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Game Recap
OTT3
FinalTue, Dec 17, 2024Every game that night
SEA0

OTT beat SEA 3-0, with the chances close: 2.41 expected goals to 2.15. J. Schwartz had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. L. Ullmark stopped 30 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0213
SEA0000
  1. 2nd 8:02OTTS. Pinto0.04 xG
  2. 2nd 12:45OTTN. Gregor0.08 xG
  3. 3rd 4:18OTTT. Stützle0.16 xG

Team Stats

OTTSEA
27Shots on goal30
2.41Expected goals2.15
68Shot attempts66
255v5 shots on goal19
0/3Power play0/4
18Hits31
16Blocked shots20
10Penalty minutes8
10Giveaways15
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 2.41 xGSEA 2.15 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTT goal, 8:02OTT goal, 12:45OTT goal, 4:18

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

OTT27 on goal, 3 scored
SEA29 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. PintoC101210+1016:080:59
T. StützleC101100+1215:554:04
C. GirouxRW011000+1015:491:48
R. GreigC011111+1213:381:44
A. GaudetteRW011111+1011:111:11
M. AmadioRW011000+1010:310:15
N. GregorLW101310+129:230:00
Z. OstapchukC011030+108:500:02
J. NorrisC0003210020:492:38
D. BathersonRW0002010020:453:59
B. TkachukLW0005410219:354:03
N. CousinsC000113+1011:300:15
J. SandersonD0003120025:033:31
T. ChabotD000300+1022:502:29
N. JensenD000002+1022:491:43
T. HamonicD0002100020:510:03
J. Bernard-DockerD000011+2212:130:00
T. KlevenD000013+2012:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark303001.00060:00Win
L. Meriläinen000–0:00

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. StephensonC0001130224:525:13
J. McCannLW0005130023:515:16
J. SchwartzLW0005000019:114:46
A. BurakovskyLW0001110018:242:48
M. BeniersC0000110017:503:15
O. BjorkstrandRW0003400016:055:15
B. TanevLW0001420014:500:00
E. TolvanenRW0002720014:042:45
S. WrightC000010-1213:022:42
M. StephensC000010-208:130:00
R. WintertonC000231-306:530:00
T. KartyeLW000110-306:030:00
B. MontourD000502-1025:004:35
V. DunnD000310-3022:285:25
R. EvansD0001100217:470:00
J. OleksiakD0000020017:040:00
A. LarssonD000032-2016:220:00
W. BorgenD0000110215:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord27243.88954:27Loss
P. Grubauer000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 3.0, SEA 3.1OTT 3, SEA 0
Total goals6.13
Shots on goalOTT 29.4, SEA 27.6OTT 27, SEA 30
Win chanceSEA 51%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.650.86031%0
SEA J. McCann2.650.84033%0
SEA B. Montour2.350.62016%0
OTT D. Batherson2.220.81026%0
OTT T. Chabot2.130.49011%0
SEA J. Schwartz2.050.59024%0
SEA O. Bjorkstrand2.030.69025%0
OTT J. Norris2.030.63030%0
OTT T. Stützle2.010.87125%1
OTT S. Pinto1.920.43118%1
OTT J. Sanderson1.830.4207%0
SEA V. Dunn1.830.73014%0
SEA M. Beniers1.800.60022%0
SEA A. Burakovsky1.710.54019%0
OTT C. Giroux1.700.63122%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.620.48020%0
OTT N. Cousins1.510.29011%0
SEA B. Tanev1.510.41018%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.410.37118%0
OTT M. Amadio1.400.38118%0
SEA A. Larsson1.300.2607%0
OTT T. Hamonic1.320.1705%0
OTT N. Gregor1.230.20110%1
SEA C. Stephenson1.210.75021%0
OTT N. Jensen1.200.2905%0
SEA S. Wright1.100.54023%0
OTT R. Greig1.110.28112%0
SEA R. Winterton1.120.1709%0
SEA R. Evans1.010.3906%0
SEA J. Oleksiak1.000.2406%0
SEA T. Kartye1.010.23012%0
OTT T. Kleven0.900.1103%0
SEA W. Borgen0.900.2204%0
SEA M. Stephens0.700.2007%0
OTT J. Bernard-Docker0.600.1304%0
OTT Z. Ostapchuk0.500.1316%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more 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.