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Game Recap
OTT3
FinalSat, Apr 11, 2026Every game that night
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OTT beat NYI 3-0, with the chances close: 2.39 expected goals to 2.89. M. Amadio led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Cizikas had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. L. Ullmark stopped 23 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT1023
NYI0000
  1. 1st 13:06OTTR. GreigSH0.11 xG
  2. 3rd 12:36OTTJ. SandersonPP0.31 xG
  3. 3rd 17:29OTTM. AmadioEN0.76 xG

Team Stats

OTTNYI
16Shots on goal23
2.39Expected goals2.89
39Shot attempts54
75v5 shots on goal16
1/5Power play0/5
27Hits26
15Blocked shots12
15Penalty minutes15
12Giveaways10
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.39 xGNYI 2.89 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTT goal, 13:06OTT goal, 12:36OTT goal, 17:29

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

OTT15 on goal, 3 scored
NYI22 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. GreigC112110+1022:362:11
M. AmadioRW112113+2018:520:21
T. StützleC0111100021:006:21
S. PintoC011010+1019:512:08
D. CozensC0112310216:235:51
D. BathersonRW000130+1417:446:21
C. GirouxRW0001000013:584:00
N. CousinsC0000010010:550:08
B. TkachukLW0001710510:251:22
W. FoegeleLW0001400010:102:28
F. ZetterlundLW000230009:322:21
L. EllerC000000006:080:00
J. SandersonD101202+2027:386:03
A. ZubD000012+2024:450:06
T. ChabotD0002030024:112:34
J. SpenceD0001210418:130:35
N. MatinpaloD0000010010:420:00
L. ThomsonD000000006:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark232301.00060:00Win
J. Reimer000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC0002000022:566:41
M. BarzalC000101-1022:497:09
J. PageauC000230-1019:002:47
S. HolmstromRW000000-2018:413:42
B. SchennC0001500017:596:10
C. RitchieC000210-1017:485:58
C. CizikasC0006310013:290:09
A. LeeLW000110-1512:293:10
E. HeinemanLW000021-2212:152:52
O. PalatLW000040-1010:360:40
K. MacLeanC000010028:190:08
M. GatcombC000120008:190:02
M. SchaeferD0004010024:567:10
T. DeAngeloD000120-2219:402:55
A. PelechD0001010019:200:27
R. PulockD0000040216:330:00
C. SoucyD0000110214:200:00
S. MayfieldD0001120014:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin15132.86756:57Loss
D. Rittich000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

OTT

Line 1S. Pinto11:18M. Amadio12:28N. Cousins10:47
Line 3R. Greig12:17D. Cozens10:02B. Tkachuk8:47
Pair 1T. Chabot17:20J. Spence16:47
Pair 2A. Zub14:33J. Sanderson12:47

NYI

Line 1B. Schenn9:41M. Barzal12:45C. Ritchie10:44
Line 2B. Horvat9:33S. Holmstrom10:21A. Lee7:15
Line 4O. Palat9:16J. Pageau10:18E. Heineman8:24
Pair 1T. DeAngelo15:56A. Pelech13:21
Pair 2S. Mayfield10:53C. Soucy11:29
Pair 3R. Pulock11:58M. Schaefer13:59

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.2, NYI 2.9OTT 3, NYI 0
Total goals6.13
Shots on goalOTT 28.5, NYI 26.0OTT 16, NYI 23
Win chanceOTT 53%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.410.79029%0
NYI B. Horvat2.920.80033%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.640.82023%0
OTT D. Cozens2.320.60122%0
NYI A. Lee2.310.56025%0
NYI M. Barzal2.210.88023%0
OTT T. Stützle2.110.84126%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.020.64111%1
OTT S. Pinto1.900.53123%0
OTT T. Chabot1.920.58011%0
OTT D. Batherson1.810.67024%0
NYI E. Heineman1.800.38022%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.710.4809%0
OTT J. Spence1.610.5008%0
OTT R. Greig1.610.39215%1
NYI B. Schenn1.510.62022%0
OTT C. Giroux1.410.49017%0
NYI A. Pelech1.410.2805%0
OTT W. Foegele1.410.29015%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.420.30013%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.320.54020%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.300.54022%0
OTT M. Amadio1.210.41218%1
OTT N. Cousins1.200.28011%0
OTT A. Zub1.100.3406%0
NYI R. Pulock1.100.3206%0
NYI J. Pageau1.120.48017%0
OTT L. Eller1.000.22010%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.010.20012%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.060.24011%0
OTT N. Matinpalo1.000.1302%0
OTT L. Thomson0.900.2302%0
NYI O. Palat0.800.24011%0
NYI C. Soucy0.800.1907%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.1707%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.710.1604%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.