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2026-03-18 · Lenovo Center

5 – 6Final/OT

CAR beat PIT 6–5 in overtime. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 4.8 to 3.8: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Sean Walker scored at 4:31 of overtime, moving CAR’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Stuart Skinner allowed 1.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
35 – 44
Expected goals
3.8 – 4.8
xG share
CAR 56%
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.

PIT goalCAR goal

Expected goals

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

PITCAR

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.

PIT
2 G, 1 A · 24:02 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +1.61 · Suppression −0.06
+1.66
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 25:19 TOI
On-ice +0.45 · Finishing +0.90 · Penalties −0.19
+1.12
CAR
1 G, 1 A · 15:38 TOI
On-ice +0.23 · Finishing +0.63 · Playmaking +0.05 · Penalties +0.19
+1.11

Rough nights

PIT
64:31 TOI
GSAx −1.29
−1.29
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 13:18 TOI
Finishing −0.81
−0.87
CAR
Seth Jarvis
0 G, 1 A · 20:03 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.58
−0.69

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPIT–CARWin prob.
P1 9:34 CARJordan MartinookSH
from Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin
0–153% → 69%
P2 9:57 PITSidney Crosby
from Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson
1–126% → 47%
P2 16:51 CARJackson Blake
from Taylor Hall, Nikolaj Ehlers
1–253% → 76%
P3 0:59 PITErik KarlssonPP
from Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin
2–228% → 49%
P3 3:27 CARTaylor Hall
from Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven
2–352% → 79%
P3 7:16 PITBryan Rust
unassisted
3–319% → 48%
P3 12:59 CARLogan StankovenPP
from Nikolaj Ehlers, Jackson Blake
3–453% → 86%
P3 14:46 PITErik Karlsson
from Parker Wotherspoon, Sidney Crosby
4–412% → 49%
P3 15:09 PITBen Kindel
from Anthony Mantha, Ilya Solovyov
5–449% → 87%
P3 17:09 CARK'Andre Miller
from Sean Walker, Nikolaj Ehlers
5–59% → 51%
OT 4:31 CARSean Walker
from Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis
5–652% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Erik Karlsson D24:0221+1.66+0.11+1.61+0.01−0.06+0.00+0.00
Ben Kindel C14:361+0.45+0.04+0.46−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
Bryan Rust R18:331+0.45+0.02+0.46−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Sidney Crosby C18:3311+0.44−0.09+0.45+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.06
Evgeni Malkin C21:431+0.13−0.27+0.00+0.05−0.03+0.39+0.00
Connor Clifton D14:34+0.04+0.01+0.00−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Ilya Solovyov D12:391−0.04−0.04+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Rickard Rakell R20:462−0.08+0.02−0.11+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D18:541−0.09+0.06+0.00+0.01+0.03−0.19+0.00
Justin Brazeau R10:57−0.09−0.08−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Elmer Soderblom L9:59−0.09−0.09−0.20−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Tommy Novak C17:44−0.25−0.09−0.14+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.02
Anthony Mantha R17:241−0.34−0.01−0.33−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D21:59−0.37−0.39+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D25:28−0.46−0.30−0.14+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R16:49−0.54−0.13−0.39−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C12:53−0.68−0.12−0.55−0.02+0.03+0.00−0.02
Noel Acciari C13:18−0.87−0.04−0.81−0.02+0.03+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Stuart Skinner G64:31−1.29

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
K'Andre Miller D25:191+1.12+0.45+0.90−0.02−0.02−0.19+0.00
Taylor Hall L15:3811+1.11+0.23+0.63+0.05−0.00+0.19+0.00
Sean Walker D22:1711+0.89+0.33+0.58−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jackson Blake R18:0612+0.74+0.20+0.54+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L16:381+0.54+0.12+0.44−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Logan Stankoven C15:1911+0.41+0.20+0.23−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.01
Nikolaj Ehlers L17:503+0.07+0.08−0.05+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D20:43+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L6:51+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Staal C18:001−0.02+0.16+0.00−0.03−0.01−0.19+0.04
Eric Robinson L7:55−0.06+0.11−0.15−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mike Reilly D13:34−0.08+0.02−0.08−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jaccob Slavin D23:521−0.10−0.10−0.02+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Nikishin D16:20−0.31−0.14−0.18+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L8:39−0.41−0.03−0.18−0.03+0.02−0.19+0.01
Andrei Svechnikov R18:02−0.42−0.25+0.00+0.04−0.02−0.19+0.00
Sebastian Aho C20:561−0.44−0.03−0.57+0.03−0.04+0.19−0.02
Seth Jarvis R20:031−0.69−0.10−0.58−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Frederik Andersen G64:31−0.29

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.