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Game Recap
TOR3
Final/OTSat, Apr 26, 2025PlayoffsEvery game that night
OTT4

OTT beat TOR 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.18 expected goals to 3.09. TOR outshot OTT 34 to 21. J. Sanderson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). W. Nylander had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. L. Ullmark stopped 31 of 34.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
TOR11103
OTT20114
  1. 1st 9:03OTTT. StützlePP0.06 xG
  2. 1st 14:11OTTS. PintoSH0.17 xG
  3. 1st 19:05TORJ. Tavares0.07 xG
  4. 2nd 10:12TORM. Knies0.25 xG
  5. 3rd 7:32OTTD. Perron0.13 xG
  6. 3rd 14:31TORO. Ekman-Larsson0.09 xG
  7. OT 17:42OTTJ. Sanderson0.01 xG

Team Stats

TOROTT
34Shots on goal21
3.09Expected goals2.18
71Shot attempts75
245v5 shots on goal18
0/4Power play1/2
29Hits44
28Blocked shots17
6Penalty minutes10
16Giveaways11
5Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 3.09 xGOTT 2.18 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTOTT goal, 9:03OTT goal, 14:11TOR goal, 19:05TOR goal, 10:12OTT goal, 7:32TOR goal, 14:31OTT goal, 17:42

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

TOR34 on goal, 3 scored
OTT21 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. NylanderRW0226010022:435:10
M. MarnerRW0112110028:265:19
A. MatthewsC0114120026:235:26
M. KniesLW1012200024:475:36
J. TavaresC1013110217:562:02
S. LaughtonC0001210018:330:04
B. McMannC000233-1017:461:47
C. JarnkrokC0000300016:370:01
P. HolmbergRW000011+1015:510:01
M. DomiC000300-1215:361:27
S. LorentzC0001420015:130:00
M. PaciorettyLW000251-1014:031:35
J. McCabeD011103+1027:121:02
O. Ekman-LarssonD101222+2025:141:51
C. TanevD011115+1024:340:17
M. RiellyD000401-1030:514:39
B. CarloD000002-1022:250:16
S. BenoitD0000320219:160:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz21174.81077:42Loss
J. Woll000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. PintoC1011300024:070:00
T. StützleC101151-1023:042:23
B. TkachukLW011170-1021:242:23
D. PerronLW101421+1215:380:00
A. GaudetteRW011011+1013:210:00
D. CozensC0001500220:402:23
R. GreigC000022-1020:120:00
C. GirouxRW0003100019:550:00
M. AmadioRW000030-1019:130:00
D. BathersonRW0002310418:062:23
F. ZetterlundLW000222+1017:370:00
N. CousinsC0000200012:090:00
J. SandersonD1123130230:052:23
A. ZubD011011-1027:240:00
T. ChabotD000101+1029:580:00
N. JensenD0000100027:150:00
T. KlevenD0002430023:010:00
N. MatinpaloD0000110015:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark34313.91277:24Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 3.2, OTT 3.1TOR 3, OTT 4
Total goals6.37
Shots on goalTOR 26.4, OTT 30.1TOR 34, OTT 21
Win chanceTOR 51%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
OTT B. Tkachuk3.810.70129%0
TOR A. Matthews3.841.09142%0
TOR W. Nylander2.760.89234%0
TOR J. Tavares2.630.82131%1
OTT J. Sanderson2.630.62211%1
OTT D. Batherson2.520.74025%0
OTT D. Cozens2.310.56020%0
OTT T. Chabot2.310.57011%0
OTT T. Stützle2.210.84125%1
OTT F. Zetterlund2.020.40017%0
OTT S. Pinto2.010.53123%1
TOR M. Knies2.020.67126%1
TOR M. Marner2.021.12129%0
TOR B. McMann2.020.39019%0
TOR M. Pacioretty1.820.40016%0
OTT R. Greig1.700.44018%0
OTT D. Perron1.640.47120%1
OTT C. Giroux1.630.58020%0
TOR M. Rielly1.540.5208%0
OTT M. Amadio1.400.42019%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.420.3516%1
TOR S. Laughton1.410.36014%0
TOR M. Domi1.430.48014%0
OTT N. Cousins1.200.24010%0
OTT A. Zub1.100.2616%0
OTT A. Gaudette1.100.26115%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.100.33014%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.110.23011%0
TOR J. McCabe1.110.3316%0
OTT N. Jensen1.100.2504%0
OTT T. Kleven1.120.1804%0
TOR P. Holmberg1.100.29012%0
OTT N. Matinpalo1.000.1103%0
TOR B. Carlo1.000.1704%0
TOR S. Benoit0.800.1503%0
TOR C. Tanev0.610.2113%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.