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2025-10-23 · Ball Arena

5 – 4Final/SO

CAR beat COL 5–4 in a shootout. CAR lost the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 4.9 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Valeri Nichushkin scored on the power play at 14:09 of the third, moving COL’s win probability from 16% to 51%. Frederik Andersen saved 2.4 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 48
Expected goals
2.8 – 4.9
xG share
COL 64%
Home-ice start
COL 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.

CAR goalCOL goal

Expected goals

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

CARCOL

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
65:00 TOI
GSAx +2.41
+2.41
COL
Trent Miner
51:20 TOI
GSAx +1.34
+1.34
COL
2 G, 0 A · 22:05 TOI
On-ice +0.24 · Finishing +1.06 · Shootout −0.32
+0.96

Rough nights

COL
13:40 TOI
GSAx −2.44
−2.44
COL
0 G, 1 A · 19:57 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Finishing −0.39 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout −0.49
−0.82
COL
0 G, 1 A · 14:45 TOI
On-ice +0.27 · Finishing −0.96
−0.70

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCAR–COLWin prob.
P1 3:07 CAREric Robinson
from Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Mike Reilly
1–047% → 62%
P1 4:04 COLValeri Nichushkin
unassisted
1–137% → 53%
P1 7:17 CARSeth JarvisSH
unassisted
2–146% → 63%
P1 12:41 CARSebastian Aho
from Nikolaj Ehlers, Seth Jarvis
3–164% → 78%
P1 13:40 CARLogan Stankoven
from Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall
4–178% → 91%
P2 4:46 COLParker Kelly
from Sam Malinski, Ross Colton
4–26% → 18%
P3 4:45 COLMartin Necas
from Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon
4–38% → 25%
P3 14:09 COLValeri NichushkinPP
from Victor Olofsson, Cale Makar
4–416% → 51%

Every player

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CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Seth Jarvis R23:0111+0.76−0.06+0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.66
Eric Robinson L7:381+0.74−0.08+0.83−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Logan Stankoven C16:161+0.49+0.07+0.73−0.00−0.02−0.19−0.08−0.00
Sebastian Aho C22:351+0.46−0.06+0.77+0.03−0.04−0.19−0.05−0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C10:471+0.22+0.04−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.05−0.00
Mike Reilly D23:121+0.14−0.04−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L19:191+0.04−0.14−0.05+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.02−0.00
Taylor Hall L15:071−0.03+0.01−0.25+0.03−0.01+0.19+0.00−0.00
William Carrier L1:16−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Alexander Nikishin D14:42−0.16+0.16−0.13+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Jordan Staal C17:50−0.29−0.24+0.00−0.01−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00
Jordan Martinook L16:52−0.34−0.20−0.10−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.00
Joel Nystrom D16:02−0.34−0.17−0.17−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D28:16−0.38−0.31−0.00−0.01−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Charles Alexis Legault D13:11−0.42+0.01−0.04−0.00−0.00−0.39+0.00+0.00
Andrei Svechnikov R16:14−0.44+0.04−0.29+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.20
Jackson Blake R18:301−0.63−0.18−0.28−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.16
Jalen Chatfield D23:05−0.65−0.20−0.24−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Frederik Andersen G65:00+2.41

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Valeri Nichushkin R22:052+0.96+0.24+1.06−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.32
Parker Kelly C14:381+0.85+0.08+0.77−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02−0.00
Cale Makar D28:301+0.43+0.41−0.27+0.07+0.03+0.19+0.00+0.00
Nathan MacKinnon C25:251+0.28+0.30−0.35+0.19−0.00+0.19−0.05−0.00
Jack Drury C14:57+0.27+0.07−0.01−0.03+0.01+0.19+0.04−0.00
Martin Necas C21:251+0.23+0.24+0.56+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00−0.38
Devon Toews D22:07+0.23+0.17−0.19+0.03+0.03+0.19+0.00+0.00
Brent Burns D21:55+0.09+0.06−0.01+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zakhar Bardakov C4:24+0.02−0.01−0.16−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.01−0.00
Gabriel Landeskog L13:21−0.04−0.01−0.05−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Ilya Solovyov D9:13−0.06−0.05−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ross Colton C10:041−0.18−0.03−0.14−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Sam Malinski D13:421−0.19+0.01−0.03+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Josh Manson D20:20−0.24+0.14−0.38−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gavin Brindley C11:17−0.25−0.11−0.14−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brock Nelson C19:55−0.49+0.10−0.22−0.02+0.00−0.39+0.03−0.00
Victor Olofsson R14:451−0.70+0.27−0.96−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Artturi Lehkonen L19:571−0.82−0.16−0.39−0.00+0.03+0.19+0.00−0.49
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Trent Miner G51:20+1.34
Scott Wedgewood G13:40−2.44

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.