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Game Recap
OTT8
FinalTue, Dec 14, 2021Every game that night
FLA2

OTT beat FLA 8-2, with the chances close: 3.74 expected goals to 3.48. D. Batherson led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). A. Forsberg stopped 33 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT1348
FLA1102
  1. 1st 4:38OTTA. Watson0.15 xG
  2. 1st 13:05FLAJ. Huberdeau0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 1:30OTTD. GambrellSH0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 15:33FLAS. Reinhart0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 16:06OTTJ. Norris0.12 xG
  6. 2nd 17:26OTTT. Stützle0.01 xG
  7. 3rd 0:23OTTJ. Norris0.24 xG
  8. 3rd 6:10OTTD. Batherson0.03 xG
  9. 3rd 14:24OTTB. TkachukPP0.22 xG
  10. 3rd 14:57OTTN. PaulPP0.21 xG

Team Stats

OTTFLA
38Shots on goal35
3.74Expected goals3.48
52Shot attempts70
295v5 shots on goal25
2/4Power play0/6
26Hits26
24Blocked shots11
21Penalty minutes37
14Giveaways11
8Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.74 xGFLA 3.48 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTT goal, 4:38FLA goal, 13:05OTT goal, 1:30FLA goal, 15:33OTT goal, 16:06OTT goal, 17:26OTT goal, 0:23OTT goal, 6:10OTT goal, 14:24OTT goal, 14:57

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

OTT36 on goal, 8 scored
FLA35 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. BathersonRW134523+3015:443:01
C. BrownRW033110+2017:131:14
J. NorrisC213502+3215:342:53
N. PaulLW1122100019:290:33
A. WatsonLW1016530217:540:00
T. StützleC101403+2015:353:01
D. GambrellC1011100015:170:00
B. TkachukLW101312+3015:153:01
A. FormentonLW011421+1015:140:00
T. EnnisRW011110-108:381:06
Z. SanfordLW000011-178:290:33
C. TierneyC000000-127:351:06
T. ChabotD022324+4020:562:53
N. ZaitsevD011101+2223:380:00
N. HoldenD000120-1023:150:00
A. ZubD000032-1619:150:00
V. MeteD000111+3017:221:14
D. HeatheringtonD000031+1011:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Forsberg35332.94360:00Win
F. Gustavsson000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. ReinhartC112120-1015:174:59
J. HuberdeauLW10121101416:517:22
A. LundellC011200-1212:320:26
E. LuostarinenC000320-2017:190:04
C. VerhaegheC0000010017:154:41
S. BennettC000030-2916:226:19
O. TippettRW0001700015:153:17
A. DuclairLW000301-2014:452:32
J. ThorntonC0000000014:444:50
F. VatranoRW000210-1014:133:42
P. HornqvistRW000610-2014:114:45
A. HeponiemiC000200-2013:560:29
L. CarlssonD011101-1015:090:19
A. EkbladD000402-2022:207:34
B. MontourD000110-2021:093:51
R. GudasD0001520019:570:17
M. WeegarD000402-31218:222:18
O. JuoleviD000231+1014:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Knight38308.78960:00Loss
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBrady Tkachuk FLA Faces OTT, his team until Apr 20261 G, 3 SOG

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