COL beat OTT 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.82 expected goals to 3.09. B. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Giroux had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. J. Annunen stopped 26 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| COL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
- 1st 19:52COLN. Kovalenko0.22 xG
- 2nd 19:42COLJ. Manson0.02 xG
- 3rd 9:15OTTB. Tkachuk0.27 xG
- 3rd 11:23OTTN. Cousins0.56 xG
- 3rd 13:29COLL. O'Connor0.23 xG
- 3rd 15:01COLR. Colton0.03 xG
- 3rd 16:48OTTC. Giroux0.11 xG
- 3rd 18:45COLN. MacKinnonEN0.72 xG
- 3rd 19:50OTTC. Giroux0.09 xG
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
OTT 3.09 xGCOL 4.82 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:37 | 1:08 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:37 | 0:42 |
| N. Cousins | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:51 | 0:12 |
| J. Norris | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 | 1:08 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:25 | 0:53 |
| T. Stützle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:53 | 1:12 |
| R. Greig | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:04 | 0:48 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 15:24 | 0:40 |
| N. Gregor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:10 |
| A. Gaudette | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 | 0:41 |
| Z. MacEwen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:30 | 0:00 |
| C. Reinhardt | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:15 | 0:00 |
| T. Chabot | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 22:43 | 1:16 |
| T. Kleven | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 0:00 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:31 | 0:44 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20:38 | 0:26 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Bernard-Docker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 53:08 | Loss |
| L. Ullmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4:46 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:11 | 1:57 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:14 | 1:49 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 23:13 | 1:48 |
| R. Colton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:24 | 1:48 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 | 0:00 |
| N. Kovalenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:11 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:03 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:00 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:42 | 0:00 |
| I. Ivan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:12 |
| C. Wagner | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 |
| M. Stienburg | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 0:00 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:56 | 0:12 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:46 | 1:46 |
| J. Manson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:22 | 0:00 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:34 | 0:14 |
| C. de Haan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 0:00 |
| S. Malinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Annunen | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 59:34 | Win |
| A. Georgiev | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | OTT 3.0, COL 3.8 | OTT 4, COL 5 |
| Total goals | 6.9 | 9 |
| Shots on goal | OTT 29.3, COL 32.5 | OTT 30, COL 32 |
| Win chance | COL 63% | COL won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL N. MacKinnon | 4.5 | 5 | 1.61 | 2 | 44% | 1 |
| OTT B. Tkachuk | 3.8 | 5 | 0.89 | 3 | 32% | 1 |
| COL M. Rantanen | 3.2 | 5 | 1.34 | 1 | 42% | 0 |
| COL C. Makar | 2.7 | 1 | 1.34 | 1 | 26% | 0 |
| OTT D. Batherson | 2.4 | 1 | 0.79 | 1 | 26% | 0 |
| COL R. Colton | 2.4 | 6 | 0.67 | 1 | 28% | 1 |
| COL M. Wood | 2.2 | 2 | 0.37 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| OTT T. Stützle | 2.2 | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 26% | 0 |
| OTT J. Norris | 2.0 | 3 | 0.65 | 1 | 29% | 0 |
| COL C. Mittelstadt | 2.0 | 3 | 0.86 | 3 | 24% | 0 |
| OTT C. Giroux | 2.0 | 7 | 0.78 | 2 | 25% | 2 |
| OTT T. Chabot | 1.9 | 3 | 0.50 | 1 | 11% | 0 |
| OTT J. Sanderson | 1.9 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| OTT N. Gregor | 1.8 | 2 | 0.26 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| COL D. Toews | 1.8 | 1 | 0.72 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| COL J. Manson | 1.7 | 1 | 0.44 | 1 | 11% | 1 |
| COL L. O'Connor | 1.5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 16% | 1 |
| OTT M. Amadio | 1.5 | 2 | 0.39 | 0 | 19% | 0 |
| COL P. Kelly | 1.4 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| OTT R. Greig | 1.4 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 16% | 0 |
| OTT T. Hamonic | 1.3 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| COL S. Malinski | 1.3 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| OTT N. Cousins | 1.3 | 1 | 0.22 | 2 | 9% | 1 |
| COL N. Kovalenko | 1.2 | 1 | 0.36 | 1 | 12% | 1 |
| COL I. Ivan | 1.2 | 2 | 0.36 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| COL S. Girard | 1.2 | 0 | 0.47 | 2 | 7% | 0 |
| OTT A. Gaudette | 1.1 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| COL J. Kiviranta | 1.1 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| COL C. Haan | 1.1 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| OTT T. Kleven | 1.0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 3% | 0 |
| OTT N. Jensen | 0.9 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| COL C. Wagner | 0.9 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| OTT Z. MacEwen | 0.8 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| COL M. Stienburg | 0.7 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| OTT J. Bernard-Docker | 0.7 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 18 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.