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Game Recap
OTT2
FinalTue, Apr 8, 2025Every game that night
CBJ5

CBJ beat OTT 5-2, with the chances close: 3.21 expected goals to 3.48. T. Chabot led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Sanderson had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. E. Merzlikins stopped 33 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0112
CBJ2125
  1. 1st 7:00CBJD. Voronkov0.16 xG
  2. 1st 16:38CBJJ. Danforth0.25 xG
  3. 2nd 16:18OTTF. ZetterlundPP0.65 xG
  4. 2nd 19:38CBJM. Olivier0.05 xG
  5. 3rd 2:37CBJS. MonahanPP0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 11:42CBJA. Fantilli0.23 xG
  7. 3rd 15:10OTTT. Chabot0.28 xG

Team Stats

OTTCBJ
35Shots on goal35
3.48Expected goals3.21
73Shot attempts69
225v5 shots on goal28
1/4Power play1/2
27Hits23
23Blocked shots20
6Penalty minutes10
13Giveaways16
0Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.48 xGCBJ 3.21 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 7:00CBJ goal, 16:38OTT goal, 16:18CBJ goal, 19:38CBJ goal, 2:37CBJ goal, 11:42OTT goal, 15:10

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

OTT35 on goal, 2 scored
CBJ32 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. BathersonRW011510+1018:164:27
D. PerronLW0114400016:503:15
C. GirouxRW011212-1016:472:47
F. ZetterlundLW101611-1016:242:43
T. StützleC000142+1219:154:38
D. CozensC000151-1017:224:28
R. GreigC000220-2017:064:33
S. PintoC000100-1015:050:25
M. AmadioRW000031-2013:340:23
M. HighmoreC0000100211:170:00
A. GaudetteRW000010-2010:582:53
A. CrookshankC000011-109:140:03
T. ChabotD112303+1025:453:27
J. SandersonD000703-1024:454:26
A. ZubD0001130019:120:27
N. JensenD0001230017:190:00
T. KlevenD000002-3013:050:00
N. MatinpaloD000101-3212:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Forsberg35305.85759:59Loss
L. Ullmark000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. OlivierRW112143+2016:220:12
K. JohnsonC0225010014:282:44
J. DanforthRW112120+2013:170:00
S. MonahanC1013130219:252:44
A. FantilliC1014000212:230:00
D. VoronkovLW101122+1012:170:12
S. KuralyC011012+1211:280:00
B. JennerC0002110018:442:44
K. MarchenkoRW0002210016:332:44
C. SillingerC000210+2016:300:12
J. van RiemsdykLW0001100010:470:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000120+1010:390:00
Z. WerenskiD011302+1225:252:44
I. ProvorovD011312+3022:580:12
E. GudbransonD0112310019:330:00
D. MateychukD011101+3018:150:12
D. FabbroD0002100220:250:00
J. ChristiansenD000111-1011:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins35332.94359:39Win
D. Tarasov000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.3, CBJ 3.3OTT 2, CBJ 5
Total goals6.57
Shots on goalOTT 29.8, CBJ 31.0OTT 35, CBJ 35
Win chanceCBJ 51%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.430.83116%0
CBJ B. Jenner2.620.64029%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.420.71030%0
OTT D. Cozens2.410.64023%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.340.59125%1
OTT J. Sanderson2.370.63011%0
OTT D. Batherson2.250.77126%0
CBJ S. Monahan2.230.75124%1
OTT T. Chabot2.130.54211%1
OTT F. Zetterlund2.060.47119%1
OTT S. Pinto2.010.57024%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.010.50122%1
OTT T. Stützle1.910.90026%0
OTT D. Perron1.940.62125%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.850.66224%0
OTT R. Greig1.720.53020%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.720.37014%0
OTT C. Giroux1.620.65122%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.510.34216%1
OTT M. Amadio1.400.44021%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.320.3107%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.310.32215%1
OTT A. Crookshank1.300.21011%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.330.3517%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.200.23111%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.210.39016%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.210.20010%0
OTT A. Zub1.110.2906%0
OTT N. Jensen1.110.2705%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.100.25014%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson1.120.2215%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.010.2817%0
OTT N. Matinpalo1.010.0903%0
OTT T. Kleven1.000.1405%0
OTT M. Highmore0.900.2109%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.610.1002%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 more 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.