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Game Recap
WPG3
CAR5
CAR beat WPG 5-3, with the chances close: 2.27 expected goals to 2.05. J. Kotkaniemi led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). F. Andersen stopped 21 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| CAR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 4:37CARJ. Slavin0.10 xG
- 2nd 0:19WPGD. DeMelo0.06 xG
- 2nd 0:58CARB. Skjei0.05 xG
- 2nd 8:15CARJ. Kotkaniemi0.03 xG
- 3rd 4:27WPGN. Ehlers0.11 xG
- 3rd 9:34CARJ. Drury0.18 xG
- 3rd 15:38WPGN. Niederreiter0.17 xG
- 3rd 19:56CARJ. KotkaniemiEN0.48 xG
Team Stats
WPGCAR
24Shots on goal25
2.05Expected goals2.27
39Shot attempts51
225v5 shots on goal23
0/1Power play0/2
21Hits19
13Blocked shots10
9Penalty minutes7
7Giveaways8
5Takeaways16
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 2.05 xGCAR 2.27 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:40 | 1:21 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 0:32 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:48 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:54 | 0:00 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 10:30 | 1:12 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:10 | 0:00 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:29 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:00 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 14:17 | 1:28 |
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 14:08 | 1:29 |
| S. Maenalanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:12 | 0:02 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:00 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:39 | 0:00 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:38 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 24:10 | 1:21 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | 0:39 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 17:13 | 0:01 |
| K. Capobianco | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:38 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Rittich | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 58:51 | Loss |
| C. Hellebuyck | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 17:16 | 1:12 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:40 | 1:11 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 18:09 | 2:48 |
| S. Noesen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 13:41 | 3:14 |
| J. Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:51 | 0:41 |
| S. Aho | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:27 | 2:48 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 17:42 | 1:24 |
| J. Puljujarvi | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:41 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:00 |
| D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:51 | 0:00 |
| B. Skjei | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:19 | 0:31 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:28 | 0:25 |
| J. Slavin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:04 | 0:00 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 26:11 | 2:49 |
| S. Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 2:16 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Andersen | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 | Win |
| P. Kochetkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.