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Game Recap
SJS6
FinalThu, Oct 22, 2026Every game that night
OTT2

SJS beat OTT 6-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.50 expected goals to 4.67. OTT outshot SJS 43 to 28. C. Graf led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). F. Zetterlund had 9 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. Y. Askarov stopped 41 of 43.

Team Stats

SJSOTT
28Shots on goal43
3.50Expected goals4.67
51Shot attempts91
235v5 shots on goal34
1/2Power play0/3
27Hits20
17Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes4
24Giveaways13
4Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 3.50 xGOTT 4.67 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTT goal, 6:16SJS goal, 11:04SJS goal, 9:13SJS goal, 12:00SJS goal, 13:18OTT goal, 6:24SJS goal, 19:43

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

SJS26 on goal, 5 scored
OTT43 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GrafRW112312+2019:320:49
K. SherwoodLW0223520018:391:30
T. DellandreaC011251+1015:260:00
M. MisaC0111010014:211:26
I. StenbergLW1011000013:581:55
B. GoodrowC011120+1013:410:00
T. ToffoliC101100-1011:061:17
Z. OstapchukC101211+1011:000:00
M. CelebriniC0002130223:112:32
W. SmithC000301+1016:541:59
M. MarchmentLW0001000014:152:05
I. ChernyshovLW000121+104:540:00
J. TroubaD112102+3023:471:20
D. NurseD011020+1221:520:00
S. DickinsonD011111+1019:470:00
D. OrlovD011130+1216:512:05
N. AllanD101342+2016:340:07
M. KesselringD000100-1018:120:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov43412.95360:00Win
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC101551-3022:544:22
D. BathersonRW011311-2018:144:22
F. ZetterlundLW0119010015:531:31
W. FoegeleLW011111+1012:470:06
S. PintoC000410-2020:171:35
R. GreigC000200-1019:071:38
C. GirouxRW000212-1018:443:21
D. CozensC000310-2017:174:27
S. HallidayC000101-3015:204:19
M. AmadioRW000140-1213:550:00
N. CousinsC000120+109:150:00
H. HodgsonRW000000003:030:00
J. SpenceD101430+1017:340:07
N. MatinpaloD0111000016:530:00
J. SandersonD000211-4226:094:22
A. ZubD000001-1018:110:00
C. YakemchukD000200-1017:531:38
T. KlevenD000200+2017:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson26224.84656:06Loss
J. Johansson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SJS

Line 1M. Celebrini19:18W. Smith14:55C. Graf14:41
Line 2K. Sherwood14:16M. Misa11:33I. Stenberg11:47
Line 4B. Goodrow10:16Z. Ostapchuk9:04
Pair 1J. Trouba17:38S. Dickinson17:30
Pair 2D. Nurse17:25M. Kesselring15:20
Pair 3D. Orlov14:46N. Allan14:36

OTT

Line 1M. Amadio13:24S. Pinto14:59R. Greig14:34
Line 3D. Batherson12:58D. Cozens12:16W. Foegele11:45
Pair 1J. Spence15:46T. Kleven14:47
Pair 2J. Sanderson19:39A. Zub16:19
Pair 3N. Matinpalo15:17C. Yakemchuk15:00

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.

Prop Results

11 of 22 overs hit (50%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
SJS M. Celebrini3.5+115-1252Under
OTT D. Batherson2.5+142-1603Over
OTT D. Cozens2.5+100-1253Over
OTT J. Sanderson2.5+146-1802Under
OTT T. Stützle2.5+140-1605Over
SJS W. Smith2.5+126-1503Over
OTT C. Giroux1.5-130+1152Over
OTT C. Yakemchuk1.5+130-1602Over
SJS D. Nurse1.5-125+1100Under
OTT F. Zetterlund1.5-125+1049Over
SJS I. Chernyshov1.5+110-1301Under
SJS J. Trouba1.5-115-1101Under
SJS K. Sherwood1.5-115-1103Over
SJS M. Kesselring1.5+120-1501Under
SJS M. Marchment1.5-115-1051Under
SJS M. Misa1.5+155–1Under
OTT R. Greig1.5-105-1202Over
OTT S. Halliday1.5+105-1251Under
OTT S. Pinto1.5-150+1284Over
OTT T. Kleven1.5+130-1652Over
SJS T. Toffoli1.5-128+1001Under
OTT W. Foegele1.5+100-1151Under

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSJS 3.1, OTT 3.3SJS 6, OTT 2
Total goals6.48
Shots on goalSJS 24.4, OTT 28.2SJS 28, OTT 43
Win chanceOTT 53%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.421.36040%0
OTT D. Cozens2.630.73027%0
OTT T. Stützle2.451.18135%1
SJS W. Smith2.330.94032%0
OTT D. Batherson2.130.88131%0
OTT F. Zetterlund2.090.47120%0
OTT S. Pinto2.040.67028%0
OTT W. Foegele1.910.43121%0
OTT J. Sanderson1.920.64012%0
OTT C. Giroux1.920.72023%0
SJS D. Nurse1.800.3219%0
SJS T. Toffoli1.810.54123%1
SJS K. Sherwood1.730.46221%0
OTT R. Greig1.720.50019%0
SJS M. Marchment1.610.63025%0
SJS J. Trouba1.610.3428%1
SJS M. Kesselring1.510.2906%0
OTT S. Halliday1.510.47016%0
OTT J. Spence1.440.4419%1
SJS I. Chernyshov1.410.58022%0
OTT T. Kleven1.420.3308%0
SJS I. Stenberg1.410.50118%1
OTT C. Yakemchuk1.320.3308%0
SJS C. Graf1.330.45219%1
SJS M. Misa1.210.49117%0
OTT M. Amadio1.110.44020%0
OTT A. Zub1.000.3307%0
SJS D. Orlov1.010.3817%0
SJS S. Dickinson0.910.2314%0
SJS T. Dellandrea0.920.2219%0
OTT N. Cousins0.910.2409%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.810.1719%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.710.1213%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.720.1117%1
OTT H. Hodgson0.600.1205%0
SJS N. Allan0.530.2015%1

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.