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2026-10-08 ·

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CAR took this one from VAN, 7–2. No robbery here: CAR also won the expected-goals battle 4.8 to 1.7, and the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: K'Andre Miller scored at 1:18 of the first, taking CAR’s win probability from 53% to 69%. A tough night in net for Kevin Lankinen: he allowed 1.9 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
20 – 34
Expected goals
1.7 – 4.8
xG share
CAR 74%
Model before the game
CAR 83%

Win probability

How it felt from the stands, priced second by second by the site’s win-probability model: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

VAN goalCAR goal

Expected goals

Who was actually getting the chances: a running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

VANCAR

Three stars, by the model

Not the arena’s picks, the model’s. 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
3 G, 0 A · 15:08 TOI
Finishing +1.36 · Playmaking −0.13
+1.22
VAN
2 G, 0 A · 18:44 TOI
Finishing +0.75 · Playmaking −0.08 · Penalties +0.19
+0.85
CAR
2 G, 0 A · 15:19 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.60
+0.69

Rough nights

VAN
39:42 TOI
GSAx −1.92
−1.92
CAR
0 G, 0 A · 19:29 TOI
Playmaking −0.11 · Penalties −0.38
−0.49
CAR
0 G, 0 A · 15:47 TOI
Finishing −0.33
−0.38

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVAN–CARWin prob.
P1 1:18 CARK'Andre Miller
from William Carrier, Sean Walker
0–153% → 69%
P1 7:11 CARAndrei SvechnikovPP
from Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake
0–270% → 83%
P1 9:25 CARAndrei SvechnikovPP
from Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere
0–384% → 90%
P2 3:20 CARMark Jankowski
from Jesperi Kotkaniemi
0–494% → 99%
P2 4:03 VANJake DeBrusk
from Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Elias Pettersson
1–41% → 5%
P2 13:13 CARLogan StankovenSH
from Sean Walker, Sebastian Aho
1–597% → 99%
P2 19:02 CARLogan StankovenPP
from Taylor Hall, Sean Walker
1–6100% → 100%
P3 11:36 CARLogan Stankoven
from Taylor Hall, Sean Walker
1–7100% → 100%
P3 13:04 VANJake DeBrusk
from Elias Pettersson, Zeev Buium
2–70% → 0%

Every player

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VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jake DeBrusk L18:442+0.85−0.02+0.75−0.08+0.01+0.19+0.00
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R17:201+0.19−0.02−0.16+0.19+0.00+0.19+0.00
Elias Pettersson C20:202+0.08−0.02−0.09+0.25+0.00+0.00−0.06
Elias Pettersson D16:57+0.08−0.02−0.09+0.03−0.02+0.19+0.00
Marco Rossi C18:55+0.08−0.03−0.03−0.08−0.01+0.19+0.04
Zeev Buium D23:491−0.03−0.03−0.01+0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00
Victor Mancini D15:24−0.03−0.03−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Aatu Räty C8:36−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Paul Cotter C14:36−0.10−0.05−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Arshdeep Bains L9:38−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tom Willander D20:28−0.12−0.05−0.01−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jamie Oleksiak D14:48−0.14−0.12−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Liam Ohgren L13:09−0.15−0.04−0.09−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Filip Hronek D23:52−0.18−0.10−0.06−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brock Boeser R18:15−0.18−0.03−0.07−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Drew O'Connor L12:48−0.26−0.03−0.00−0.03−0.01−0.19+0.00
Max Sasson C13:46−0.27−0.09−0.00−0.03−0.02−0.19+0.06
Linus Karlsson C15:43−0.34−0.05−0.06−0.04−0.01−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Leevi Meriläinen G20:00+0.01
Kevin Lankinen G39:42−1.92

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Logan Stankoven C15:083+1.22+0.03+1.36−0.13−0.00+0.00−0.03
Andrei Svechnikov R15:192+0.69+0.13+0.60−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D19:292+0.45+0.14−0.07+0.19−0.00+0.19+0.00
Mark Jankowski L15:071+0.38+0.06+0.37−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.03
Sean Walker D21:234+0.29+0.09−0.01+0.23−0.02+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D20:171+0.28+0.09+0.43−0.02−0.03−0.19+0.00
Taylor Hall L13:432+0.20+0.02−0.07+0.25+0.00+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L12:481+0.12+0.04−0.09+0.17−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jackson Blake R15:312+0.10+0.12−0.45+0.24+0.00+0.19+0.00
Jordan Staal C13:35+0.09+0.08−0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.04
Nikolaj Ehlers L11:08+0.01+0.04−0.02−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C13:241−0.01+0.04−0.00+0.15−0.00−0.19+0.00
Jaccob Slavin D21:01−0.06+0.03−0.01−0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho C17:411−0.07+0.13−0.11−0.04−0.02+0.00−0.03
Eric Robinson L14:29−0.10+0.06−0.35+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Mike Reilly D16:41−0.13+0.05−0.04−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L15:47−0.38+0.02−0.33−0.04−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jalen Chatfield D19:29−0.49+0.03−0.01−0.11−0.01−0.38+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Pyotr Kochetkov G60:00+0.12

One game is a tiny sample: a single goal against on a player’s shift or a lucky finish moves his net goals a lot, so don’t trade anyone over a rough night. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they’re built.