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2026-01-29 · Lenovo Center

4 – 5Final

CAR beat UTA 5–4. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 2.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jordan Staal scored at 19:30 of the third, moving CAR’s win probability from 51% to 97%. Karel Vejmelka allowed 1.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 33
Expected goals
2.9 – 3.5
xG share
CAR 55%
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.

UTA goalCAR goal

Expected goals

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

UTACAR

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, 1 A · 20:24 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing +1.61
+1.43
CAR
2 G, 1 A · 19:59 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +1.38 · Playmaking +0.05 · Penalties −0.19
+1.28
UTA
2 G, 1 A · 11:25 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +1.21
+1.27

Rough nights

UTA
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.73
−1.73
CAR
Brandon Bussi
71:42 TOI
GSAx −1.25
−1.25
UTA
0 G, 0 A · 19:14 TOI
Finishing −0.29 · Penalties −0.19 · Faceoffs −0.05
−0.49

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalUTA–CARWin prob.
P1 3:04 CARAndrei Svechnikov
unassisted
0–153% → 69%
P2 4:10 UTAKailer Yamamoto
from Jack McBain
1–128% → 47%
P2 8:24 UTAKailer Yamamoto
from Nick DeSimone, Michael Carcone
2–147% → 68%
P2 17:36 CARShayne GostisbeherePP
from Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis
2–229% → 53%
P2 17:55 UTAJJ Peterka
from Barrett Hayton
3–247% → 72%
P3 7:11 UTAMichael Carcone
from Jack McBain, Kailer Yamamoto
4–277% → 94%
P3 18:01 CARAndrei SvechnikovPP
from Shayne Gostisbehere, Nikolaj Ehlers
4–30% → 7%
P3 18:33 CARShayne GostisbeherePP
from Jackson Blake, Jaccob Slavin
4–47% → 50%
P3 19:30 CARJordan Staal
from Jordan Martinook, Jalen Chatfield
4–551% → 97%

Every player

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UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kailer Yamamoto R11:2521+1.27+0.05+1.21−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
JJ Peterka R15:431+1.08−0.00+0.88+0.02−0.02+0.19+0.01
Michael Carcone L12:5211+0.51−0.02+0.55−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Ian Cole D17:57+0.18+0.25−0.07+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick DeSimone D11:191−0.01+0.16−0.17−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Tanev L9:59−0.03−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Barrett Hayton C14:011−0.05+0.07−0.14−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Liam O'Brien C12:18−0.05−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Daniil But L12:44−0.07+0.04−0.10−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Sean Durzi D19:32−0.08−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Nate Schmidt D20:44−0.08−0.12+0.00+0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Jack McBain C17:212−0.11−0.04−0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.05
Clayton Keller R18:11−0.11−0.08−0.01+0.02−0.03+0.00−0.01
John Marino D21:42−0.22−0.21+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikhail Sergachev D24:29−0.31−0.02−0.10+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Lawson Crouse L19:50−0.33−0.19−0.32−0.02+0.01+0.19−0.01
Kevin Stenlund C16:10−0.45−0.11−0.09−0.01−0.01−0.19−0.05
Nick Schmaltz C19:14−0.49+0.01−0.29+0.04−0.00−0.19−0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G60:00−1.73

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Shayne Gostisbehere D20:2421+1.43−0.18+1.61+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Andrei Svechnikov R19:5921+1.28+0.05+1.38+0.05−0.00−0.19+0.00
Jordan Staal C15:351+0.80+0.20+0.65−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03
Jaccob Slavin D19:281+0.38+0.36−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L14:481+0.15+0.18+0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D19:561−0.00+0.33−0.33−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho C21:15−0.00+0.07−0.39+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.09
Nikolaj Ehlers L17:561−0.05+0.07−0.14+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jackson Blake R15:461−0.12−0.05−0.06−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L10:22−0.13−0.12+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L10:39−0.13−0.13+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01
Seth Jarvis R19:501−0.16+0.05−0.20−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Logan Stankoven C15:18−0.18−0.06−0.30−0.00−0.02+0.19+0.01
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C9:57−0.19−0.17−0.18−0.01−0.01+0.19−0.01
K'Andre Miller D18:34−0.22−0.15−0.04−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Alexander Nikishin D16:27−0.26−0.20−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Taylor Hall L14:29−0.29−0.07−0.25+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D17:13−0.38−0.11−0.04−0.01−0.03−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Brandon Bussi G71:42−1.25

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.