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Game Recap
OTT0
FinalTue, Jan 21, 2025Every game that night
NYR5

NYR beat OTT 5-0, and the chances backed it up: 2.67 expected goals to 0.85. NYR outshot OTT 29 to 20. A. Lafrenière led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Rempe had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 0.5. I. Shesterkin stopped 20 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0000
NYR1135
  1. 1st 18:48NYRA. Lafrenière0.29 xG
  2. 2nd 1:50NYRA. Kaliyev0.03 xG
  3. 3rd 3:34NYRM. Rempe0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 9:01NYRA. PanarinPP0.14 xG
  5. 3rd 9:57NYRW. CuyllePP0.18 xG

Team Stats

OTTNYR
20Shots on goal29
0.85Expected goals2.67
53Shot attempts53
205v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play2/4
23Hits19
13Blocked shots17
14Penalty minutes8
13Giveaways18
6Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 0.85 xGNYR 2.67 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNYR goal, 18:48NYR goal, 1:50NYR goal, 3:34NYR goal, 9:01NYR goal, 9:57

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

OTT20 on goal, 0 scored
NYR29 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. PintoC0002100219:351:39
T. StützleC000010-1219:192:22
R. GreigC000110-1017:561:58
D. BathersonRW000000-1017:111:57
B. TkachukLW0004500616:441:58
M. AmadioRW0000310215:211:57
C. GirouxRW000100-2015:071:56
M. HighmoreC000412-1013:130:00
N. CousinsC000030-1013:080:01
Z. OstapchukC000050-1012:350:05
A. GaudetteRW0001100012:291:58
J. NorrisC000000-103:470:00
T. ChabotD0002030025:321:56
A. ZubD000103-1022:100:09
J. SandersonD000112-1020:412:04
N. JensenD0000010019:080:00
T. KlevenD000110-2014:420:00
N. MatinpaloD000201-2214:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Meriläinen16142.87524:59Loss
A. Forsberg13103.76935:01

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. LafrenièreLW112111+1015:592:19
A. PanarinLW101500+1018:233:52
V. TrocheckC011410+1018:043:41
M. ZibanejadC0112120017:173:52
W. CuylleLW1013520017:002:16
S. CarrickC011010+1011:580:42
A. EdstromC011030+1011:430:37
A. KaliyevRW101220+1011:160:00
M. RempeC101421+149:120:40
F. ChytilC000100+1218:292:17
C. KreiderLW000101+1017:063:51
R. SmithRW0001100015:252:19
A. FoxD022103+2020:293:52
K. MillerD0110000023:042:14
B. SchneiderD011303+1018:290:40
U. VaakanainenD011011+1016:290:42
W. BorgenD0000110218:030:06
R. LindgrenD000102+2017:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin202001.00060:00Win
J. Quick000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 2.8, NYR 3.1OTT 0, NYR 5
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalOTT 30.4, NYR 29.0OTT 20, NYR 29
Win chanceNYR 56%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk4.040.83031%0
NYR A. Panarin2.851.14134%1
NYR C. Kreider2.410.69036%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.440.80128%0
NYR A. Lafrenière2.410.65227%1
OTT S. Pinto2.320.52021%0
OTT D. Batherson2.300.77025%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.220.79127%0
OTT T. Stützle2.100.82025%0
OTT J. Norris2.100.61029%0
NYR F. Chytil2.010.48020%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.010.4606%0
OTT C. Giroux1.910.67022%0
OTT T. Chabot1.920.4408%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.930.44121%1
NYR R. Smith1.810.55021%0
OTT R. Greig1.610.40017%0
NYR A. Fox1.610.82212%0
NYR A. Kaliyev1.620.29114%1
OTT N. Cousins1.600.30012%0
NYR K. Miller1.300.3318%0
NYR B. Schneider1.230.2416%0
OTT A. Zub1.210.2606%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.210.28014%0
NYR S. Carrick1.200.29113%0
OTT M. Amadio1.100.30014%0
OTT N. Jensen1.100.2704%0
NYR W. Borgen1.100.2205%0
OTT M. Highmore1.040.2309%0
OTT T. Kleven0.910.1203%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.920.0702%0
NYR A. Edstrom0.900.21112%0
NYR R. Lindgren0.810.2705%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.700.1612%0
OTT Z. Ostapchuk0.500.1105%0
NYR M. Rempe0.540.1217%1

Shots on goal: 16 of 36 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.