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Game Recap
OTT4
FinalTue, Jan 20, 2026Every game that night
CBJ1

OTT beat CBJ 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.32 expected goals to 2.20. R. Greig led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Reimer stopped 21 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
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  1. 1st 3:34OTTT. Kleven0.05 xG
  2. 1st 7:46CBJS. Monahan0.14 xG
  3. 1st 10:15OTTT. Stützle0.09 xG
  4. 3rd 6:49OTTR. Greig0.26 xG
  5. 3rd 16:54OTTB. TkachukEN0.95 xG

Team Stats

OTTCBJ
21Shots on goal22
3.32Expected goals2.20
49Shot attempts49
145v5 shots on goal13
0/3Power play0/3
15Hits27
14Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways19
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.32 xGCBJ 2.20 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTT goal, 3:34CBJ goal, 7:46OTT goal, 10:15OTT goal, 6:49OTT goal, 16:54

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

OTT21 on goal, 4 scored
CBJ21 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC112200+1020:314:01
R. GreigC112210+2215:442:03
C. GirouxRW011011+1016:402:11
M. AmadioRW011011+1216:300:04
D. CozensC011220+1015:193:54
B. TkachukLW101130+2014:083:59
S. PintoC000111+1218:322:03
D. BathersonRW0001000015:173:48
D. PerronLW0001100012:331:38
L. EllerC0002200011:160:00
F. ZetterlundLW0001100010:570:00
N. CousinsC0000100010:320:00
T. ChabotD022202+1022:102:16
N. JensenD011000+1016:470:00
T. KlevenD101201+1215:300:00
J. SandersonD000114+1024:243:57
A. ZubD000003+1020:180:00
J. SpenceD000301+1015:230:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer22211.95559:29Win
H. Shepard000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. JohnsonC011100+1017:563:48
B. JennerC011241+1217:211:44
S. MonahanC1012000216:391:43
A. FantilliC000341-1021:484:16
K. MarchenkoRW000110-1018:234:20
C. CoyleC000100-2017:194:01
C. SillingerC0001200016:480:00
M. OlivierRW000040-1213:000:03
D. VoronkovLW000210-3010:291:59
D. HeinenLW000040-1010:180:00
B. GaunceC000211-209:300:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000031-207:420:00
Z. WerenskiD000200-2025:124:14
I. ProvorovD0002030223:301:46
D. SeversonD000012-1020:521:40
E. GudbransonD0002040020:490:00
J. ChristiansenD000020-1013:410:00
E. ZamulaD000100-1011:240:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins752.71420:00Loss
J. Greaves13121.92339:19

Lines at 5-on-5

OTT

Line 1M. Amadio13:43S. Pinto13:06C. Giroux12:55
Line 3D. Perron10:55N. Cousins10:32L. Eller9:45
Line 4D. Cozens10:54R. Greig10:19B. Tkachuk9:24
Pair 1N. Jensen16:05T. Chabot16:42
Pair 2J. Sanderson15:28A. Zub15:04
Pair 3J. Spence13:57T. Kleven13:25

CBJ

Line 2S. Monahan11:41K. Johnson13:37B. Jenner12:51
Line 3C. Coyle10:02M. Olivier11:21D. Voronkov7:49
Pair 1E. Gudbranson16:32I. Provorov17:52
Pair 2D. Severson16:16Z. Werenski16:59
Pair 3J. Christiansen12:08E. Zamula11:07

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.4, CBJ 3.3OTT 4, CBJ 1
Total goals6.65
Shots on goalOTT 30.0, CBJ 28.2OTT 21, CBJ 22
Win chanceOTT 51%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.810.76129%1
CBJ Z. Werenski3.321.07023%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.710.87031%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.730.79030%0
OTT T. Stützle2.420.94228%1
CBJ B. Jenner2.420.65126%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.210.69015%0
OTT D. Cozens2.220.57120%0
OTT D. Batherson2.210.76025%0
OTT S. Pinto2.110.58024%0
OTT T. Chabot1.920.53213%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.810.67022%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.810.65122%0
OTT R. Greig1.720.44216%1
OTT F. Zetterlund1.710.37016%0
OTT C. Giroux1.700.66120%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.720.4309%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.620.63120%1
CBJ C. Sillinger1.610.40013%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.620.48021%0
OTT D. Perron1.510.47019%0
CBJ D. Severson1.400.45010%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.300.38016%0
OTT J. Spence1.230.3406%0
OTT M. Amadio1.200.37117%0
CBJ B. Gaunce1.220.24011%0
OTT A. Zub1.100.2807%0
OTT T. Kleven1.120.1614%1
OTT N. Cousins1.000.25010%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson1.020.2505%0
OTT L. Eller0.920.2109%0
CBJ D. Heinen0.900.29012%0
OTT N. Jensen0.800.2415%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese0.800.1707%0
CBJ E. Zamula0.610.2304%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.600.1002%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 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.