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2025-10-09 · Lenovo Center

3 – 6Final

CAR beat NJD 6–3. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 1.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Seth Jarvis scored at 17:17 of the third, moving CAR’s win probability from 51% to 92%. Jacob Markstrom allowed 2.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 33
Expected goals
1.9 – 3.5
xG share
CAR 65%
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.

NJD goalCAR goal

Expected goals

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

NJDCAR

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
2 G, 0 A · 19:09 TOI
Finishing +1.66
+1.62
CAR
Seth Jarvis
2 G, 0 A · 21:12 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.79
+1.01
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 10:08 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.79
+0.91

Rough nights

NJD
59:05 TOI
GSAx −2.00
−2.00
CAR
59:59 TOI
GSAx −1.00
−1.00
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 19:37 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing −0.49
−0.60

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–CARWin prob.
P1 4:06 CARTaylor Hall
from Shayne Gostisbehere, Alexander Nikishin
0–153% → 69%
P2 8:15 NJDDougie Hamilton
from Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes
1–126% → 47%
P2 9:23 CARK'Andre Miller
from William Carrier, Jordan Martinook
1–253% → 74%
P2 13:54 NJDCody Glass
from Luke Hughes
2–225% → 47%
P3 10:21 CARK'Andre MillerPP
from Sebastian Aho, Jackson Blake
2–353% → 83%
P3 11:38 NJDJesper Bratt
from Brett Pesce, Luke Hughes
3–316% → 48%
P3 17:17 CARSeth Jarvis
from Sebastian Aho, Shayne Gostisbehere
3–451% → 92%
P3 19:05 CARSeth JarvisEN
unassisted
3–595% → 100%
P3 19:47 CAREric Robinson
from Taylor Hall, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
3–6100% → 100%

Every player

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NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dougie Hamilton D20:441+0.90−0.08+0.78+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Jesper Bratt L18:1511+0.70−0.09+0.79+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C11:531+0.68−0.10+0.77−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.02
Brett Pesce D21:421+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D16:50−0.04+0.00−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D18:35−0.06−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D19:00−0.06−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Luke Glendening C10:22−0.06−0.07+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Nico Hischier C18:42−0.08−0.12−0.13+0.01−0.01+0.19−0.03
Connor Brown R14:10−0.10−0.07−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ondrej Palat L12:16−0.10−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Arseny Gritsyuk R9:52−0.11−0.10+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgenii Dadonov L9:32−0.13+0.02−0.14−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C17:35−0.21−0.07−0.13−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C21:541−0.37−0.16−0.17+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.04
Paul Cotter C11:54−0.52−0.09−0.04−0.01+0.01−0.39+0.00
Luke Hughes D20:462−0.57−0.16−0.17−0.01−0.03−0.19+0.00
Timo Meier R19:37−0.60−0.11−0.49+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G59:05−2.00

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
K'Andre Miller D19:092+1.62−0.00+1.66−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Seth Jarvis R21:122+1.01+0.21+0.79−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Eric Robinson L10:081+0.91+0.14+0.79−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Taylor Hall L12:1611+0.90+0.03+0.63+0.05−0.00+0.19+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D20:162+0.30+0.27−0.00+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Nikishin D15:341+0.20+0.20−0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Stankoven C15:03+0.10+0.04−0.11−0.00−0.01+0.19−0.01
Jaccob Slavin D20:16+0.07+0.05+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C9:461−0.01+0.06+0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.05
Jalen Chatfield D19:25−0.02+0.02−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D21:14−0.03−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L11:071−0.10−0.09+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L19:35−0.16+0.12−0.30+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Staal C13:35−0.19+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.01
Sebastian Aho C21:392−0.24+0.12−0.45+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.08
Andrei Svechnikov R17:02−0.32+0.02−0.38+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jackson Blake R15:401−0.32−0.01−0.32+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L13:121−0.38+0.03−0.38−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Frederik Andersen G59:59−1.00

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.