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Game Recap
WPG2
FinalSun, Mar 9, 2025Every game that night
CAR4

CAR beat WPG 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.49 expected goals to 2.17. M. Jankowski led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Jarvis had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. F. Andersen stopped 20 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WPG0022
CAR1124
  1. 1st 18:05CARM. Jankowski0.04 xG
  2. 2nd 5:21CARM. Jankowski0.38 xG
  3. 3rd 2:34CARL. StankovenPP0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 17:14WPGA. Iafallo0.02 xG
  5. 3rd 17:58CARS. JarvisEN0.81 xG
  6. 3rd 19:08WPGA. Lowry0.08 xG

Team Stats

WPGCAR
22Shots on goal27
2.17Expected goals3.49
49Shot attempts59
175v5 shots on goal21
0/3Power play1/6
17Hits11
18Blocked shots15
24Penalty minutes8
18Giveaways10
0Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 2.17 xGCAR 3.49 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCAR goal, 18:05CAR goal, 5:21CAR goal, 2:34WPG goal, 17:14CAR goal, 17:58WPG goal, 19:08

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

WPG22 on goal, 2 scored
CAR27 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. LowryC1011020018:050:05
A. IafalloLW1011130013:430:43
K. ConnorLW0004210222:063:59
G. VilardiC0001100219:484:02
M. ScheifeleC00011101219:444:04
N. EhlersLW000210-1015:193:52
M. AppletonC000210+1413:140:15
N. NiederreiterRW000120+1012:420:47
B. TanevLW000031-1011:370:00
V. NamestnikovC000002-1210:020:24
M. BarronC000000-109:380:00
C. PerfettiC000210-109:240:44
N. PionkD0002020025:350:59
J. MorrisseyD0002010024:514:00
D. SambergD000313+1023:310:05
D. DeMeloD000021+1021:000:00
C. MillerD000000-2011:180:16
L. StanleyD000011-229:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck26233.88558:14Loss
E. Comrie000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. JankowskiLW202201+109:060:47
S. JarvisRW1016100022:447:02
S. AhoC011010-1018:317:24
J. StaalC011201+1217:110:04
L. StankovenC1012000015:537:07
J. MartinookLW0110210014:570:00
J. RoslovicC011101+1011:452:41
E. RobinsonLW011120+109:130:00
J. BlakeRW0004110017:462:47
T. HallLW0002110017:203:59
J. KotkaniemiC0002000015:472:25
A. SvechnikovRW0000100412:414:56
S. GostisbehereD011002+1019:337:29
S. MorrowD011102+1012:270:00
J. SlavinD0002120023:510:13
B. BurnsD0000020023:432:36
J. ChatfieldD000000+1216:010:00
S. WalkerD000211-1015:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen22202.90960:00Win
P. Kochetkov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWPG 2.7, CAR 2.7WPG 2, CAR 4
Total goals5.56
Shots on goalWPG 24.7, CAR 30.4WPG 22, CAR 27
Win chanceCAR 51%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor2.940.95033%0
CAR S. Aho2.700.89133%0
WPG N. Ehlers2.520.77025%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.460.71129%1
CAR A. Svechnikov2.400.64024%0
CAR B. Burns2.400.3809%0
CAR L. Stankoven1.920.36113%1
WPG M. Scheifele1.910.86031%0
WPG G. Vilardi1.810.73028%0
WPG J. Morrissey1.820.62011%0
CAR T. Hall1.820.44018%0
CAR J. Blake1.840.34016%0
CAR S. Walker1.720.1905%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.700.4719%0
WPG N. Niederreiter1.710.40019%0
CAR J. Slavin1.720.3507%0
WPG C. Perfetti1.520.49017%0
CAR J. Staal1.520.39115%0
CAR J. Martinook1.500.38114%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.500.2207%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.420.35015%0
WPG M. Appleton1.420.33012%0
WPG N. Pionk1.420.3706%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.310.33114%0
WPG V. Namestnikov1.200.43014%0
WPG A. Lowry1.210.36115%1
WPG D. Samberg1.130.2404%0
CAR E. Robinson1.110.24111%0
WPG M. Barron1.100.1709%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.120.25212%2
WPG B. Tanev1.000.23011%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.010.24110%1
WPG C. Miller0.900.1704%0
WPG D. DeMelo0.800.2404%0
WPG L. Stanley0.800.1502%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 35 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.