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Game Recap
OTT2
FinalSat, Mar 28, 2026Every game that night
TBL4

TBL beat OTT 4-2, with the chances close: 3.43 expected goals to 3.27. E. Lilleberg led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Perry had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT2002
TBL0224
  1. 1st 0:18OTTD. Cozens0.04 xG
  2. 1st 4:25OTTJ. Spence0.63 xG
  3. 2nd 3:37TBLB. Hagel0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 5:14TBLC. D'Astous0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 8:51TBLE. Lilleberg0.15 xG
  6. 3rd 17:48TBLJ. Guentzel0.20 xG

Team Stats

OTTTBL
28Shots on goal27
3.27Expected goals3.43
51Shot attempts76
235v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play0/4
23Hits21
24Blocked shots12
10Penalty minutes6
18Giveaways15
7Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.27 xGTBL 3.43 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTT goal, 0:18OTT goal, 4:25TBL goal, 3:37TBL goal, 5:14TBL goal, 8:51TBL goal, 17:48

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, 2 scored
TBL27 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. TkachukLW0113210216:551:16
D. CozensC1011300215:031:16
N. CousinsC011311+1011:050:00
T. StützleC000340-2021:411:16
D. BathersonRW000231-1218:511:16
S. PintoC0000220017:030:44
M. AmadioRW000102+1015:190:00
R. GreigC000001-1015:130:00
C. GirouxRW000202-2014:530:44
F. ZetterlundLW000210-1011:130:44
W. FoegeleLW000210-1210:470:44
L. EllerC000001009:490:00
T. KlevenD011134-1027:040:00
A. ZubD011103-1024:020:00
J. SpenceD1014120022:410:44
N. MatinpaloD0003120016:410:00
C. YakemchukD000000-2213:581:16
L. ThomsonD0000120011:240:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer27234.85258:18Loss
L. Ullmark000–0:00

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HagelLW112311+2022:173:18
G. GoncalvesC011310+2020:064:01
J. GuentzelC1013410019:254:05
Y. GourdeC0112000018:440:03
Z. GirgensonsC0112120015:540:02
C. PerryRW011410+1014:351:33
B. PointC0000000020:444:06
A. CirelliC000022+2219:311:49
P. HolmbergRW0000200016:051:12
O. BjorkstrandRW000000-107:112:27
S. SabourinRW000130005:500:00
E. LillebergD123111+4214:580:04
C. D'AstousD112122+4017:291:40
D. RaddyshD000401-1025:324:11
J. MoserD000212-1021:480:22
R. McDonaghD000110-1019:450:48
E. CernakD000010-1214:170:19
S. SantiniD000000001:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy28262.92960:00Win
J. Johansson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

OTT

Line 2B. Tkachuk12:49D. Cozens12:31R. Greig11:56
Line 3S. Pinto12:17M. Amadio12:23N. Cousins11:05
Pair 1T. Kleven21:44A. Zub18:46
Pair 2L. Thomson10:06N. Matinpalo14:37
Pair 3J. Spence18:57C. Yakemchuk11:58

TBL

Line 2A. Cirelli15:41B. Hagel16:22G. Goncalves15:27
Line 3J. Guentzel13:51B. Point14:54C. Perry13:02
Pair 1D. Raddysh19:04J. Moser18:29
Pair 2E. Lilleberg14:12C. D'Astous15:12
Pair 3R. McDonagh15:32E. Cernak12:30

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 2.9, TBL 3.2OTT 2, TBL 4
Total goals6.16
Shots on goalOTT 27.4, TBL 25.4OTT 28, TBL 27
Win chanceTBL 56%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.430.75129%0
TBL D. Raddysh2.640.84016%0
TBL B. Hagel2.530.98232%1
TBL J. Guentzel2.330.92134%1
OTT D. Cozens2.210.57121%1
OTT T. Stützle2.230.87027%0
OTT D. Batherson2.020.69024%0
OTT S. Pinto2.000.53022%0
TBL B. Point1.900.91035%0
OTT J. Spence1.740.4517%1
OTT T. Kleven1.610.2716%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.600.62022%0
OTT R. Greig1.500.35014%0
OTT W. Foegele1.420.31015%0
TBL O. Bjorkstrand1.300.40016%0
OTT C. Giroux1.320.48016%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.320.27012%0
TBL Y. Gourde1.220.41114%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.230.49117%0
OTT M. Amadio1.210.40018%0
TBL J. Moser1.220.3507%0
OTT A. Zub1.110.2816%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.120.19111%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.100.30013%0
OTT N. Cousins1.130.27111%0
TBL C. Perry1.040.33116%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.010.3926%1
OTT L. Eller0.900.1808%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.930.1202%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.910.3606%0
OTT L. Thomson0.800.1502%0
TBL E. Lilleberg0.810.2133%1
TBL E. Cernak0.800.2104%0
TBL S. Sabourin0.510.2007%0
TBL S. Santini0.500.1302%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 35 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.