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Game Recap
PHI2
Final/OTMon, May 4, 2026PlayoffsEvery game that night
CAR3

CAR beat PHI 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 4.10 expected goals to 3.67. N. Ehlers led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). E. Robinson had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. F. Andersen stopped 34 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
PHI20002
CAR10113
  1. 1st 4:02PHIJ. DrysdalePP0.11 xG
  2. 1st 4:41PHIS. Couturier0.50 xG
  3. 1st 10:21CARN. EhlersPP0.09 xG
  4. 3rd 11:21CARS. Jarvis0.11 xG
  5. OT 18:54CART. Hall0.11 xG

Team Stats

PHICAR
36Shots on goal42
3.67Expected goals4.10
48Shot attempts78
295v5 shots on goal26
1/7Power play1/6
43Hits42
15Blocked shots8
10Penalty minutes14
19Giveaways19
4Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 3.67 xGCAR 4.10 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTPHI goal, 4:02PHI goal, 4:41CAR goal, 10:21CAR goal, 11:21CAR goal, 18:54

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

PHI30 on goal, 2 scored
CAR39 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. CouturierC101550+1024:512:05
C. GrundstromRW011260+1213:450:29
T. KonecnyRW0001500023:588:05
T. FoersterRW0001200023:537:34
T. ZegrasC0004100023:367:54
C. DvorakC0004400022:044:17
N. CatesLW0001320020:535:40
P. MartoneRW000120-2017:374:16
D. BarkeyC000230-2217:153:57
L. GlendeningC000111+1016:270:03
M. MichkovRW0004200015:103:41
A. BumpLW000011-2014:010:25
J. DrysdaleD101401-1029:127:47
T. SanheimD0002150031:190:49
R. RistolainenD000211+1228:164:26
C. YorkD000212-2227:430:17
N. SeelerD0000320017:540:00
E. AndraeD0000200212:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar42393.92978:54Loss
S. Ersson000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BlakeRW022400+1022:405:20
N. EhlersLW112130+1021:358:49
S. JarvisC101411+1023:476:17
J. StaalC011021+1021:122:13
T. HallLW101312+1221:045:20
S. AhoC0001000025:186:20
L. StankovenC000410+1221:405:18
A. SvechnikovRW0001300620:516:20
J. MartinookLW0003300019:080:00
M. JankowskiLW000010-1212:540:32
W. CarrierLW0001121-1012:170:00
E. RobinsonLW000670-1011:590:00
K. MillerD011220+2028:395:11
S. WalkerD011431+2223:270:04
J. ChatfieldD0000010029:070:07
J. SlavinD0004010027:140:00
S. GostisbehereD000220-1022:456:29
M. ReillyD000210-1014:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen36342.94478:49Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PHI

Line 1T. Zegras15:01C. Dvorak15:28T. Konecny14:58
Line 3A. Bump13:29D. Barkey13:18P. Martone13:17
Line 4T. Foerster12:17M. Michkov11:24N. Cates10:02
Pair 1R. Ristolainen19:16T. Sanheim20:56
Pair 2J. Drysdale20:11C. York19:24
Pair 3N. Seeler13:16E. Andrae12:40

CAR

Line 1L. Stankoven15:57J. Blake16:35T. Hall15:44
Line 2A. Svechnikov14:08S. Aho14:02S. Jarvis12:51
Line 3J. Staal13:12N. Ehlers11:17J. Martinook13:37
Pair 1J. Chatfield21:04J. Slavin18:32
Pair 2K. Miller17:47S. Walker17:12
Pair 3M. Reilly14:20S. Gostisbehere15:19

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 2.5, CAR 3.4PHI 2, CAR 3
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalPHI 21.9, CAR 29.4PHI 36, CAR 42
Win chanceCAR 64%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR S. Jarvis2.740.85131%1
CAR N. Ehlers2.510.86229%1
CAR S. Aho2.410.95033%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.410.76028%0
PHI P. Martone2.310.57019%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.140.55023%0
CAR J. Blake2.040.62223%0
CAR S. Walker1.940.3419%0
PHI T. Konecny1.810.71024%0
CAR T. Hall1.830.62121%1
PHI T. Foerster1.710.47024%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.620.62012%0
CAR J. Staal1.600.51121%0
CAR J. Slavin1.640.3308%0
PHI T. Zegras1.640.61021%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.640.53017%0
PHI M. Michkov1.540.50017%0
CAR J. Martinook1.530.42017%0
PHI S. Couturier1.550.40113%1
PHI R. Ristolainen1.420.3505%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.400.2608%0
CAR K. Miller1.420.4419%0
PHI N. Cates1.410.48016%0
PHI A. Bump1.400.42017%0
CAR M. Reilly1.320.2104%0
PHI C. Grundstrom1.320.22113%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.140.3117%1
PHI T. Sanheim1.120.3609%0
CAR E. Robinson1.160.26012%0
CAR W. Carrier1.010.22011%0
PHI C. York1.020.2405%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.000.31015%0
PHI D. Barkey0.920.34012%0
PHI L. Glendening0.810.1508%0
PHI N. Seeler0.800.1203%0
PHI E. Andrae0.500.1102%0

Shots on goal: 14 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.6 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.