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Game Recap
OTT4
FinalTue, Apr 29, 2025PlayoffsEvery game that night
TOR0

OTT beat TOR 4-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.54 expected goals to 2.77. TOR outshot OTT 29 to 19. B. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). M. Knies had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.2. L. Ullmark stopped 29 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
OTT0134
TOR0000
  1. 2nd 3:46OTTT. Chabot0.04 xG
  2. 3rd 8:24OTTD. CozensSH0.27 xG
  3. 3rd 17:09OTTT. StützleEN0.90 xG
  4. 3rd 19:13OTTB. TkachukEN0.78 xG

Team Stats

OTTTOR
19Shots on goal29
3.54Expected goals2.77
45Shot attempts62
155v5 shots on goal19
0/2Power play0/3
25Hits40
18Blocked shots17
8Penalty minutes6
10Giveaways8
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 3.54 xGTOR 2.77 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTT goal, 3:46OTT goal, 8:24OTT goal, 17:09OTT goal, 19:13

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

OTT19 on goal, 4 scored
TOR29 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC123250+3017:072:30
B. TkachukLW123500+3014:592:30
C. GirouxRW011120+3017:040:38
D. CozensC101120+1015:322:09
A. GaudetteRW011220+108:280:01
S. PintoC0001010021:380:00
R. GreigC0002200418:580:38
M. AmadioRW0000200017:440:00
D. BathersonRW0000110014:552:29
D. PerronLW0001300012:380:57
F. ZetterlundLW000120009:380:33
N. CousinsC000111007:410:00
T. ChabotD101100+3218:490:25
J. SandersonD000012+1026:272:44
A. ZubD000018+2023:460:06
N. JensenD000100+2018:150:05
T. KlevenD0000030216:540:00
N. MatinpaloD0000120013:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark292901.00060:00Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW000251-4021:523:24
W. NylanderRW000201-3020:543:24
A. MatthewsC000312-4019:473:24
J. TavaresC000311-3019:133:24
M. KniesLW000610-4218:053:24
M. DomiC0000300014:561:29
S. LaughtonC0001600013:080:18
C. JarnkrokC0000510012:290:16
B. McMannC0000200012:181:27
P. HolmbergRW0000110012:010:00
M. PaciorettyLW0002400011:141:33
S. LorentzC0002110010:570:08
M. RiellyD000002-2221:541:37
O. Ekman-LarssonD0001310020:241:35
J. McCabeD000330-1019:360:10
B. CarloD0002010017:200:00
C. TanevD000003-1016:520:12
S. BenoitD0002420214:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz17152.88257:56Loss
J. Woll000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreOTT 2.9, TOR 3.4OTT 4, TOR 0
Total goals6.34
Shots on goalOTT 28.0, TOR 28.1OTT 19, TOR 29
Win chanceTOR 58%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews4.231.23046%0
OTT B. Tkachuk3.850.69329%1
TOR W. Nylander3.021.00037%0
TOR J. Tavares2.830.88033%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.600.62011%0
OTT D. Batherson2.400.69024%0
OTT D. Cozens2.310.55120%1
OTT T. Chabot2.310.56111%1
TOR M. Marner2.221.28032%0
TOR M. Knies2.260.76029%0
TOR B. McMann2.200.44022%0
OTT T. Stützle2.120.81325%1
OTT S. Pinto2.010.53023%0
OTT F. Zetterlund2.010.38017%0
TOR M. Pacioretty1.920.43017%0
TOR M. Rielly1.700.61010%0
OTT R. Greig1.720.42017%0
OTT D. Perron1.610.46019%0
OTT C. Giroux1.610.56119%0
TOR S. Laughton1.510.41016%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.510.3908%0
TOR M. Domi1.500.51015%0
OTT M. Amadio1.400.41019%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.220.26012%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.200.37016%0
OTT N. Cousins1.210.2309%0
TOR J. McCabe1.230.3706%0
OTT T. Kleven1.200.1804%0
TOR P. Holmberg1.100.32013%0
OTT A. Zub1.100.2706%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.120.26114%0
OTT N. Jensen1.110.2504%0
TOR B. Carlo1.020.1805%0
OTT N. Matinpalo1.000.1103%0
TOR S. Benoit0.820.1603%0
TOR C. Tanev0.700.2404%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.