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Game Recap
ANA3
Final/OTTue, Mar 18, 2025Every game that night
DAL4

DAL beat ANA 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.72 expected goals to 3.79. T. Harley led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Oettinger stopped 22 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
ANA03003
DAL11114
  1. 1st 11:42DALW. JohnstonPP0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 2:48ANAN. Nesterenko0.06 xG
  3. 2nd 4:25DALM. Granlund0.03 xG
  4. 2nd 13:03ANAL. CarlssonPP0.60 xG
  5. 2nd 19:20ANAL. Carlsson0.46 xG
  6. 3rd 4:37DALT. Harley0.23 xG
  7. OT 2:32DALM. Granlund0.26 xG

Team Stats

ANADAL
25Shots on goal31
3.79Expected goals3.72
56Shot attempts66
175v5 shots on goal25
1/4Power play1/4
26Hits16
17Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways10
8Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 3.79 xGDAL 3.72 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTDAL goal, 11:42ANA goal, 2:48DAL goal, 4:25ANA goal, 13:03ANA goal, 19:20DAL goal, 4:37DAL goal, 2:32

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

ANA25 on goal, 3 scored
DAL31 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. CarlssonC2023010017:073:13
T. TerryRW011200-1020:423:12
M. McTavishC0113100219:343:27
R. StromeC011100-1016:523:09
N. NesterenkoC101220+1013:080:00
C. GauthierLW0002200018:362:43
T. ZegrasC000101+1018:262:19
A. KillornLW000100-1018:232:40
F. VatranoRW000330-3016:302:41
I. LundestromC000001029:340:03
B. LeasonRW000002008:390:00
J. HarkinsC000032007:120:00
P. MintyukovD011131+1012:250:00
J. TroubaD000143-2025:350:00
J. LaCombeD0001230025:183:38
R. GudasD000322-1021:340:00
O. ZellwegerD000021-1220:312:30
D. HellesonD0001200211:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal31274.87161:50OT loss
V. Husso000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. HintzC022220+1019:053:55
M. GranlundC202423+2016:241:21
W. JohnstonC1013020019:023:43
M. DucheneC011300+1216:241:20
M. MarchmentLW011000+1214:551:12
J. BennLW0112300013:391:34
M. BourqueC0112010212:490:00
J. RobertsonLW0004010019:263:43
M. RantanenRW0002110218:533:56
S. SteelC0000000011:230:00
C. BlackwellC0002000010:440:00
O. BäckC000120009:410:00
T. HarleyD123111+2025:403:59
E. LindellD000102+1025:060:20
C. CeciD000201+1022:090:01
I. LyubushkinD000001+1018:490:00
L. BichselD000141-1013:390:00
M. DumbaD000111-1012:181:21
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger25223.88062:09Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMikael Granlund ANA First game back in Dallas, his team until May 20252 G, 4 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 2.5, DAL 3.6ANA 3, DAL 4
Total goals6.17
Shots on goalANA 25.7, DAL 31.7ANA 25, DAL 31
Win chanceDAL 67%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL J. Robertson2.941.14037%0
DAL W. Johnston2.730.94134%1
DAL M. Rantanen2.621.11037%0
ANA F. Vatrano2.630.58026%0
DAL T. Harley2.310.66315%1
DAL M. Marchment2.100.66125%0
DAL R. Hintz2.020.88233%0
ANA T. Terry2.020.69124%0
DAL M. Duchene1.930.91130%0
ANA M. McTavish1.730.56121%0
ANA C. Gauthier1.720.42014%0
DAL M. Granlund1.740.70216%2
ANA T. Zegras1.610.53018%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.600.2406%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.610.4109%0
DAL J. Benn1.620.66122%0
ANA A. Killorn1.610.45020%0
ANA R. Strome1.610.50115%0
ANA J. Trouba1.410.2205%0
DAL E. Lindell1.410.3408%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.320.22112%1
DAL C. Blackwell1.320.28013%0
DAL C. Ceci1.220.3506%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.230.41216%2
ANA R. Gudas1.230.2104%0
DAL M. Bourque1.220.42118%0
DAL S. Steel1.200.34012%0
DAL L. Bichsel1.110.2306%0
ANA B. Leason1.000.23010%0
ANA D. Helleson1.010.1906%0
DAL M. Dumba0.910.1704%0
ANA J. Harkins0.900.1607%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.810.2014%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.700.2203%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.700.2209%0
DAL O. Bäck0.610.2509%0

Shots on goal: 25 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.