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2026-03-20 · Scotiabank Arena

4 – 3Final/OT

CAR beat TOR 4–3 in overtime. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 4.3 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Alexander Nikishin scored at 0:41 of overtime, moving CAR’s win probability from 48% to 100%.

Shots on goal
36 – 26
Expected goals
4.3 – 2.4
xG share
CAR 64%
Home-ice start
TOR 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 goalTOR goal

Expected goals

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

CARTOR

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
1 G, 0 A · 23:58 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.78
+0.97
TOR
60:41 TOI
GSAx +0.67
+0.67
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 18:03 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.63
+0.63

Rough nights

TOR
0 G, 0 A · 18:01 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.16 · Penalties −0.19
−0.55
TOR
Bo Groulx
0 G, 1 A · 15:53 TOI
On-ice −0.34 · Finishing −0.17
−0.52
TOR
Nicholas Robertson
0 G, 0 A · 10:39 TOI
Finishing −0.17 · Penalties −0.19
−0.38

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCAR–TORWin prob.
P1 11:48 TORDakota Joshua
from Bo Groulx, Matias Maccelli
0–153% → 70%
P2 5:57 CARJordan StaalPP
from Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho
1–128% → 47%
P2 12:35 CAREric RobinsonPP
unassisted
2–147% → 69%
P2 13:47 TORJohn Tavares
from Calle Jarnkrok, Jake McCabe
2–230% → 53%
P2 17:40 CARK'Andre MillerSH
unassisted
3–247% → 71%
P3 13:50 TORWilliam Nylander
from Matias Maccelli
3–315% → 51%
OT 0:41 CARAlexander Nikishin
from Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho
4–348% → 100%

Every player

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CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
K'Andre Miller D23:581+0.97+0.21+0.78−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Staal C18:031+0.63+0.06+0.63−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03
Alexander Nikishin D14:231+0.50+0.18+0.51+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Eric Robinson L8:251+0.45−0.01+0.47−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L18:00+0.28+0.02−0.15+0.02+0.00+0.39+0.00
Mike Reilly D9:07+0.06+0.07+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L16:31−0.02+0.03+0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
Jalen Chatfield D22:07−0.04+0.11−0.14−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho C18:472−0.10+0.09−0.23+0.04−0.02+0.00+0.02
Logan Stankoven C16:32−0.13+0.34−0.43−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01
Seth Jarvis R17:562−0.13+0.08−0.22−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Andrei Svechnikov R14:36−0.14−0.14+0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jaccob Slavin D23:58−0.14−0.10−0.07+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D20:42−0.15+0.24−0.36−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L10:40−0.18−0.19+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
William Carrier L9:32−0.19−0.03−0.16−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Taylor Hall L17:39−0.21+0.27−0.56+0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jackson Blake R17:07−0.30+0.26−0.56+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Brandon Bussi G60:41−0.25

TOR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
John Tavares C16:121+0.46−0.03+0.45+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.05
Dakota Joshua C11:251+0.41−0.18+0.60−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01
William Nylander R20:391+0.35−0.14+0.49−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Steven Lorentz C12:18+0.07−0.03−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Brandon Carlo D16:24+0.02+0.03−0.03+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Jake McCabe D22:551−0.01+0.04−0.06+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Calle Jarnkrok C14:461−0.04−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Max Domi C15:36−0.08+0.06−0.17+0.04+0.00+0.00−0.02
Simon Benoit D21:28−0.10−0.11−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jacob Quillan C10:12−0.11−0.10+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Matias Maccelli L12:592−0.13−0.13+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Troy Stecher D21:41−0.23−0.20−0.06−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Matthew Knies L20:01−0.23−0.21−0.22−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Easton Cowan R12:21−0.25+0.05−0.12+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Morgan Rielly D18:33−0.33−0.20−0.13+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicholas Robertson L10:39−0.38+0.00−0.17−0.02−0.00−0.19+0.00
Bo Groulx C15:531−0.52−0.34−0.17−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D18:01−0.55−0.20−0.16+0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joseph Woll G60:41+0.67

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.