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Game Recap
OTT3
FinalTue, Mar 18, 2025Every game that night
MTL6

MTL beat OTT 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.62 expected goals to 2.39. MTL outshot OTT 33 to 25. C. Dvorak led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). J. Slafkovský had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. S. Montembeault stopped 22 of 25.

Team Stats

OTTMTL
25Shots on goal33
2.39Expected goals3.62
42Shot attempts56
175v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play1/4
17Hits29
12Blocked shots10
8Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways11
7Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.39 xGMTL 3.62 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdMTL goal, 2:07OTT goal, 16:42OTT goal, 12:38MTL goal, 3:38OTT goal, 6:13MTL goal, 10:22MTL goal, 15:23MTL goal, 19:01

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

OTT25 on goal, 3 scored
MTL30 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GirouxRW011100-1017:241:21
D. BathersonRW101220-3217:032:55
D. CozensC011330-3015:432:54
D. PerronLW0110210013:460:59
M. AmadioRW1011210012:520:00
R. GreigC000111-1018:341:02
T. StützleC000010-2018:163:13
S. PintoC000210-1217:140:00
B. TkachukLW000600-2016:383:30
M. HighmoreC0000110010:520:00
F. ZetterlundLW000101+1210:350:47
A. GaudetteRW000000+108:540:00
T. HamonicD112422+1018:020:00
T. KlevenD0110110015:360:00
J. SandersonD000201-2024:493:12
T. ChabotD0002010023:081:03
A. ZubD0000020219:210:19
N. MatinpaloD000010-1014:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark31274.87158:29Loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. DvorakC134200+3014:260:00
B. GallagherRW123311+2012:241:28
J. AndersonRW202250+3014:590:00
J. EvansC022121+2014:110:00
N. SuzukiC101301-1019:396:09
E. HeinemanLW011230+1010:111:03
J. SlafkovskýLW000511-1419:494:44
C. CaufieldRW000110-1018:434:42
P. LaineLW0001300015:234:51
A. NewhookC000100-1015:031:32
J. ArmiaRW000100+1012:440:00
J. RoyRW000211-1011:410:12
A. CarrierD022333+1019:490:13
L. HutsonD101220+1022:504:44
D. SavardD0110000015:440:00
M. MathesonD000102+2025:171:32
J. StrubleD000320+1018:030:00
A. XhekajD000050-1213:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault25223.88060:00Win
J. Dobes000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.1, MTL 3.1OTT 3, MTL 6
Total goals6.29
Shots on goalOTT 28.9, MTL 27.5OTT 25, MTL 33
Win chanceMTL 51%MTL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.560.79032%0
MTL C. Caufield3.110.85035%0
MTL M. Matheson2.110.60012%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.020.5809%0
OTT T. Chabot2.020.52010%0
OTT T. Stützle2.000.96028%0
MTL N. Suzuki2.030.96129%1
OTT D. Cozens2.030.54121%0
OTT D. Batherson2.020.73125%1
OTT S. Pinto2.020.53023%0
MTL P. Laine1.910.62025%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.830.40319%1
MTL J. Slafkovský1.850.66022%0
OTT C. Giroux1.810.68124%0
OTT D. Perron1.700.56123%0
OTT R. Greig1.610.46020%0
MTL J. Armia1.610.37018%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.510.36016%0
OTT M. Amadio1.510.47123%1
MTL J. Anderson1.420.30216%2
MTL A. Newhook1.310.41018%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.220.37414%1
MTL J. Roy1.220.29013%0
OTT T. Hamonic1.240.1525%1
OTT N. Matinpalo1.200.0802%0
MTL A. Carrier1.230.3225%0
OTT A. Zub1.100.2906%0
MTL E. Heineman1.120.35117%0
MTL L. Hutson1.120.6916%1
MTL A. Xhekaj1.000.1504%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.000.24013%0
OTT M. Highmore1.000.2109%0
MTL J. Evans0.910.40214%0
OTT T. Kleven0.900.1215%0
MTL J. Struble0.930.2205%0
MTL D. Savard0.700.2414%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.