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2025-12-20 · Benchmark International Arena

4 – 6Final

TBL beat CAR 6–4. TBL also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jake Guentzel scored at 6:38 of the third, moving TBL’s win probability from 52% to 80%. Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed 1.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 29
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.5
xG share
TBL 63%
Home-ice start
TBL 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 goalTBL goal

Expected goals

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

CARTBL

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.

TBL
1 G, 1 A · 19:34 TOI
On-ice +0.34 · Finishing +0.73
+1.10
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 13:50 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing +0.76 · Penalties +0.19
+0.84
CAR
Bradly Nadeau
1 G, 0 A · 13:06 TOI
Finishing +0.58 · Penalties +0.19
+0.78

Rough nights

TBL
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.67
−1.67
CAR
59:06 TOI
GSAx −1.39
−1.39
CAR
0 G, 0 A · 15:52 TOI
On-ice −0.27 · Finishing −0.27
−0.52

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCAR–TBLWin prob.
P1 2:42 CAREric Robinson
from Jordan Staal
1–047% → 62%
P1 4:00 CARJackson BlakePP
from Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere
2–063% → 75%
P1 12:27 CARBradly NadeauPP
from Logan Stankoven
3–078% → 91%
P2 0:30 TBLGage Goncalves
from Dominic James, Max Crozier
3–17% → 20%
P2 1:20 TBLBrayden Point
from Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Nikita Kucherov
3–219% → 34%
P2 16:36 TBLJack Finley
from Dominic James, Yanni Gourde
3–329% → 53%
P3 2:47 CARAndrei Svechnikov
from Mark Jankowski, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4–348% → 74%
P3 3:13 TBLRyan McDonagh
from Pontus Holmberg, Charle-Edouard D'Astous
4–426% → 52%
P3 6:38 TBLJake Guentzel
from J.J. Moser, Nick Paul
4–552% → 80%
P3 19:33 TBLJake GuentzelEN
from Ryan McDonagh
4–697% → 100%

Every player

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CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Eric Robinson L13:501+0.84−0.10+0.76−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Bradly Nadeau L13:061+0.78+0.02+0.58−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Jackson Blake R19:251+0.40−0.38+0.78+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Nikishin D19:45+0.19+0.18+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L10:551+0.03+0.03+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Andrei Svechnikov R18:121+0.02−0.24+0.66+0.01−0.01−0.39+0.00
William Carrier L9:50−0.04−0.04+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C10:061−0.18+0.05+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19−0.02
Jordan Staal C15:081−0.18−0.11+0.00−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.04
Sean Walker D18:05−0.18+0.04−0.19−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Logan Stankoven C16:221−0.18−0.15−0.19−0.01−0.02+0.19+0.00
Mike Reilly D13:45−0.27−0.28+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D21:28−0.31−0.24−0.03−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L19:361−0.32−0.25−0.09+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D18:111−0.35−0.29−0.05+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D19:59−0.39−0.34−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho C21:19−0.51−0.28−0.16+0.01−0.04+0.00−0.03
Taylor Hall L15:52−0.52−0.27−0.27+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Pyotr Kochetkov G59:06−1.39

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ryan McDonagh D19:3411+1.10+0.34+0.73+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gage Goncalves C10:181+0.70−0.02+0.70+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Point C18:251+0.61+0.15+0.46+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.02
Jack Finley C8:191+0.56+0.04+0.54−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Jake Guentzel C19:192+0.38+0.07+0.31−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Oliver Bjorkstrand R13:01+0.24+0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.19+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C22:30+0.22+0.23−0.10+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.07
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D16:422+0.22+0.20+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
J.J. Moser D22:551+0.18+0.37−0.19+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C13:44+0.07+0.12−0.01−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C16:131+0.04+0.26−0.23+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dominic James C10:442+0.03+0.04+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Paul L12:501+0.02+0.15−0.18−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.05
Declan Carlile D15:22+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Max Crozier D16:421−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Pontus Holmberg R12:261−0.02+0.19−0.19−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikita Kucherov R19:251−0.04+0.15−0.26+0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
Darren Raddysh D23:06−0.30+0.25−0.36+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G60:00−1.67

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.