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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalFri, Apr 11, 2025Every game that night
OTT5

OTT beat MTL 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.25 expected goals to 2.07. OTT outshot MTL 34 to 22. S. Pinto led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). D. Batherson had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. L. Ullmark stopped 20 of 22.

Team Stats

MTLOTT
22Shots on goal34
2.07Expected goals3.25
46Shot attempts58
155v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play0/3
21Hits18
7Blocked shots14
13Penalty minutes11
15Giveaways17
6Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.07 xGOTT 3.25 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTT goal, 0:28OTT goal, 4:18OTT goal, 1:05MTL goal, 2:26OTT goal, 14:14MTL goal, 15:32

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

MTL22 on goal, 2 scored
OTT32 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC101200-3219:093:51
C. DvorakC101100+1017:260:00
C. CaufieldRW011300-3017:003:13
J. SlafkovskýLW011120-2016:233:18
J. ArmiaRW0112000014:000:00
J. EvansC000030-1016:230:00
J. AndersonRW0000400215:340:00
A. NewhookC000100-1015:020:47
B. GallagherRW0000400213:280:42
P. LaineLW000400-1213:183:13
O. KapanenC000101-1012:290:40
M. PezzettaLW000120+157:450:00
J. StrubleD011220+1013:560:00
L. HutsonD0001010025:113:15
M. MathesonD000200-3021:580:47
K. GuhleD000030-1021:570:00
A. CarrierD000001-2018:360:14
D. SavardD000114-1014:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault33294.87959:46Loss
J. Dobes000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. GreigC112300+3019:503:59
S. PintoC202211+3017:260:23
M. AmadioRW022111+3014:420:49
D. BathersonRW101541+1217:554:02
D. CozensC1013200017:534:12
T. StützleC000420+1018:514:27
F. ZetterlundLW0000100017:161:33
D. PerronLW000100-1214:451:04
C. GirouxRW000010+2013:251:22
M. HighmoreC000000-1011:320:02
A. GaudetteRW000010-1011:041:47
H. HodgsonRW000040-157:150:00
J. SandersonD011502+2023:064:06
A. ZubD011112+2021:320:11
T. ChabotD011302+2021:191:54
N. JensenD011102+1018:200:09
T. KlevenD011301-1215:390:00
N. MatinpaloD0112020014:380:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark22202.90959:32Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMTL 3.1, OTT 3.3MTL 2, OTT 5
Total goals6.37
Shots on goalMTL 26.8, OTT 30.0MTL 22, OTT 34
Win chanceOTT 53%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MTL C. Caufield2.930.70131%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.450.63111%0
OTT D. Cozens2.430.62123%1
OTT D. Batherson2.450.76126%1
OTT T. Chabot2.230.57112%0
OTT F. Zetterlund2.200.47020%0
MTL N. Suzuki2.120.93128%1
MTL M. Matheson2.020.50011%0
MTL P. Laine2.040.58025%0
OTT D. Perron2.010.62025%0
OTT S. Pinto2.020.54223%2
OTT T. Stützle2.040.88027%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.900.44019%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.810.58120%0
OTT R. Greig1.830.50220%1
OTT C. Giroux1.700.64022%0
MTL J. Anderson1.600.35018%0
MTL A. Newhook1.510.39017%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.510.45116%1
MTL K. Guhle1.400.3207%0
OTT M. Amadio1.410.42221%0
MTL J. Armia1.320.29114%0
OTT H. Hodgson1.200.34013%0
MTL A. Carrier1.200.3105%0
MTL L. Hutson1.210.7407%0
MTL J. Evans1.100.40013%0
OTT A. Zub1.110.2816%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.100.25014%0
OTT N. Jensen1.110.2615%0
OTT N. Matinpalo1.020.0914%0
MTL O. Kapanen0.910.1708%0
OTT T. Kleven0.930.1315%0
OTT M. Highmore0.900.2109%0
MTL J. Struble0.820.1814%0
MTL M. Pezzetta0.610.1205%0
MTL D. Savard0.510.1703%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.