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Game Recap
SEA2
FinalSat, Jan 10, 2026Every game that night
CAR3

CAR beat SEA 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.32 expected goals to 1.95. CAR outshot SEA 36 to 12. J. Staal led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). S. Gostisbehere had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.9. B. Bussi stopped 10 of 12.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SEA1012
CAR1023
  1. 1st 3:23CARL. Stankoven0.24 xG
  2. 1st 14:13SEAM. Beniers0.23 xG
  3. 3rd 5:56SEAB. Catton0.27 xG
  4. 3rd 10:37CARJ. Martinook0.19 xG
  5. 3rd 13:50CARW. Carrier0.10 xG

Team Stats

SEACAR
12Shots on goal36
1.95Expected goals3.32
42Shot attempts65
125v5 shots on goal35
0/1Power play0/1
25Hits16
12Blocked shots13
2Penalty minutes2
18Giveaways13
7Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 1.95 xGCAR 3.32 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCAR goal, 3:23SEA goal, 14:13SEA goal, 5:56CAR goal, 10:37CAR goal, 13:50

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

SEA12 on goal, 2 scored
CAR35 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BeniersC101200-1019:541:04
B. CattonC1013000013:270:58
R. WintertonC0111000012:260:00
J. SchwartzLW0001020018:140:57
F. GaudreauC0001000018:020:52
J. McCannLW000001-1017:391:02
K. KakkoRW0000300016:521:07
E. TolvanenRW0001100016:140:53
B. MeyersC0001200013:520:00
S. WrightC0000120013:270:56
T. KartyeLW0000200011:130:00
J. MelansonRW000081-1011:060:00
V. DunnD000100-2024:541:13
A. LarssonD000022-1024:450:11
C. FleuryD0000600018:330:00
R. LindgrenD000003+1016:450:00
J. OleksiakD0000010016:220:00
R. EvansD0001000215:410:47
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord36333.91758:34Loss
P. Grubauer000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. StaalC022101+2017:410:46
S. JarvisC011141+2017:551:55
J. MartinookLW101422+1016:350:00
L. StankovenC1012000014:300:02
W. CarrierLW101210+2010:170:00
S. AhoC000200-1019:591:58
A. SvechnikovRW000300-1017:592:00
N. EhlersLW000401-1017:171:14
T. HallLW000100-1014:050:00
J. BlakeRW0001000012:590:00
E. RobinsonLW0001000011:250:00
M. JankowskiLW000100008:480:00
K. MillerD011140+1022:230:00
J. SlavinD011020+1019:350:03
S. WalkerD000401+1221:030:00
J. ChatfieldD000102+1020:420:05
S. GostisbehereD000701-1018:401:57
A. NikishinD000034-1016:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
B. Bussi12102.83360:00Win
F. Andersen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SEA

Line 1M. Beniers17:01J. McCann15:26K. Kakko15:45
Line 3R. Winterton12:26S. Wright12:17B. Catton12:06
Line 4T. Kartye11:13B. Meyers12:48J. Melanson11:06
Pair 1A. Larsson23:11V. Dunn22:15
Pair 2C. Fleury17:35R. Lindgren15:34
Pair 3J. Oleksiak15:31R. Evans14:54

CAR

Line 1S. Aho15:25A. Svechnikov14:44N. Ehlers15:17
Line 2J. Martinook15:34S. Jarvis15:13J. Staal15:53
Line 3T. Hall14:05L. Stankoven14:28J. Blake12:59
Pair 1K. Miller20:58S. Walker20:20
Pair 2J. Slavin17:28J. Chatfield18:36

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
ScoreSEA 2.7, CAR 3.5SEA 2, CAR 3
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalSEA 23.0, CAR 33.0SEA 12, CAR 36
Win chanceCAR 63%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR S. Jarvis3.010.88133%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.630.78027%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.640.82027%0
CAR S. Aho2.420.92032%0
CAR S. Walker2.240.2908%0
SEA J. McCann2.200.68026%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.120.49119%1
CAR J. Blake2.110.54023%0
SEA J. Schwartz1.910.50021%0
CAR T. Hall1.910.55021%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.970.70011%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.810.52021%0
SEA M. Beniers1.720.54119%1
SEA V. Dunn1.610.49010%0
CAR K. Miller1.510.4218%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.510.2708%0
CAR J. Staal1.510.45218%0
CAR J. Slavin1.500.3116%0
CAR E. Robinson1.410.34015%0
SEA K. Kakko1.400.46016%0
CAR J. Martinook1.440.41116%1
CAR A. Nikishin1.400.3407%0
CAR W. Carrier1.420.26114%1
SEA F. Gaudreau1.310.43017%0
SEA S. Wright1.300.43018%0
SEA B. Catton1.230.29112%1
SEA B. Meyers1.110.22011%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.110.27014%0
SEA A. Larsson1.100.2506%0
SEA C. Fleury1.000.1203%0
SEA R. Winterton1.010.2018%0
SEA J. Melanson0.900.29010%0
SEA T. Kartye0.800.2009%0
SEA J. Oleksiak0.700.1704%0
SEA R. Lindgren0.700.2003%0
SEA R. Evans0.610.2605%0

Shots on goal: 22 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.