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Game Recap
OTT2
FinalMon, Mar 23, 2026Every game that night
NYR1

OTT beat NYR 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.65 expected goals to 1.42. OTT outshot NYR 33 to 10. T. Kleven had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. J. Reimer stopped 9 of 10.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT1102
NYR0011
  1. 1st 6:30OTTS. PintoPP0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 6:46OTTW. Foegele0.21 xG
  3. 3rd 7:03NYRC. Sheary0.23 xG

Team Stats

OTTNYR
33Shots on goal10
2.65Expected goals1.42
50Shot attempts37
215v5 shots on goal7
1/7Power play0/3
20Hits39
12Blocked shots8
6Penalty minutes16
16Giveaways17
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.65 xGNYR 1.42 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTT goal, 6:30OTT goal, 6:46NYR goal, 7:03

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

OTT33 on goal, 2 scored
NYR10 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. PintoC101410-1016:394:27
C. GirouxRW0110000015:455:23
W. FoegeleLW101320+1012:173:51
L. EllerC011111+1011:010:00
T. StützleC0001100022:168:40
B. TkachukLW0003500019:418:55
D. BathersonRW0002100018:338:33
D. CozensC0004000017:108:09
R. GreigC0000010016:400:30
M. AmadioRW000021-1014:050:22
F. ZetterlundLW000200+1012:073:31
N. CousinsC000010-129:530:17
J. SpenceD011142-1026:448:26
T. KlevenD000610+1024:302:12
A. ZubD0001020223:441:02
N. MatinpaloD0002140218:190:00
T. ChabotD0001010010:212:52
L. ThomsonD000200004:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer1091.90059:50Win
L. Ullmark000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KartyeLW0110800015:130:00
C. ShearyLW101101+1013:431:23
J. MillerC0000200422:564:00
M. ZibanejadC0003110021:484:39
V. TrocheckC0002300618:244:00
W. CuylleLW0001810018:151:15
A. LafrenièreLW0000100017:584:42
G. PerreaultRW0000000016:142:04
T. RaddyshRW0000000211:461:57
J. ChmelarRW000020-108:280:00
J. ParssinenC000110026:510:00
A. EdstromC000030005:060:00
M. RobertsonD0110210018:410:00
A. FoxD0000020022:164:35
B. SchneiderD0001420020:490:00
V. GavrikovD000000+1020:441:25
W. BorgenD0000200016:490:00
C. MackeyD000120-1212:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin33312.93958:09Loss
D. Garand000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

OTT

Line 2R. Greig11:37B. Tkachuk9:44D. Cozens9:01
Line 3N. Cousins9:26M. Amadio10:24S. Pinto8:59
Pair 1A. Zub18:50T. Kleven16:12
Pair 2N. Matinpalo14:52J. Spence16:50

NYR

Line 2J. Miller12:00T. Kartye9:49C. Sheary10:40
Line 3V. Trocheck10:50W. Cuylle11:27T. Raddysh7:30
Pair 1V. Gavrikov14:08A. Fox13:23
Pair 2B. Schneider14:00M. Robertson13:19
Pair 3W. Borgen10:15C. Mackey11:23

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 3.4, NYR 2.5OTT 2, NYR 1
Total goals5.93
Shots on goalOTT 31.1, NYR 21.5OTT 33, NYR 10
Win chanceOTT 63%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.730.86031%0
OTT T. Chabot2.510.73014%0
OTT D. Cozens2.340.68023%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.330.90030%0
OTT T. Stützle2.311.01030%0
OTT S. Pinto2.140.65125%1
OTT D. Batherson2.020.78025%0
NYR A. Lafrenière2.000.72026%0
NYR J. Miller1.900.93029%0
NYR V. Trocheck1.920.82026%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.610.43019%0
NYR A. Fox1.600.85014%0
OTT W. Foegele1.630.37117%1
OTT J. Spence1.610.4216%0
OTT R. Greig1.600.42016%0
NYR G. Perreault1.500.50018%0
OTT M. Amadio1.400.50020%0
OTT T. Kleven1.460.2605%0
OTT C. Giroux1.300.53116%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.320.30013%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.300.3709%0
OTT N. Cousins1.200.34012%0
OTT A. Zub1.210.3105%0
NYR M. Robertson1.200.2516%0
NYR B. Schneider1.210.2706%0
NYR C. Sheary1.110.30112%1
OTT L. Eller1.110.2219%0
NYR T. Kartye1.000.33114%0
OTT L. Thomson1.020.2203%0
NYR C. Mackey0.910.2106%0
NYR W. Borgen0.900.2005%0
NYR T. Raddysh0.900.28012%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.820.1202%0
NYR A. Edstrom0.700.16010%0
NYR J. Parssinen0.610.2209%0
NYR J. Chmelar0.600.1409%0

Shots on goal: 17 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.