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Game Recap
OTT5
FinalSat, Dec 9, 2023Every game that night
DET1

OTT beat DET 5-1, with the chances close: 3.13 expected goals to 2.52. C. Giroux led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Korpisalo stopped 30 of 31.

Team Stats

OTTDET
37Shots on goal31
3.13Expected goals2.52
72Shot attempts59
255v5 shots on goal19
2/6Power play1/5
13Hits15
15Blocked shots18
17Penalty minutes28
3Giveaways8
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.13 xGDET 2.52 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTT goal, 1:57DET goal, 14:49OTT goal, 3:36OTT goal, 8:36OTT goal, 18:56

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, 4 scored
DET31 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GirouxRW1125000021:133:46
V. TarasenkoRW112100+1015:553:29
T. StützleC101400+1218:263:46
D. BathersonRW011221+1017:203:46
M. JosephRW011101+2716:544:10
D. KubalikLW101410+2015:524:10
J. NorrisC0006100017:553:27
B. TkachukLW0002000217:233:23
R. GreigC000110+2213:230:38
P. KellyC000101027:450:05
R. ChartierC000120007:120:06
J. SmejkalLW000000006:550:44
J. ChychrunD022201+2019:514:01
J. SandersonD101313+1023:143:28
A. ZubD011123+1022:310:45
J. Bernard-DockerD000211+2020:020:00
E. BrannstromD0001020215:510:21
T. HamonicD0000220011:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo31301.96860:00Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW011303-3020:523:56
P. KaneRW101702-2019:534:03
J. VelenoC000210-1021:284:07
L. RaymondLW000310-2020:424:19
A. CoppC0001000017:330:11
M. RasmussenC0000310217:230:33
R. FabbriC0000100015:343:13
D. SprongRW000200-1015:242:06
C. FischerRW000121-1514:270:08
D. PerronLW0002000175:302:42
D. LarkinC000200005:262:42
M. SeiderD000332-2223:124:01
J. WalmanD000202-1218:390:39
B. ChiarotD000012-1017:480:00
S. GostisbehereD000102-1016:393:11
J. PetryD0002010015:340:00
O. MaattaD0000100012:590:00
J. HollD000022-1010:370:10
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Lyon25214.84040:00Loss
J. Reimer111101.00019:22

Storylines That Played Out

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