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Game Recap
OTT1
FinalSun, Dec 22, 2024Every game that night
EDM3

EDM beat OTT 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.15 expected goals to 1.46. V. Arvidsson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). S. Skinner stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0101
EDM1113
  1. 1st 14:26EDMV. Arvidsson0.32 xG
  2. 2nd 0:25OTTN. Cousins0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 14:05EDMZ. HymanPP0.11 xG
  4. 3rd 1:38EDMA. Henrique0.12 xG

Team Stats

OTTEDM
21Shots on goal21
1.46Expected goals3.15
61Shot attempts40
165v5 shots on goal11
0/1Power play1/5
16Hits11
6Blocked shots24
12Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways17
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 1.46 xGEDM 3.15 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdEDM goal, 14:26OTT goal, 0:25EDM goal, 14:05EDM goal, 1:38

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, 1 scored
EDM21 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. CousinsC1011200212:490:00
T. StützleC000200-2020:351:02
C. GirouxRW0003000020:290:58
S. PintoC000101+1019:550:55
J. NorrisC0001200018:571:07
B. TkachukLW000340-1218:411:05
D. BathersonRW0001010017:171:04
R. GreigC0000020416:200:56
N. GregorLW000130-1011:050:00
A. GaudetteRW000100008:360:53
Z. OstapchukC000010006:540:00
C. ReinhardtLW000020025:400:00
T. ChabotD000200+1027:140:48
J. SandersonD000301-2224:351:12
N. JensenD000201+1023:190:00
T. HamonicD000000-2017:440:00
T. KlevenD0000100012:050:00
J. Bernard-DockerD000010009:550:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark761.85720:00
L. Meriläinen14122.85736:39Loss

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. ArvidssonLW1123100016:525:32
L. DraisaitlC0112010022:406:10
C. McDavidC0112000022:395:53
Z. HymanLW1011100220:215:55
A. HenriqueC101302+1015:163:20
C. BrownRW011002+1012:560:00
M. JanmarkC011000+1011:050:00
V. PodkolzinRW0001210013:130:00
C. PerryRW0003100012:223:20
J. SkinnerLW0002010011:503:13
K. KapanenRW0000100011:160:00
D. RyanC0000110011:050:00
D. NurseD000311+1222:583:11
E. BouchardD0000050022:186:11
M. EkholmD0001020021:273:10
B. KulakD0000140019:570:00
T. EmbersonD0000120015:390:00
T. StecherD000012+1012:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner21201.95260:00Win
C. Pickard000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 2.8, EDM 3.7OTT 1, EDM 3
Total goals6.54
Shots on goalOTT 27.1, EDM 31.5OTT 21, EDM 21
Win chanceEDM 63%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.430.78030%0
EDM C. McDavid3.321.73142%0
EDM Z. Hyman3.110.86140%1
EDM L. Draisaitl2.821.41145%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.400.96018%0
EDM V. Arvidsson2.330.59221%1
EDM D. Nurse2.130.45011%0
OTT D. Batherson2.110.75025%0
EDM M. Ekholm2.010.53013%0
OTT T. Stützle1.920.83025%0
OTT J. Norris1.910.57029%0
OTT S. Pinto1.810.42019%0
OTT T. Chabot1.820.47010%0
EDM J. Skinner1.720.45021%0
OTT C. Giroux1.630.59021%0
OTT J. Sanderson1.630.4307%0
EDM B. Kulak1.500.3608%0
EDM A. Henrique1.430.47121%1
OTT N. Cousins1.410.28111%1
EDM V. Podkolzin1.410.31013%0
OTT N. Gregor1.310.20010%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.200.32013%0
EDM C. Brown1.200.30111%0
OTT R. Greig1.200.30013%0
OTT T. Hamonic1.200.1705%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.210.29015%0
OTT C. Reinhardt1.100.26011%0
EDM C. Perry1.030.33016%0
OTT N. Jensen1.020.2705%0
EDM T. Stecher0.800.1604%0
EDM T. Emberson0.800.2003%0
EDM M. Janmark0.700.30110%0
OTT T. Kleven0.700.1003%0
EDM D. Ryan0.600.1608%0
OTT J. Bernard-Docker0.600.1303%0
OTT Z. Ostapchuk0.400.1406%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.