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Game Recap
OTT4
FinalSat, Mar 15, 2025Every game that night
TOR2

OTT beat TOR 4-2, with the chances close: 3.20 expected goals to 2.45. L. Ullmark stopped 21 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0314
TOR0202
  1. 2nd 6:49TORW. Nylander0.18 xG
  2. 2nd 7:57OTTJ. Sanderson0.04 xG
  3. 2nd 8:55TORA. Matthews0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 12:16OTTD. Perron0.09 xG
  5. 2nd 14:08OTTC. GirouxPP0.03 xG
  6. 3rd 19:53OTTM. AmadioEN0.85 xG

Team Stats

OTTTOR
25Shots on goal23
3.20Expected goals2.45
52Shot attempts61
215v5 shots on goal20
1/1Power play0/1
24Hits40
18Blocked shots13
7Penalty minutes7
16Giveaways15
7Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.20 xGTOR 2.45 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTOR goal, 6:49OTT goal, 7:57TOR goal, 8:55OTT goal, 12:16OTT goal, 14:08OTT goal, 19:53

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

OTT24 on goal, 4 scored
TOR22 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC011011+2020:020:59
M. AmadioRW1012400018:370:00
C. GirouxRW101400+1017:560:30
R. GreigC0112110517:500:20
D. BathersonRW011210+1015:250:49
B. TkachukLW011120+1015:210:53
D. PerronLW101221+1014:040:26
S. PintoC0000110018:000:00
D. CozensC0001330014:160:49
M. HighmoreC000101-1011:420:00
F. ZetterlundLW000122-108:240:30
A. GaudetteRW000110-107:260:00
J. SandersonD101401+2022:180:57
T. ChabotD011114-2022:150:22
A. ZubD000101+2222:030:00
T. HamonicD000121-1021:100:00
T. KlevenD000011+1016:000:00
N. MatinpaloD0001200015:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark23212.91360:00Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. MatthewsC101230-1021:551:45
W. NylanderRW1013000020:311:25
N. RobertsonLW0111120010:100:33
M. KniesLW000141-1021:401:47
M. MarnerRW000111-1020:321:44
J. TavaresC000240-2018:051:27
M. DomiC0000200016:030:35
C. JarnkrokC000101+1013:390:00
B. McMannC000062-1012:580:13
S. LaughtonC000031+1512:450:00
P. HolmbergRW000110009:310:00
S. LorentzC000260008:500:00
B. CarloD011021+1017:590:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000220-2223:480:15
M. RiellyD000400-1022:420:16
J. McCabeD0002320020:260:00
C. TanevD0001120016:210:00
S. BenoitD0000100013:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz24213.87557:39Loss
J. Woll000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 2.9, TOR 3.3OTT 4, TOR 2
Total goals6.36
Shots on goalOTT 29.0, TOR 29.4OTT 25, TOR 23
Win chanceTOR 56%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews4.121.22147%1
OTT B. Tkachuk3.610.78130%0
TOR W. Nylander3.231.05139%1
TOR J. Tavares2.820.91034%0
TOR M. Marner2.211.20031%0
OTT T. Chabot2.110.5019%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.140.5718%1
OTT T. Stützle2.100.93126%0
OTT D. Cozens2.010.54019%0
OTT D. Batherson2.020.72124%0
OTT S. Pinto2.000.51021%0
TOR B. McMann2.000.45022%0
TOR M. Knies1.910.69028%0
OTT D. Perron1.720.54121%1
OTT C. Giroux1.740.65122%1
TOR S. Laughton1.700.44017%0
TOR M. Rielly1.740.5909%0
OTT R. Greig1.620.44119%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.610.38016%0
TOR N. Robertson1.610.36118%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.520.3907%0
TOR M. Domi1.400.51014%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.410.38017%0
OTT M. Amadio1.420.43120%1
OTT N. Matinpalo1.210.0802%0
OTT T. Hamonic1.110.1404%0
TOR J. McCabe1.120.3306%0
OTT A. Zub1.110.2806%0
TOR P. Holmberg1.110.31013%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.010.24012%0
TOR B. Carlo1.000.1915%0
OTT M. Highmore0.910.2008%0
TOR S. Lorentz0.920.2009%0
OTT T. Kleven0.900.1204%0
TOR S. Benoit0.600.1002%0
TOR C. Tanev0.610.2303%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.