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2025-11-26 · Lenovo Center

4 – 2Final

NYR beat CAR 4–2. NYR lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 3.9 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Artemi Panarin scored at 18:56 of the second, moving NYR’s win probability from 48% to 72%. Igor Shesterkin saved 1.8 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
18 – 38
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.9
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.

NYR goalCAR goal

Expected goals

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

NYRCAR

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.

NYR
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.83
+1.83
NYR
Noah Laba
1 G, 0 A · 13:41 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.82 · Penalties −0.19
+0.74
CAR
1 G, 1 A · 21:19 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.62
+0.72

Rough nights

CAR
77:08 TOI
GSAx −1.36
−1.17
NYR
Brett Berard
0 G, 0 A · 11:05 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing −0.53 · Penalties −0.19
−0.67
CAR
0 G, 0 A · 18:29 TOI
Finishing −0.69
−0.65

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYR–CARWin prob.
P1 16:53 NYRNoah Laba
from Taylor Raddysh, Matthew Robertson
1–047% → 65%
P2 5:04 CARShayne GostisbeherePP
from Sebastian Aho, Nikolaj Ehlers
1–134% → 53%
P2 18:56 NYRArtemi Panarin
from Adam Fox, J.T. Miller
2–148% → 72%
P3 0:45 NYRVincent Trocheck
from Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad
3–173% → 90%
P3 10:53 CARSeth Jarvis
from Shayne Gostisbehere, Sebastian Aho
3–24% → 19%
P3 18:17 NYRWill CuylleEN
unassisted
4–292% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NYR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Noah Laba C13:411+0.74+0.12+0.82−0.01+0.00−0.19−0.01
Vincent Trocheck C22:311+0.62−0.16+0.74+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Artemi Panarin L22:0011+0.61−0.01+0.78+0.05−0.02−0.19+0.00
Adam Fox D23:081+0.07+0.03+0.00+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonny Brodzinski C11:50+0.01+0.08−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Carrick C8:46−0.03−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Braden Schneider D19:14−0.03−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Gavrikov D27:07−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Carson Soucy D17:26−0.04−0.06−0.01−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Alexis Lafrenière L15:49−0.05−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Taylor Raddysh R9:231−0.07−0.06−0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Urho Vaakanainen D11:56−0.10−0.08+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Matthew Robertson D19:001−0.12−0.10−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
J.T. Miller C18:001−0.25−0.06+0.00+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.01
Adam Edstrom C9:24−0.26−0.10−0.16−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mika Zibanejad C18:591−0.30−0.20−0.11−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.01
Will Cuylle L15:081−0.36−0.15−0.21−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brett Berard L11:05−0.67+0.06−0.53−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Igor Shesterkin G60:00+1.83

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Shayne Gostisbehere D21:1911+0.72+0.09+0.62+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Seth Jarvis R20:101+0.56+0.09+0.48−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L17:461+0.19+0.22−0.06+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Sean Walker D23:21+0.16+0.11−0.11−0.01−0.02+0.19+0.00
Justin Robidas C9:25+0.10+0.05−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.01
Taylor Hall L15:19+0.09−0.05−0.08+0.03−0.00+0.19+0.00
Eric Robinson L13:08+0.03+0.05+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D15:32+0.02+0.03−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D24:08+0.01+0.07−0.03−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L11:04−0.09+0.06−0.10−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03
Alexander Nikishin D16:31−0.10−0.01−0.09+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Joel Nystrom D14:21−0.15−0.15−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L10:18−0.17+0.04−0.21−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L13:22−0.21−0.07−0.16−0.03+0.03+0.00+0.01
Logan Stankoven C16:48−0.23−0.04−0.16−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho C19:232−0.39+0.15−0.53+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.04
Andrei Svechnikov R19:31−0.43+0.07−0.52+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jackson Blake R18:29−0.65+0.04−0.69+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Frederik Andersen G77:08−1.17

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.