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Game Recap
TOR4
FinalSun, Apr 13, 2025Every game that night
CAR1

TOR beat CAR 4-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.40 expected goals to 3.10. M. Rielly led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). A. Svechnikov had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. J. Woll stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TOR1124
CAR0011
  1. 1st 19:43TORP. Holmberg0.21 xG
  2. 2nd 10:20TORA. Matthews0.10 xG
  3. 3rd 1:25TORW. Nylander0.08 xG
  4. 3rd 7:58CARS. AhoPP0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 15:43TORJ. Tavares0.22 xG

Team Stats

TORCAR
20Shots on goal26
2.40Expected goals3.10
40Shot attempts73
195v5 shots on goal19
0/2Power play1/4
18Hits27
18Blocked shots5
8Penalty minutes4
16Giveaways15
3Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 2.40 xGCAR 3.10 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTOR goal, 19:43TOR goal, 10:20TOR goal, 1:25CAR goal, 7:58TOR goal, 15:43

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

TOR20 on goal, 4 scored
CAR26 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. DomiC022101+2013:421:11
M. MarnerRW011101+1018:402:47
J. TavaresC101430+2017:092:47
W. NylanderRW101101+2017:033:53
A. MatthewsC101222+1016:472:52
P. HolmbergRW101212+1010:300:00
M. KniesLW000100+1016:072:49
C. JarnkrokC0000000016:030:00
S. LaughtonC0001000015:570:00
S. LorentzC0000130015:070:00
B. McMannC000311+1011:291:08
N. RobertsonLW000220+1010:511:13
M. RiellyD033002+3019:021:13
B. CarloD011131+1222:010:00
S. BenoitD011021+1021:380:00
C. TanevD000011+1420:130:07
P. MyersD000000+2215:320:00
D. MermisD0001220015:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll26251.96260:00Win
A. Stolarz000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. AhoC1014410019:283:08
S. JarvisRW0111300018:103:09
T. JostC000221-2017:443:49
J. RoslovicC0001000216:303:52
A. SvechnikovRW000520-2015:553:50
T. HallLW000200-3215:403:08
J. BlakeRW0002000015:253:10
L. StankovenC000000-1014:343:46
E. RobinsonLW0003400014:010:00
J. StaalC000150-1012:450:00
M. JankowskiLW000000-1012:410:00
W. CarrierLW000130-2010:300:00
B. BurnsD011100-2018:433:45
D. OrlovD0000220021:530:00
J. ChatfieldD0001000019:570:00
J. SlavinD000200-3019:110:00
S. WalkerD000001-2016:450:00
S. MorrowD000020-1016:343:13
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen20164.80059:34Loss
P. Kochetkov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJack Roslovic TOR Faces CAR, his team until May 20251 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 2.9, CAR 3.4TOR 4, CAR 1
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalTOR 24.3, CAR 32.9TOR 20, CAR 26
Win chanceCAR 59%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.721.05141%1
TOR W. Nylander2.610.83132%1
CAR S. Jarvis2.610.77129%0
CAR S. Aho2.440.86131%1
TOR J. Tavares2.440.75129%1
CAR L. Stankoven2.400.46017%0
CAR J. Blake2.120.51021%0
CAR B. Burns2.110.42110%0
TOR M. Marner2.011.06128%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.050.61022%0
CAR T. Hall2.020.56022%0
TOR M. Knies2.010.63025%0
CAR S. Walker2.000.2407%0
TOR B. McMann2.030.39020%0
CAR S. Morrow1.900.3306%0
CAR D. Orlov1.800.4209%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.710.49018%0
CAR J. Staal1.610.43016%0
CAR J. Slavin1.620.3707%0
TOR N. Robertson1.520.31016%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.510.2608%0
CAR E. Robinson1.530.36014%0
CAR W. Carrier1.410.30015%0
TOR M. Rielly1.300.4336%0
TOR S. Laughton1.210.30012%0
TOR M. Domi1.210.41212%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.200.32017%0
CAR T. Jost1.220.2309%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.100.30013%0
TOR P. Myers0.900.1103%0
TOR S. Lorentz0.900.1909%0
TOR B. Carlo0.810.1414%0
TOR P. Holmberg0.820.2119%1
TOR D. Mermis0.610.1003%0
TOR S. Benoit0.600.1012%0
TOR C. Tanev0.600.1803%0

Shots on goal: 18 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.