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Game Recap
CBJ4
FinalMon, Dec 29, 2025Every game that night
OTT1

CBJ beat OTT 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.20 expected goals to 2.33. D. Severson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Greaves stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ1124
OTT0101
  1. 1st 15:58CBJB. Jenner0.24 xG
  2. 2nd 1:21CBJD. Severson0.03 xG
  3. 2nd 8:16OTTJ. Sanderson0.07 xG
  4. 3rd 1:57CBJD. Mateychuk0.03 xG
  5. 3rd 15:54CBJK. Marchenko0.20 xG

Team Stats

CBJOTT
22Shots on goal28
3.20Expected goals2.33
45Shot attempts60
155v5 shots on goal20
0/3Power play0/4
23Hits18
16Blocked shots10
13Penalty minutes11
20Giveaways14
5Takeaways3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 3.20 xGOTT 2.33 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 15:58CBJ goal, 1:21OTT goal, 8:16CBJ goal, 1:57CBJ goal, 15:54

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

CBJ21 on goal, 4 scored
OTT28 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CoyleC022210+2015:080:35
C. SillingerC022131+1214:490:12
M. MarchmentLW011100+1220:265:19
A. FantilliC011310+1019:094:49
K. MarchenkoRW101511+1017:274:56
D. VoronkovLW0111010016:314:30
B. JennerC101231+2015:561:01
B. GaunceC0000000015:020:00
M. WoodLW0001200013:580:00
M. OlivierRW000140+1513:000:00
K. JohnsonC000100008:040:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000031007:050:00
D. SeversonD112103+2218:410:48
D. MateychukD101201+2027:264:43
I. ProvorovD000012+2027:040:42
D. FabbroD0000230219:090:00
B. SmithD0000020012:360:00
J. ChristiansenD0001200010:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves28271.96460:00Win
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC0111500023:555:17
B. TkachukLW011210+1018:524:54
D. BathersonRW000120-4020:434:38
S. PintoC0002100018:140:08
D. CozensC000321-3218:005:10
R. GreigC0002110017:112:03
C. GirouxRW000200+1016:182:50
F. ZetterlundLW000420-2216:032:09
M. AmadioRW0002100014:520:12
D. PerronLW000210-2211:252:14
N. CousinsC000000009:440:00
K. MacDermidLW000000052:500:00
J. SandersonD101101+1024:554:35
T. ChabotD000302-3022:572:58
J. SpenceD000201-3017:180:14
A. ZubD0001010017:060:13
T. KlevenD000001-1013:560:00
N. MatinpaloD0000220013:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Meriläinen22184.81855:50Loss
H. Shepard000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CBJ

Line 2C. Coyle10:52B. Jenner10:04M. Olivier10:38
Line 3D. Voronkov10:27C. Sillinger11:41M. Wood9:39
Pair 1D. Severson14:58D. Mateychuk16:21
Pair 2D. Fabbro15:40I. Provorov17:20
Pair 3B. Smith10:22J. Christiansen10:09

OTT

Line 1D. Batherson12:55D. Cozens10:41B. Tkachuk10:48
Line 2M. Amadio14:01S. Pinto12:50N. Cousins9:44
Line 4C. Giroux8:59R. Greig11:54
Pair 1T. Chabot17:34J. Spence15:17
Pair 2J. Sanderson14:21A. Zub13:29
Pair 3T. Kleven12:00N. Matinpalo11:53

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 2.8, OTT 3.4CBJ 4, OTT 1
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalCBJ 26.1, OTT 30.8CBJ 22, OTT 28
Win chanceOTT 61%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk4.220.90134%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.830.75130%0
OTT T. Stützle2.511.05132%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.550.72128%1
OTT D. Batherson2.510.93030%0
OTT D. Cozens2.530.72024%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.410.72115%1
OTT F. Zetterlund2.240.52022%0
CBJ B. Jenner2.120.50122%1
OTT T. Chabot2.030.63014%0
OTT S. Pinto2.020.60026%0
CBJ M. Marchment1.910.54122%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.810.52123%0
OTT C. Giroux1.820.74023%0
CBJ M. Wood1.810.33015%0
OTT D. Perron1.720.59023%0
OTT M. Amadio1.620.51023%0
OTT R. Greig1.620.41016%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.500.3708%0
OTT J. Spence1.520.4808%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.410.32211%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.420.52218%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.320.42111%1
OTT T. Kleven1.200.1904%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.110.30013%0
CBJ D. Severson1.110.3227%1
OTT A. Zub1.110.3207%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.110.35013%0
CBJ B. Gaunce1.000.20010%0
OTT N. Cousins1.000.26011%0
OTT N. Matinpalo1.000.1603%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.900.1905%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese0.800.1507%0
CBJ B. Smith0.600.1303%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.610.0801%0
OTT K. MacDermid0.300.0603%0

Shots on goal: 26 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.