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Game Recap
OTT2
Final/OTThu, Feb 5, 2026Every game that night
PHI1

OTT beat PHI 2-1 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.53 expected goals to 1.73. OTT outshot PHI 27 to 16. J. Reimer stopped 15 of 16.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
OTT01012
PHI00101
  1. 2nd 9:55OTTN. Cousins0.57 xG
  2. 3rd 18:46PHIJ. Drysdale0.08 xG
  3. OT 0:47OTTT. Stützle0.66 xG

Team Stats

OTTPHI
27Shots on goal16
3.53Expected goals1.73
43Shot attempts55
255v5 shots on goal13
0/1Power play0/1
20Hits23
18Blocked shots6
2Penalty minutes2
15Giveaways20
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.53 xGPHI 1.73 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTOTT goal, 9:55PHI goal, 18:46OTT goal, 0:47

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, 2 scored
PHI16 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC101120+1019:180:54
S. PintoC0112410018:331:16
M. AmadioRW0112120017:530:00
N. CousinsC1013510016:530:00
B. TkachukLW011410+1016:200:43
R. GreigC0001110017:500:00
D. CozensC0002110016:020:52
D. BathersonRW0000100215:440:44
C. GirouxRW0001200015:191:08
L. EllerC000110009:340:00
F. ZetterlundLW000100009:110:00
S. HallidayC000100007:341:17
T. ChabotD000302+1024:291:04
A. ZubD000001-1022:150:00
J. SandersonD0001010021:590:56
N. JensenD000012+1021:230:00
T. KlevenD0001030015:290:00
J. SpenceD0003030014:351:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer16151.93860:47Win
H. Shepard000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ZegrasC0111300021:171:00
B. BrinkRW011010+1017:160:41
C. DvorakC0001100020:520:57
T. KonecnyRW000220-1020:461:02
N. CatesLW000100+1018:521:03
O. TippettRW000130-1015:410:58
M. MichkovRW0002100014:581:00
S. CouturierC0002100214:230:00
N. GrebenkinRW0000200010:380:00
D. BarkeyC000101-109:440:58
C. GrundstromRW000010009:270:00
G. HathawayRW000040008:170:00
J. DrysdaleD101200+1023:170:41
T. SanheimD000200-1024:110:21
R. RistolainenD0001000022:570:10
C. YorkD000011+1022:421:09
N. SeelerD000002-1014:110:00
N. JuulsenD000032-1011:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar27252.92659:43OT loss
A. Kolosov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

OTT

Line 1N. Cousins15:52M. Amadio15:56S. Pinto15:12
Line 2R. Greig16:41D. Cozens15:10B. Tkachuk14:53
Pair 1N. Jensen21:23T. Chabot22:17
Pair 2A. Zub20:20J. Sanderson18:21
Pair 3J. Spence13:29T. Kleven14:20

PHI

Line 1T. Konecny18:20C. Dvorak17:51T. Zegras19:13
Line 2B. Brink15:34N. Cates15:22M. Michkov13:58
Line 4O. Tippett12:56D. Barkey8:43
Pair 1T. Sanheim22:29R. Ristolainen21:19
Pair 2J. Drysdale21:32C. York19:57
Pair 3N. Seeler12:45N. Juulsen11:56

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.

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.3, PHI 2.9OTT 2, PHI 1
Total goals6.23
Shots on goalOTT 25.9, PHI 24.0OTT 27, PHI 16
Win chanceOTT 56%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.240.82130%0
PHI O. Tippett2.510.64027%0
PHI T. Konecny2.220.98031%0
OTT T. Stützle2.110.99129%1
PHI C. Dvorak2.010.73023%0
PHI M. Michkov2.020.62022%0
OTT D. Cozens2.020.64022%0
OTT J. Sanderson1.910.69013%0
PHI T. Zegras1.910.77125%0
OTT S. Pinto1.920.62126%0
OTT D. Batherson1.800.79026%0
PHI S. Couturier1.620.48014%0
OTT T. Chabot1.630.51011%0
OTT R. Greig1.510.48017%0
PHI B. Brink1.500.55120%0
PHI C. Grundstrom1.400.28016%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.410.2705%0
PHI N. Cates1.410.48017%0
OTT C. Giroux1.310.61019%0
PHI C. York1.300.4009%0
OTT M. Amadio1.320.48121%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.210.31014%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.220.4319%1
OTT N. Cousins1.230.35113%1
PHI T. Sanheim1.220.3809%0
OTT T. Kleven1.110.2104%0
PHI N. Seeler1.100.1904%0
OTT J. Spence1.130.3506%0
PHI D. Barkey1.010.42013%0
OTT A. Zub1.000.2906%0
OTT S. Halliday0.910.39011%0
PHI N. Grebenkin0.800.33012%0
OTT L. Eller0.810.2009%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.700.20010%0
OTT N. Jensen0.700.2405%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.500.1302%0

Shots on goal: 25 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.