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Game Recap
OTT1
FinalSat, Feb 8, 2025Every game that night
FLA5

FLA beat OTT 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.58 expected goals to 2.47. FLA outshot OTT 48 to 27. M. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). B. Tkachuk had 11 shots on goal against our projection of 3.7. S. Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 27.

Team Stats

OTTFLA
27Shots on goal48
2.47Expected goals4.58
43Shot attempts82
195v5 shots on goal34
1/3Power play1/5
21Hits30
14Blocked shots8
10Penalty minutes6
11Giveaways12
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.47 xGFLA 4.58 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTT goal, 6:38FLA goal, 6:18FLA goal, 11:36FLA goal, 16:26FLA goal, 17:58

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

OTT26 on goal, 1 scored
FLA46 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. TkachukLW1011110-3221:083:09
T. StützleC011111-2219:313:06
D. BathersonRW011100-2017:502:30
R. GreigC000020-3020:141:35
C. GirouxRW000000-2019:522:48
Z. OstapchukC0001200016:510:00
M. AmadioRW0001310016:501:10
M. HighmoreC000101-2213:210:00
D. PerronLW0000210012:252:03
A. GaudetteRW0000100010:101:45
C. ReinhardtLW000200009:130:00
T. ChabotD000333-2225:351:02
J. SandersonD000622-1024:572:57
A. ZubD0000120217:480:00
N. JensenD000012-2015:190:14
T. KlevenD000011-1011:230:34
T. HamonicD000010-1010:000:00
N. MatinpaloD000000009:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark47434.91558:02Loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. TkachukLW123810+2021:547:23
A. BarkovC112320+1020:075:44
S. ReinhartC011210+1020:126:31
C. VerhaegheC011700+1419:036:21
S. BennettC101321+1017:503:58
E. RodriguesC011221+1017:142:53
A. LundellC101500+2014:032:25
E. LuostarinenC000140+2012:161:12
T. NosekLW0002120010:400:00
J. BoqvistC000220+1010:240:00
A. GreerLW000150009:410:00
J. GadjovichLW000100009:110:00
G. ForslingD101521+3022:180:54
N. SchmidtD011101+1016:384:03
A. EkbladD000140+3025:415:39
N. MikkolaD000122+1218:200:04
D. KulikovD0002200016:500:15
U. BalinskisD0001000013:191:08
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky27261.96359:46Win
S. Knight000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBrady Tkachuk FLA Faces OTT, his team until Apr 20261 G, 11 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 2.5, FLA 3.1OTT 1, FLA 5
Total goals5.76
Shots on goalOTT 27.2, FLA 31.7OTT 27, FLA 48
Win chanceFLA 60%FLA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.7110.74130%1
FLA M. Tkachuk3.181.04333%1
FLA C. Verhaeghe3.070.80132%0
FLA S. Bennett3.030.60126%1
FLA S. Reinhart2.620.91139%0
FLA A. Barkov2.330.98228%1
FLA G. Forsling2.250.43111%1
OTT D. Batherson2.210.70125%0
OTT T. Chabot2.230.49010%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.160.5008%0
OTT T. Stützle2.110.85126%0
FLA A. Ekblad1.910.48011%0
OTT C. Giroux1.900.67023%0
FLA E. Rodrigues1.920.44118%0
FLA A. Lundell1.850.54117%1
OTT D. Perron1.700.45018%0
OTT R. Greig1.500.37017%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.410.2505%0
OTT M. Amadio1.310.35017%0
OTT T. Hamonic1.200.1504%0
OTT A. Zub1.200.2606%0
OTT M. Highmore1.210.26010%0
FLA J. Boqvist1.220.37017%0
OTT N. Matinpalo1.200.0502%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.110.34014%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.100.26013%0
FLA U. Balinskis1.110.2205%0
FLA N. Schmidt1.010.2616%0
FLA D. Kulikov1.020.2405%0
OTT N. Jensen1.000.2404%0
FLA A. Greer1.010.2109%0
OTT T. Kleven0.900.1003%0
FLA T. Nosek0.820.2006%0
FLA J. Gadjovich0.810.1307%0
OTT C. Reinhardt0.620.1307%0
OTT Z. Ostapchuk0.510.1106%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.