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Game Recap
TBL4
OTT5
OTT beat TBL 5-4, with the chances close: 2.24 expected goals to 1.99. D. Batherson led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). D. Batherson had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. A. Forsberg stopped 25 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| OTT | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 1:50OTTD. BathersonPP0.17 xG
- 1st 13:21OTTJ. Norris0.13 xG
- 2nd 1:59TBLN. Kucherov0.06 xG
- 2nd 10:39TBLN. Paul0.18 xG
- 2nd 13:20OTTD. Batherson0.07 xG
- 2nd 18:13TBLJ. Guentzel0.04 xG
- 2nd 18:56OTTB. TkachukPP0.17 xG
- 3rd 6:17OTTN. GregorSH0.16 xG
- 3rd 8:11TBLM. Chaffee0.06 xG
Team Stats
TBLOTT
29Shots on goal28
1.99Expected goals2.24
55Shot attempts55
205v5 shots on goal20
0/3Power play2/5
15Hits30
20Blocked shots18
14Penalty minutes10
17Giveaways14
2Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 1.99 xGOTT 2.24 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kucherov | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 2:46 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 6 | 16:56 | 2:01 |
| B. Point | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:56 | 2:45 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 2:45 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:03 | 2:28 |
| N. Paul | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:26 | 1:58 |
| M. Chaffee | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:34 | 0:26 |
| C. Geekie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:57 | 2:27 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:09 | 0:00 |
| L. Glendening | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 |
| M. Eyssimont | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:42 | 0:25 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 21:52 | 0:00 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 19:49 | 0:03 |
| N. Perbix | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:36 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25:16 | 2:42 |
| J. Moser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 21:10 | 2:30 |
| D. Raddysh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:21 | 2:44 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 57:56 | Loss |
| J. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Batherson | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:16 | 4:54 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:35 | 2:00 |
| J. Norris | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 21:14 | 4:55 |
| T. Stützle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:36 | 5:35 |
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:24 | 5:32 |
| S. Pinto | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:35 | 1:08 |
| N. Gregor | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:25 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:22 | 1:20 |
| N. Cousins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:00 |
| A. Gaudette | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:40 | 0:50 |
| Z. MacEwen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:14 | 0:00 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 26:28 | 5:05 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 0:42 |
| T. Chabot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:06 | 1:57 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17:48 | 0:02 |
| T. Kleven | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:00 |
| J. Bernard-Docker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 60:00 | Win |
| M. Sogaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | TBL 3.4, OTT 3.2 | TBL 4, OTT 5 |
| Total goals | 6.7 | 9 |
| Shots on goal | TBL 27.6, OTT 31.5 | TBL 29, OTT 28 |
| Win chance | TBL 52% | OTT won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT B. Tkachuk | 4.0 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 34% | 1 |
| TBL N. Kucherov | 3.2 | 6 | 1.62 | 2 | 37% | 1 |
| TBL J. Guentzel | 2.9 | 2 | 0.99 | 1 | 35% | 1 |
| TBL B. Point | 2.6 | 1 | 1.06 | 1 | 40% | 0 |
| OTT S. Pinto | 2.4 | 0 | 0.60 | 1 | 23% | 0 |
| OTT T. Stützle | 2.3 | 1 | 0.99 | 1 | 29% | 0 |
| OTT D. Batherson | 2.3 | 7 | 0.79 | 3 | 26% | 2 |
| OTT T. Chabot | 2.0 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| TBL V. Hedman | 2.0 | 5 | 0.97 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| OTT D. Perron | 2.0 | 3 | 0.64 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| TBL B. Hagel | 2.0 | 2 | 0.82 | 1 | 28% | 0 |
| OTT C. Giroux | 2.0 | 2 | 0.80 | 2 | 26% | 0 |
| OTT J. Sanderson | 1.9 | 2 | 0.52 | 3 | 10% | 0 |
| OTT J. Norris | 1.9 | 2 | 0.64 | 1 | 29% | 1 |
| OTT N. Gregor | 1.7 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 12% | 1 |
| TBL N. Paul | 1.7 | 3 | 0.48 | 1 | 21% | 1 |
| TBL M. Eyssimont | 1.7 | 2 | 0.28 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| OTT M. Amadio | 1.6 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| TBL A. Cirelli | 1.5 | 1 | 0.54 | 2 | 20% | 0 |
| OTT N. Cousins | 1.2 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| OTT T. Hamonic | 1.2 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| OTT A. Gaudette | 1.2 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| TBL Z. Girgensons | 1.1 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| TBL C. Sheary | 1.1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| TBL R. McDonagh | 1.1 | 0 | 0.41 | 1 | 5% | 0 |
| OTT T. Kleven | 1.1 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| TBL D. Raddysh | 1.1 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| OTT N. Jensen | 1.0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| TBL J. Moser | 0.9 | 0 | 0.38 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| TBL E. Cernak | 0.8 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 4% | 0 |
| TBL N. Perbix | 0.8 | 0 | 0.31 | 1 | 5% | 0 |
| TBL M. Chaffee | 0.8 | 1 | 0.22 | 1 | 11% | 1 |
| OTT J. Bernard-Docker | 0.7 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| OTT Z. MacEwen | 0.7 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| TBL L. Glendening | 0.7 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 18 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.