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2025-11-28 · Lenovo Center

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CAR beat WPG 5–1. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 2.9 to 1.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jordan Martinook scored at 11:52 of the third, moving CAR’s win probability from 52% to 85%. Thomas Milic allowed 1.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
13 – 35
Expected goals
1.5 – 2.9
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.

WPG goalCAR goal

Expected goals

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

WPGCAR

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
Seth Jarvis
3 G, 0 A · 18:59 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.87 · Penalties +0.19
+1.12
CAR
Alexander Nikishin
1 G, 0 A · 16:38 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.80
+0.86
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 14:02 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.58
+0.78

Rough nights

WPG
Thomas Milic
67:57 TOI
GSAx −1.16
−1.36
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 13:15 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing −0.48
−0.41
WPG
Elias Salomonsson
0 G, 0 A · 19:17 TOI
On-ice −0.24 · Finishing −0.12
−0.35

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–CARWin prob.
P1 16:06 CARSeth Jarvis
from Shayne Gostisbehere, Sebastian Aho
0–153% → 71%
P2 10:41 WPGMark Scheifele
from Gabriel Vilardi
1–126% → 47%
P3 11:52 CARJordan Martinook
from Mark Jankowski, Shayne Gostisbehere
1–252% → 85%
P3 12:39 CARSeth Jarvis
from K'Andre Miller, Andrei Svechnikov
1–386% → 98%
P3 18:57 CARSeth JarvisEN
from Andrei Svechnikov
1–4100% → 100%
P3 19:37 CARAlexander Nikishin
from Justin Robidas, Eric Robinson
1–5100% → 100%

Every player

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WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mark Scheifele C21:001+0.58−0.13+0.72+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
Gabriel Vilardi C18:051+0.09−0.11+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.19+0.01
Morgan Barron C11:26+0.03+0.03−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.07
Dylan Samberg D18:18+0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tanner Pearson L12:24+0.01+0.03+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Logan Stanley D20:07−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C13:10−0.04−0.06+0.00−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.02
Jonathan Toews C12:38−0.04−0.07−0.02+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
Vladislav Namestnikov C12:40−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.05
Colin Miller D16:59−0.07−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Morrissey D23:58−0.08−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Gustav Nyquist R10:10−0.11−0.09+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Alex Iafallo L14:46−0.14−0.13+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Nino Niederreiter R15:38−0.25−0.15−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Connor L21:31−0.25−0.13−0.09−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan DeMelo D18:00−0.27+0.10−0.02+0.01+0.02−0.39+0.00
Elias Salomonsson D19:17−0.35−0.24−0.12−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Cole Perfetti C13:15−0.41+0.07−0.48−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Thomas Milic G67:57−1.36

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Seth Jarvis R18:593+1.12+0.08+0.87−0.01+0.01+0.19−0.02
Alexander Nikishin D16:381+0.86+0.06+0.80+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L14:021+0.78+0.21+0.58−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D22:18+0.22+0.04+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D17:31+0.13+0.14+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L11:32+0.03+0.24−0.20−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D21:282+0.01+0.05−0.04+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho C19:271−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.04−0.02+0.00−0.03
Mark Jankowski L13:561−0.02+0.26−0.19−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.05
Taylor Hall L14:52−0.03−0.08+0.00+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.01
Joel Nystrom D13:20−0.04+0.07−0.12+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D24:281−0.05+0.06−0.09−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L16:15−0.07−0.09+0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Robidas C11:571−0.11−0.06−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Eric Robinson L13:381−0.18−0.06−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Stankoven C14:14−0.22−0.06−0.18−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.04
Jackson Blake R14:44−0.25−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Andrei Svechnikov R17:472−0.27−0.02−0.27+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Brandon Bussi G60:00+0.27

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.