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Game Recap
OTT4
FinalMon, Oct 12, 2026Every game that night
NJD1

OTT beat NJD 4-1, with the chances close: 2.69 expected goals to 2.93. NJD outshot OTT 30 to 20. T. Stützle led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). F. Zetterlund had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. L. Ullmark stopped 29 of 30.

Team Stats

OTTNJD
20Shots on goal30
2.69Expected goals2.93
39Shot attempts78
155v5 shots on goal24
1/5Power play0/2
21Hits11
30Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes13
16Giveaways14
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.69 xGNJD 2.93 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTT goal, 0:09OTT goal, 8:40OTT goal, 11:10NJD goal, 14:59

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

OTT19 on goal, 3 scored
NJD28 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC112112+1020:466:34
S. PintoC101102+1021:203:40
C. GirouxRW011010+2018:463:53
D. CozensC0111110017:406:34
M. AmadioRW0112120017:180:00
S. HallidayC101203008:263:19
D. BathersonRW000231+1017:336:25
R. GreigC000102+1016:220:28
A. BurakovskyLW000002-1015:036:16
W. FoegeleLW000130+1012:060:02
F. ZetterlundLW0004310011:263:50
N. CousinsC000001009:000:00
T. ChabotD011225+2027:536:18
T. KlevenD101244+2223:370:04
J. SpenceD0110130021:310:00
C. YakemchukD000101+1222:254:07
H. StanleyD000010-1012:290:00
N. MatinpaloD000000002:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark30291.96760:00Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HughesC0112020020:412:12
A. GritsyukRW101210+1013:560:42
N. HischierC000100-2018:082:12
J. BrattLW000211-1017:132:12
E. RodriguesC0004200015:400:42
T. MeierRW000110-1014:380:42
C. GlassC000310-1013:520:00
D. MercerC000100-1013:450:00
A. ManthaRW0001000512:220:42
A. LombardiC000410-1212:100:00
L. EvangelistaRW000001-2211:432:12
J. BoqvistC0002100010:430:00
L. HughesD000401-1222:532:04
D. HamiltonD0003130022:100:50
B. PesceD0000030021:000:00
J. SiegenthalerD000002-1019:310:00
B. DillonD000010-1215:410:00
D. ChisholmD0000100014:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
N. Daws19163.84258:08Loss
J. Allen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

OTT

Line 1M. Amadio14:24S. Pinto14:31C. Giroux12:36
Line 3R. Greig14:20D. Cozens11:04A. Burakovsky8:47
Pair 1T. Kleven20:53C. Yakemchuk17:00
Pair 2T. Chabot18:07J. Spence18:47
Pair 3H. Stanley10:57N. Matinpalo2:19

NJD

Line 1J. Bratt11:43J. Hughes14:23A. Mantha11:40
Pair 1L. Hughes15:50B. Pesce15:33
Pair 2B. Dillon13:54D. Chisholm14:05

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Prop Results

8 of 19 overs hit (42%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
NJD J. Hughes3.5+120-1452Under
OTT D. Cozens2.5+130-1381Under
NJD L. Evangelista2.5+142-1800Under
NJD N. Hischier2.5+135-1741Under
NJD T. Meier2.5-150+1221Under
NJD A. Gritsyuk1.5+100-1102Over
NJD A. Mantha1.5+115-1251Under
OTT D. Batherson1.5-165+1302Over
NJD D. Hamilton1.5-175+1503Over
NJD E. Rodrigues1.5-130+1054Over
OTT F. Zetterlund1.5+100-1354Over
NJD J. Bratt1.5-170+1402Over
OTT J. Spence1.5+118-1350Under
NJD L. Hughes1.5-140+1254Over
OTT R. Greig1.5+100-1101Under
OTT S. Pinto1.5-164+1351Under
OTT T. Chabot1.5-165+1602Over
OTT T. Stützle1.5-168+1301Under
OTT W. Foegele1.5+100-1201Under

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.0, NJD 3.0OTT 4, NJD 1
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalOTT 26.7, NJD 28.6OTT 20, NJD 30
Win chanceOTT 50%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes3.521.18136%0
NJD T. Meier3.110.63029%0
OTT D. Cozens2.510.66125%0
OTT T. Stützle2.311.04232%1
NJD D. Hamilton2.330.52013%0
NJD N. Hischier2.310.84031%0
OTT T. Chabot2.220.66114%0
NJD L. Evangelista2.200.67020%0
NJD J. Bratt2.120.90026%0
NJD L. Hughes2.140.61011%0
OTT D. Batherson2.120.79028%0
NJD A. Gritsyuk1.920.41116%1
OTT S. Pinto1.910.60125%1
OTT C. Giroux1.800.65121%0
NJD E. Rodrigues1.840.43016%0
OTT W. Foegele1.710.37019%0
OTT R. Greig1.710.49019%0
OTT J. Spence1.600.4418%0
NJD D. Mercer1.610.39019%0
NJD A. Mantha1.410.53021%0
OTT C. Yakemchuk1.310.3005%0
OTT T. Kleven1.320.2715%1
OTT F. Zetterlund1.340.31013%0
NJD C. Glass1.230.31014%0
NJD B. Pesce1.200.2405%0
OTT M. Amadio1.220.44120%0
OTT S. Halliday1.220.33111%1
NJD J. Boqvist1.120.30014%0
OTT A. Burakovsky1.000.40014%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.800.1303%0
OTT N. Cousins0.800.2309%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler0.700.1903%0
NJD D. Chisholm0.700.1703%0
NJD B. Dillon0.600.1704%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.