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Game Recap
NSH2
Final/SOSat, Oct 10, 2026Every game that night
OTT3

OTT beat NSH 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.71 expected goals to 1.99. T. Stützle led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Wood had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. L. Ullmark stopped 16 of 18.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
NSH20002
OTT01113
  1. 1st 8:50NSHR. Colton0.21 xG
  2. 1st 13:10NSHJ. MarchessaultPP0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 9:29OTTT. StützlePP0.17 xG
  4. 3rd 18:37OTTD. Batherson0.26 xG

Team Stats

NSHOTT
18Shots on goal20
1.99Expected goals2.71
46Shot attempts65
105v5 shots on goal9
1/6Power play1/6
34Hits20
26Blocked shots15
12Penalty minutes8
16Giveaways17
8Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 1.99 xGOTT 2.71 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTNSH goal, 8:50NSH goal, 13:10OTT goal, 9:29OTT goal, 18:37

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

NSH17 on goal, 2 scored
OTT20 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. StamkosC011022-1019:014:54
J. MarchessaultRW1013300017:534:46
A. KerfootC011012+1014:502:17
V. PinchukC011000+1011:102:12
R. ColtonC101122+108:220:47
R. O'ReillyC000002-1222:075:03
F. ForsbergLW000110-1220:364:44
J. DruryC0001120019:080:01
M. WoodRW0004100015:222:12
A. EdstromC0000810013:570:10
N. HoglanderLW0002110212:331:24
R. SchaeferLW0001200010:430:09
R. JosiD0112050224:194:55
B. SkjeiD000120-1221:052:26
A. WilsbyD000211+1220:240:00
J. StrubleD000062+1019:070:12
N. HagueD0000330018:540:12
N. PerbixD000003-1018:220:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Murray20182.90064:57OT loss
J. Saros000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC112411+1026:064:36
S. PintoC011010+1021:412:30
D. CozensC011310+1020:163:39
D. BathersonRW101320+1019:453:46
R. GreigC0000100020:132:11
C. GirouxRW000220+1018:423:31
M. AmadioRW0001010215:470:00
A. BurakovskyLW0000010211:442:21
N. CousinsC000011-109:580:00
W. FoegeleLW000020-109:170:00
F. ZetterlundLW000031008:300:00
S. HallidayC000011-107:571:38
T. ChabotD011311+1228:433:06
J. SpenceD0002110024:300:13
T. KlevenD000123-1021:060:00
C. YakemchukD000101-1019:522:04
N. MatinpaloD0000120015:550:00
H. StanleyD000001028:580:03
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark18162.88963:43Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NSH

Line 2J. Drury13:29A. Edstrom13:16R. Schaefer10:34
Line 3F. Forsberg11:57M. Wood9:49N. Hoglander11:09
Pair 1J. Struble17:29A. Wilsby17:19
Pair 2R. Josi14:09N. Hague14:40
Pair 3B. Skjei12:31N. Perbix12:15

OTT

Line 2D. Cozens13:08R. Greig12:45N. Cousins9:55
Line 3C. Giroux12:30S. Pinto11:31M. Amadio12:11
Pair 1T. Chabot19:55J. Spence18:46
Pair 2C. Yakemchuk14:26T. Kleven14:57
Pair 3N. Matinpalo10:54H. Stanley8:55

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.

Prop Results

8 of 19 overs hit (42%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
OTT D. Batherson2.5+120-1483Over
OTT D. Cozens2.5-105-1153Over
NSH F. Forsberg2.5-135+1101Under
NSH R. Josi2.5+140-1502Under
OTT S. Pinto2.5+122-1500Under
NSH S. Stamkos2.5+126-1400Under
OTT T. Chabot2.5+150-1803Over
OTT T. Stützle2.5+105-1154Over
OTT A. Burakovsky1.5-125–0Under
OTT C. Giroux1.5-105+1002Over
OTT C. Yakemchuk1.5+104-1101Under
OTT F. Zetterlund1.5+120-1550Under
NSH J. Marchessault1.5-135+1053Over
OTT J. Spence1.5-104-1102Over
NSH M. Wood1.5+125-1454Over
NSH R. Colton1.5-105-1301Under
OTT R. Greig1.5-115-1050Under
NSH R. O'Reilly1.5-135+1200Under
OTT W. Foegele1.5+135-1850Under

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNSH 2.7, OTT 3.4NSH 2, OTT 3
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalNSH 24.5, OTT 31.3NSH 18, OTT 20
Win chanceOTT 62%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg2.910.96036%0
OTT T. Stützle2.641.11232%1
OTT D. Cozens2.630.66124%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.500.84135%0
OTT S. Pinto2.400.70127%0
NSH R. Josi2.420.80119%0
OTT D. Batherson2.330.87130%1
OTT T. Chabot2.330.67116%0
NSH J. Marchessault2.230.66128%1
OTT C. Giroux2.120.73022%0
NSH R. O'Reilly2.000.84027%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.800.42017%0
OTT R. Greig1.800.48017%0
OTT J. Spence1.720.4609%0
NSH R. Colton1.610.32114%1
OTT M. Amadio1.510.52022%0
OTT S. Halliday1.500.45015%0
OTT W. Foegele1.400.31016%0
NSH M. Wood1.440.43019%0
OTT C. Yakemchuk1.410.4208%0
OTT T. Kleven1.410.2806%0
OTT A. Burakovsky1.200.46016%0
NSH B. Skjei1.210.3409%0
NSH J. Drury1.110.29011%0
NSH N. Hoglander1.020.29014%0
NSH A. Wilsby1.020.2603%0
NSH A. Edstrom1.000.20012%0
OTT N. Cousins1.000.26010%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.900.1203%0
NSH N. Perbix0.900.2105%0
NSH A. Kerfoot0.800.33112%0
NSH N. Hague0.800.1704%0
NSH R. Schaefer0.810.15010%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 33 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.