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Game Recap
OTT3
FinalFri, Dec 13, 2024Every game that night
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OTT beat CAR 3-0, with the chances close: 2.28 expected goals to 2.25. CAR outshot OTT 32 to 22. S. Pinto led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). B. Burns had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. L. Ullmark stopped 32 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0123
CAR0000
  1. 2nd 4:04OTTS. Pinto0.11 xG
  2. 3rd 14:45OTTN. Jensen0.07 xG
  3. 3rd 19:13OTTS. PintoEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

OTTCAR
22Shots on goal32
2.28Expected goals2.25
35Shot attempts69
195v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play0/2
26Hits29
16Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways17
10Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.28 xGCAR 2.25 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTT goal, 4:04OTT goal, 14:45OTT goal, 19:13

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

OTT22 on goal, 3 scored
CAR31 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. PintoC202313+3017:101:51
M. AmadioRW022320+3015:540:10
N. CousinsC022000+3215:200:14
J. NorrisC0003400020:002:11
D. BathersonRW0001010019:022:16
B. TkachukLW0001320017:322:05
T. StützleC0002200014:482:09
C. GirouxRW0001020014:371:30
A. GaudetteRW0001200012:571:37
R. GreigC0001200011:431:40
Z. OstapchukC0000100011:120:00
N. GregorLW000042009:160:00
N. JensenD112210+3023:320:11
T. ChabotD000031+3024:201:45
J. SandersonD0002040022:372:13
T. HamonicD0002000020:370:00
T. KlevenD0000110013:080:04
J. Bernard-DockerD0000000212:150:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark323201.00060:00Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. NecasC000320-3220:542:31
A. SvechnikovRW000050-1019:062:31
S. AhoC000300-1018:552:28
S. JarvisRW000520-1018:352:28
J. KotkaniemiC000112-2016:481:30
J. StaalC0001510016:140:00
J. MartinookLW0002110016:040:00
J. RoslovicC0001000013:171:31
E. RobinsonLW000110-1012:160:00
W. CarrierLW000241-1210:400:00
T. JostC0000500210:091:30
J. BlakeRW0001000010:091:31
B. BurnsD000501-1022:571:25
S. GostisbehereD000310-2021:082:35
J. SlavinD0001120020:160:00
D. OrlovD000110-1018:280:00
J. ChatfieldD000000-1017:280:00
S. WalkerD000200-1015:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov21192.90557:16Loss
D. Tokarski000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 2.7, CAR 3.6OTT 3, CAR 0
Total goals6.33
Shots on goalOTT 26.8, CAR 32.2OTT 22, CAR 32
Win chanceCAR 63%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.510.82029%0
CAR M. Necas2.931.00030%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.800.91030%0
CAR S. Aho2.731.13036%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.350.84030%0
OTT D. Batherson2.110.76024%0
CAR B. Burns2.050.53012%0
OTT T. Stützle2.020.87024%0
OTT J. Norris1.930.60028%0
OTT S. Pinto1.830.40216%2
OTT T. Chabot1.800.4209%0
CAR J. Martinook1.720.48018%0
OTT C. Giroux1.710.63021%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.630.71013%0
CAR D. Orlov1.610.49010%0
CAR J. Staal1.610.41016%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.610.50018%0
OTT J. Sanderson1.520.3706%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.510.39015%0
CAR J. Slavin1.410.4208%0
OTT N. Cousins1.400.25210%0
OTT M. Amadio1.430.35217%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.310.34017%0
CAR S. Walker1.320.2507%0
CAR J. Blake1.310.31016%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.300.34010%0
CAR W. Carrier1.320.29015%0
CAR E. Robinson1.210.39015%0
OTT N. Gregor1.200.1909%0
OTT R. Greig1.010.28012%0
OTT T. Hamonic1.020.1404%0
OTT N. Jensen1.020.2524%1
CAR T. Jost1.000.2108%0
OTT T. Kleven0.800.1103%0
OTT J. Bernard-Docker0.600.1303%0
OTT Z. Ostapchuk0.400.1205%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.