, CAR 23
Win chanceCAR 64%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR S. Jarvis2.720.83131%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.530.85029%0
CAR S. Aho2.410.94033%0
PHI P. Martone2.400.61020%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.410.73128%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.250.56223%2
CAR J. Blake2.120.63223%1
CAR S. Walker2.010.3609%0
CAR T. Hall1.900.65122%0
PHI T. Foerster1.810.49024%0
PHI T. Konecny1.820.71024%0
CAR J. Staal1.700.53021%0
CAR J. Slavin1.700.3408%0
PHI T. Zegras1.600.64021%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.630.61012%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.600.54017%0
PHI M. Michkov1.600.52018%0
CAR J. Martinook1.600.44017%0
CAR K. Miller1.400.4409%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.430.3606%0
PHI S. Couturier1.450.40013%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.420.2708%0
PHI A. Bump1.410.44018%0
PHI N. Cates1.410.48016%0
CAR M. Reilly1.300.2024%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.100.3107%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.120.3709%0
CAR E. Robinson1.110.26012%0
CAR W. Carrier1.000.22011%0
PHI C. York1.010.2605%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.020.32016%0
PHI D. Barkey0.910.33011%0
PHI L. Glendening0.800.1508%0
PHI N. Seeler0.800.1303%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.720.1709%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.400.1101%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.