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Game Recap
UTA3
FinalSat, Feb 8, 2025Every game that night
CAR7

CAR beat UTA 7-3, with the chances close: 4.51 expected goals to 3.89. S. Jarvis led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). N. Bjugstad had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. P. Kochetkov stopped 36 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
UTA1113
CAR1427
  1. 1st 10:09CARJ. Chatfield0.18 xG
  2. 1st 17:35UTAJ. DoanPP0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 6:25CARS. JarvisPP0.09 xG
  4. 2nd 8:35CARS. Aho0.13 xG
  5. 2nd 10:19UTAC. Keller0.18 xG
  6. 2nd 14:14CARS. AhoSH0.29 xG
  7. 2nd 19:15CARS. Jarvis0.20 xG
  8. 3rd 16:11UTAC. KellerPP0.16 xG
  9. 3rd 17:16CARJ. MartinookEN0.41 xG
  10. 3rd 18:34CARJ. Roslovic0.31 xG

Team Stats

UTACAR
39Shots on goal38
3.89Expected goals4.51
74Shot attempts63
305v5 shots on goal32
2/5Power play1/2
21Hits16
10Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes10
17Giveaways20
2Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

UTA 3.89 xGCAR 4.51 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdCAR goal, 10:09UTA goal, 17:35CAR goal, 6:25CAR goal, 8:35UTA goal, 10:19CAR goal, 14:14CAR goal, 19:15UTA goal, 16:11CAR goal, 17:16CAR goal, 18:34

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

UTA39 on goal, 3 scored
CAR37 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KellerRW202500-2019:506:08
D. GuentherRW011610-3017:405:47
M. MaccelliLW011101-1015:132:37
M. CarconeLW011220-4013:512:41
J. DoanRW101200-1011:592:32
N. SchmaltzC000000-2019:175:45
K. StenlundC0001200017:300:03
B. HaytonC000200-3017:075:45
A. KerfootC000131-1014:390:00
N. BjugstadC0006300214:320:00
J. McBainC0002400013:010:00
L. CrouseLW000320-1012:062:37
M. SergachevD011322-2023:345:41
J. MarinoD0003020020:551:10
N. DeSimoneD000002-1018:310:00
O. MaattaD000100-1018:150:00
I. ColeD000002-2215:420:00
M. KesselringD000120-2014:221:31
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka37316.83859:22Loss
C. Ingram000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. JarvisRW224502+4019:542:14
S. AhoC213510+4217:432:18
J. BlakeRW022201+3017:102:13
A. SvechnikovRW0220210014:561:58
J. StaalC0113220016:460:00
J. MartinookLW101200+1016:130:00
J. RoslovicC101200+1012:070:21
J. JaaskaLW011000+109:120:00
T. HallLW0005100216:520:20
E. RobinsonLW0005100015:540:00
J. KotkaniemiC0001200015:330:16
J. ChatfieldD112111+2017:000:00
B. BurnsD011111+2418:552:12
J. SlavinD000202+2220:460:16
S. WalkerD000321+1018:310:20
D. OrlovD000021+2015:460:00
S. GostisbehereD000011+1015:030:22
S. MorrowD0001010012:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov39363.92360:00Win
F. Andersen000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreUTA 2.5, CAR 3.1UTA 3, CAR 7
Total goals5.610
Shots on goalUTA 24.6, CAR 31.4UTA 39, CAR 38
Win chanceCAR 60%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
UTA C. Keller2.750.97231%2
CAR S. Aho2.751.00335%2
UTA D. Guenther2.660.76128%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.500.73226%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.550.80431%2
CAR B. Burns2.310.44110%0
CAR J. Blake2.020.43222%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.000.72022%0
UTA B. Hayton1.920.47017%0
CAR T. Hall1.750.51019%0
CAR S. Walker1.630.2306%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.600.53010%0
CAR D. Orlov1.500.3908%0
UTA M. Carcone1.520.32117%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.530.5519%0
CAR J. Martinook1.520.42115%1
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.510.43017%0
CAR J. Slavin1.520.4007%0
UTA N. Bjugstad1.560.30014%0
CAR J. Staal1.530.41115%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.410.2628%1
UTA J. Doan1.420.37115%1
UTA L. Crouse1.430.32017%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.410.2906%0
UTA M. Maccelli1.310.39112%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.320.37115%1
CAR E. Robinson1.350.32013%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.210.38013%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.010.19011%0
UTA J. McBain0.920.29013%0
UTA N. DeSimone0.900.1804%0
UTA O. Maatta0.810.2004%0
UTA J. Marino0.730.2603%0
UTA I. Cole0.700.1803%0
CAR J. Jaaska0.700.1917%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 35 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.