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Game Recap
COL5
Final/OTSat, Dec 4, 2021Every game that night
OTT6

OTT beat COL 6-5 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.23 expected goals to 2.14. B. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). A. Forsberg stopped 26 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
COL21205
OTT23016
  1. 1st 1:26COLD. Helm0.06 xG
  2. 1st 5:28OTTB. Tkachuk0.11 xG
  3. 1st 5:57OTTA. Watson0.09 xG
  4. 1st 8:19COLG. LandeskogPP0.15 xG
  5. 2nd 1:13OTTT. Stützle0.11 xG
  6. 2nd 2:49OTTJ. Norris0.11 xG
  7. 2nd 7:46OTTT. StützlePP0.09 xG
  8. 2nd 9:36COLA. Newhook0.16 xG
  9. 3rd 1:52COLT. Jost0.15 xG
  10. 3rd 18:40COLD. Toews0.06 xG
  11. OT 0:51OTTB. Tkachuk0.14 xG

Team Stats

COLOTT
31Shots on goal34
2.14Expected goals2.23
59Shot attempts60
245v5 shots on goal30
1/2Power play1/3
29Hits30
13Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways13
8Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 2.14 xGOTT 2.23 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTCOL goal, 1:26OTT goal, 5:28OTT goal, 5:57COL goal, 8:19OTT goal, 1:13OTT goal, 2:49OTT goal, 7:46COL goal, 9:36COL goal, 1:52COL goal, 18:40OTT goal, 0:51

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

COL31 on goal, 5 scored
OTT35 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC033311-1027:222:03
G. LandeskogLW112431-1023:142:03
A. NewhookC112200+2012:080:04
T. JostC101211+1014:190:04
N. Aube-KubelRW011010+2012:090:00
D. HelmC101220+109:270:00
A. BurakovskyLW0002010420:152:03
M. RantanenRW000220-1018:582:03
V. NichushkinRW000120-2018:570:04
L. O'ConnorRW0001300016:220:00
K. MacDermidLW000011+1013:000:00
J. MegnaC000110007:430:00
D. ToewsD1124140031:172:03
J. JohnsonD011022+1018:020:00
S. GirardD000422-3227:250:04
E. JohnsonD000260-1022:070:04
J. MacDonaldD000110006:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Johansson15123.80022:49
J. Annunen19172.89537:22OT loss

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. TkachukLW213640+2019:512:23
T. StützleC2133200015:412:23
J. NorrisC112301+1220:442:23
D. BathersonRW0110100020:312:23
C. BrownRW011310-1016:561:53
N. PaulLW0111000014:330:00
D. GambrellC0111300012:470:00
A. WatsonLW1013120010:590:00
C. TierneyC0001130013:381:54
T. EnnisRW0000100013:081:54
Z. SanfordLW0002210013:001:54
A. FormentonLW0001000212:080:00
T. ChabotD022401+2027:392:36
N. ZaitsevD0003440023:230:00
A. ZubD000013+1021:350:00
N. HoldenD000161+1018:240:00
D. HeatheringtonD000020-2012:520:00
L. ThomsonD000210-1012:371:42
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Forsberg31265.83960:51Win
F. Gustavsson000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.