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Game Recap
OTT4
FinalSun, Oct 27, 2024Every game that night
COL5

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

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0044
COL1135
  1. 1st 19:52COLN. Kovalenko0.22 xG
  2. 2nd 19:42COLJ. Manson0.02 xG
  3. 3rd 9:15OTTB. Tkachuk0.27 xG
  4. 3rd 11:23OTTN. Cousins0.56 xG
  5. 3rd 13:29COLL. O'Connor0.23 xG
  6. 3rd 15:01COLR. Colton0.03 xG
  7. 3rd 16:48OTTC. Giroux0.11 xG
  8. 3rd 18:45COLN. MacKinnonEN0.72 xG
  9. 3rd 19:50OTTC. Giroux0.09 xG

Team Stats

OTTCOL
30Shots on goal32
3.09Expected goals4.82
54Shot attempts74
245v5 shots on goal28
0/1Power play0/1
38Hits20
23Blocked shots8
2Penalty minutes2
15Giveaways14
4Takeaways4

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

0123451st2nd3rdCOL goal, 19:52COL goal, 19:42OTT goal, 9:15OTT goal, 11:23COL goal, 13:29COL goal, 15:01OTT goal, 16:48COL goal, 18:45OTT goal, 19:50

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

OTT28 on goal, 4 scored
COL32 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. TkachukLW123530+1018:371:08
C. GirouxRW202701-1020:370:42
N. CousinsC112110+1011:510:12
J. NorrisC0113200020:581:08
D. BathersonRW011120-1020:250:53
T. StützleC0111110019:531:12
R. GreigC000011-1016:040:48
M. AmadioRW000242-1215:240:40
N. GregorLW0002400013:230:10
A. GaudetteRW0001110010:230:41
Z. MacEwenRW000000007:300:00
C. ReinhardtLW000042007:150:00
T. ChabotD011313-1022:431:16
T. KlevenD0111210015:200:00
J. SandersonD000010-1024:310:44
N. JensenD0000350020:380:26
T. HamonicD000353-1019:540:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0000330014:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Forsberg29254.86253:08Loss
L. Ullmark2201.0004:46

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. MittelstadtC033310+1019:111:57
N. MacKinnonC112500+1023:141:49
M. RantanenRW011501+1223:131:48
R. ColtonC101622+1022:241:48
L. O'ConnorRW1012100018:280:00
N. KovalenkoRW101120+1014:100:11
M. WoodLW0002100013:180:03
P. KellyC0001110011:100:00
J. KivirantaLW000020-1010:420:00
I. IvanC000200008:340:12
C. WagnerRW000230008:060:00
M. StienburgC000020007:360:00
S. GirardD022010+2018:560:12
C. MakarD011102-1021:461:46
J. MansonD101120+1020:220:00
D. ToewsD0001000022:340:14
C. de HaanD0000110019:030:00
S. MalinskiD0000110015:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Annunen30264.86759:34Win
A. Georgiev000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamParker Kelly COL Faces OTT, his team until Apr 20241 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.0, COL 3.8OTT 4, COL 5
Total goals6.99
Shots on goalOTT 29.3, COL 32.5OTT 30, COL 32
Win chanceCOL 63%COL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon4.551.61244%1
OTT B. Tkachuk3.850.89332%1
COL M. Rantanen3.251.34142%0
COL C. Makar2.711.34126%0
OTT D. Batherson2.410.79126%0
COL R. Colton2.460.67128%1
COL M. Wood2.220.37017%0
OTT T. Stützle2.210.89126%0
OTT J. Norris2.030.65129%0
COL C. Mittelstadt2.030.86324%0
OTT C. Giroux2.070.78225%2
OTT T. Chabot1.930.50111%0
OTT J. Sanderson1.900.5209%0
OTT N. Gregor1.820.26012%0
COL D. Toews1.810.72013%0
COL J. Manson1.710.44111%1
COL L. O'Connor1.520.40116%1
OTT M. Amadio1.520.39019%0
COL P. Kelly1.410.28013%0
OTT R. Greig1.400.37016%0
OTT T. Hamonic1.330.2106%0
COL S. Malinski1.300.4208%0
OTT N. Cousins1.310.2229%1
COL N. Kovalenko1.210.36112%1
COL I. Ivan1.220.36013%0
COL S. Girard1.200.4727%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.110.2109%0
COL J. Kiviranta1.100.26012%0
COL C. Haan1.100.2306%0
OTT T. Kleven1.010.1513%0
OTT N. Jensen0.900.2804%0
COL C. Wagner0.920.1307%0
OTT Z. MacEwen0.800.1306%0
COL M. Stienburg0.700.1408%0
OTT J. Bernard-Docker0.700.1604%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.