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2026-04-14 · UBS Arena

2 – 1Final

CAR beat NYI 2–1. CAR lost the expected-goals battle 2.4 to 2.8 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Mark Jankowski scored at 14:38 of the third, moving CAR’s win probability from 49% to 86%. Brandon Bussi saved 2.2 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
21 – 30
Expected goals
2.4 – 2.8
xG share
NYI 54%
Home-ice start
NYI 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 goalNYI goal

Expected goals

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

CARNYI

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
Brandon Bussi
60:00 TOI
GSAx +2.17
+2.17
NYI
1 G, 0 A · 20:18 TOI
Finishing +0.76 · Faceoffs −0.05
+0.75
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 17:34 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +0.78
+0.72

Rough nights

CAR
0 G, 0 A · 12:58 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing −0.63
−0.53
NYI
Mathew Barzal
0 G, 1 A · 19:55 TOI
Finishing −0.37
−0.37
NYI
Calum Ritchie
0 G, 0 A · 15:55 TOI
Finishing −0.30
−0.37

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCAR–NYIWin prob.
P1 3:05 CARNikolaj Ehlers
from Felix Unger Sorum, Logan Stankoven
1–047% → 62%
P2 13:14 NYIBo HorvatPP
from Mathew Barzal, Victor Eklund
1–131% → 53%
P3 14:38 CARMark Jankowski
from Joel Nystrom, Alexander Nikishin
2–149% → 86%

Every player

Show both lineups

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mark Jankowski L17:341+0.72−0.07+0.78−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.02
Nikolaj Ehlers L15:021+0.49−0.04+0.54−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Alexander Nikishin D23:401+0.15+0.15+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Logan Stankoven C12:511+0.08+0.08−0.15−0.00−0.02+0.19−0.02
William Carrier L10:40+0.04+0.04+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Nystrom D15:511+0.04+0.02+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ronan Seeley D15:12−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Charles Alexis Legault D22:01−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Bradly Nadeau L16:40−0.03−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D19:17−0.04−0.04+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Felix Unger Sorum R14:351−0.07−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C17:29−0.13+0.05−0.16−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Nicolas Deslauriers L11:28−0.22−0.20+0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Skyler Brind'Amour C15:41−0.23−0.19−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L18:44−0.23−0.18−0.01−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Eric Robinson L14:07−0.27+0.16−0.22−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Mike Reilly D22:10−0.33−0.11−0.01−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Jackson Blake R12:58−0.53+0.11−0.63+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Brandon Bussi G60:00+2.17

NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Bo Horvat C20:181+0.75+0.05+0.76−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.05
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C14:56+0.12+0.12+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Emil Heineman L15:47+0.03+0.15−0.29−0.03−0.00+0.19+0.00
Simon Holmstrom R16:37−0.01+0.03−0.04−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Scott Mayfield D17:45−0.04−0.04+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Isaiah George D16:33−0.07−0.03−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Schenn C19:09−0.08−0.05−0.10+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.05
Adam Pelech D17:30−0.10+0.14−0.06−0.00+0.02−0.19+0.00
Casey Cizikas C12:25−0.13−0.03−0.09−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Victor Eklund R15:301−0.13−0.01−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tony DeAngelo D19:38−0.14+0.01−0.13+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Ondrej Palat L11:48−0.14−0.16+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matthew Schaefer D24:13−0.19+0.29−0.48+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Liam Foudy C11:17−0.20−0.13−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Carson Soucy D15:44−0.21−0.04−0.20−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Anders Lee C16:31−0.28+0.18−0.45−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Calum Ritchie C15:55−0.37−0.04−0.30−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathew Barzal C19:551−0.37+0.02−0.37+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
David Rittich G56:29−0.05

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.