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2023-12-28 · PNC Arena

3 – 5Final

CAR beat MTL 5–3. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Andrei Svechnikov scored at 13:51 of the third, moving CAR’s win probability from 51% to 87%. Cayden Primeau allowed 1.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
21 – 31
Expected goals
2.4 – 2.7
xG share
CAR 53%
Home-ice start
CAR 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

MTL goalCAR goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

MTLCAR

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

CAR
Jesper Fast
2 G, 0 A · 16:09 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing +1.60
+1.78
CAR
3 G, 0 A · 16:07 TOI
On-ice +0.23 · Finishing +1.69 · Penalties −0.19
+1.74
MTL
Mitchell Stephens
1 G, 0 A · 9:08 TOI
Finishing +0.85
+0.85

Rough nights

MTL
59:52 TOI
GSAx −1.28
−1.28
CAR
Antti Raanta
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.96
−0.96
CAR
0 G, 1 A · 14:34 TOI
Finishing −0.54
−0.49

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalMTL–CARWin prob.
P1 1:35 CARAndrei Svechnikov
from Brent Burns, Sebastian Aho
0–153% → 69%
P1 12:40 CARJesper Fast
from Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns
0–270% → 84%
P1 13:51 MTLMitchell Stephens
from Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble
1–216% → 29%
P1 19:56 MTLMike MathesonPP
from Sean Monahan, Cayden Primeau
2–229% → 47%
P2 1:29 CARJesper Fast
from Stefan Noesen, Jack Drury
2–353% → 72%
P3 0:25 MTLJosh Anderson
unassisted
3–323% → 48%
P3 13:51 CARAndrei Svechnikov
from Brett Pesce, Sebastian Aho
3–451% → 87%
P3 19:41 CARAndrei SvechnikovEN
from Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns
3–598% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mitchell Stephens C9:081+0.85−0.00+0.85−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Josh Anderson R15:551+0.39−0.30+0.72−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D25:131+0.32−0.33+0.69−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L20:47+0.08−0.13−0.00+0.04−0.02+0.19+0.00
Jordan Harris D17:13−0.01+0.05−0.06+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesse Ylonen R9:01−0.04−0.04−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Pezzetta L6:481−0.10+0.03−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kaiden Guhle D17:13−0.11−0.09−0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D16:381−0.13−0.00−0.12+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Justin Barron D15:38−0.15−0.13+0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Joel Armia R15:22−0.25−0.02−0.02−0.00−0.00−0.19−0.01
Christian Dvorak C17:40−0.25−0.08−0.23+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04
Jake Evans C14:01−0.25−0.22−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Nick Suzuki C24:02−0.28−0.46−0.04+0.03−0.01+0.19+0.01
David Savard D22:46−0.31−0.35−0.00+0.00+0.04+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R19:59−0.33−0.13−0.20+0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01
Sean Monahan C16:261−0.36−0.23−0.18−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.05
Brendan Gallagher R15:53−0.37+0.05−0.43+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Cayden Primeau G59:52−1.28

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jesper Fast R16:092+1.78+0.20+1.60−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Andrei Svechnikov R16:073+1.74+0.23+1.69+0.03−0.02−0.19+0.00
Brent Burns D20:483+0.31+0.27+0.00+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L15:17+0.27+0.14−0.00−0.03−0.01+0.19−0.02
Jaccob Slavin D19:47+0.23+0.18+0.01+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Pesce D21:531+0.18+0.15+0.01+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D16:32+0.17−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Sebastian Aho C18:074+0.16+0.22−0.07+0.04−0.06+0.00+0.03
Teuvo Teravainen C18:07+0.11+0.10−0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Stefan Noesen R14:161+0.09+0.12−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.03
Seth Jarvis R16:51+0.02+0.24−0.39−0.02+0.01+0.19−0.01
Martin Necas C10:58−0.05−0.02−0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01
Jalen Chatfield D15:27−0.07−0.04−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C9:41−0.15−0.11−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
Michael Bunting L12:16−0.21−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Jordan Staal C16:43−0.45+0.19−0.56−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.04
Brady Skjei D23:02−0.49+0.14−0.24−0.00−0.01−0.37+0.00
Jack Drury C14:341−0.49+0.00−0.54−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Antti Raanta G60:00−0.96

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.