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Game Recap
CBJ3
FinalSun, Feb 2, 2025Every game that night
DAL5

DAL beat CBJ 5-3, with the chances close: 3.87 expected goals to 4.05. DAL outshot CBJ 39 to 30. E. Dadonov led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). W. Johnston had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. C. DeSmith stopped 27 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ1203
DAL1225
  1. 1st 6:43CBJC. Sillinger0.36 xG
  2. 1st 13:36DALM. Marchment0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 4:58CBJD. Voronkov0.48 xG
  4. 2nd 6:03DALL. Stankoven0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 12:02CBJI. Provorov0.06 xG
  6. 2nd 15:49DALW. JohnstonPP0.20 xG
  7. 3rd 11:22DALE. Dadonov0.10 xG
  8. 3rd 15:47DALE. Dadonov0.05 xG

Team Stats

CBJDAL
30Shots on goal39
4.05Expected goals3.87
64Shot attempts70
235v5 shots on goal28
0/3Power play1/3
31Hits22
17Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes6
15Giveaways17
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 4.05 xGDAL 3.87 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 6:43DAL goal, 13:36CBJ goal, 4:58DAL goal, 6:03CBJ goal, 12:02DAL goal, 15:49DAL goal, 11:22DAL goal, 15:47

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

CBJ30 on goal, 3 scored
DAL37 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. FantilliC0115110021:424:29
D. VoronkovLW1016100020:314:35
C. SillingerC101100-1018:164:29
K. JohnsonC011201-1018:034:29
J. van RiemsdykLW011020-1214:483:05
J. DanforthRW011051+1014:090:16
K. MarchenkoRW011200+1011:190:52
M. PyyhtiaLW011110+1010:350:05
M. OlivierRW000132-1015:550:38
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000071-1013:460:00
L. Del Bel BelluzC000111-1013:361:19
S. KuralyC0001210010:430:12
I. ProvorovD101404+1029:302:06
Z. WerenskiD000311-2025:093:54
D. MateychukD000110+1019:321:31
D. SeversonD000121-1219:030:00
J. ChristiansenD0001210013:560:00
D. FabbroD000022-128:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins39345.87257:00Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. JohnstonC112802+1018:012:23
E. DadonovLW202410+1012:340:00
M. GranlundC011220+1016:401:51
J. RobertsonLW011320-1216:232:23
J. BennLW011240+1015:521:51
M. MarchmentLW1012100013:111:57
M. BourqueC0110120012:181:51
L. StankovenC101301+1012:040:00
S. SteelC0002100017:020:00
O. BäckC000100+1015:590:00
R. HintzC000111-2015:062:09
M. DucheneC0003000013:382:23
T. HarleyD022211+2022:474:03
L. BichselD011141-1017:220:00
I. LyubushkinD011011+1015:390:00
E. LindellD0002130223:510:11
C. CeciD0001210022:160:08
M. DumbaD0002020214:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith30273.90059:02Win
J. Oettinger000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 2.5, DAL 3.3CBJ 3, DAL 5
Total goals5.88
Shots on goalCBJ 25.9, DAL 31.1CBJ 30, DAL 39
Win chanceDAL 64%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.530.75016%0
DAL J. Robertson2.831.07136%0
DAL W. Johnston2.780.91233%1
CBJ K. Marchenko2.520.70127%0
DAL L. Stankoven2.430.52117%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.350.58123%0
DAL T. Harley2.220.53213%0
DAL R. Hintz2.210.85035%0
DAL M. Granlund2.120.84120%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.160.59125%1
DAL J. Benn2.020.78126%0
CBJ C. Sillinger2.010.40115%1
DAL M. Duchene2.030.92032%0
DAL M. Marchment1.920.60123%1
DAL E. Dadonov1.840.60222%2
CBJ K. Johnson1.620.53119%0
DAL M. Bourque1.500.38117%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.400.2405%0
DAL S. Steel1.420.41014%0
DAL E. Lindell1.420.3308%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.300.38114%0
DAL C. Ceci1.310.3006%0
CBJ L. Belluz1.210.46015%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.200.26112%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.200.22011%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.140.2815%1
CBJ M. Olivier1.110.28012%0
CBJ D. Severson1.110.2607%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.010.23011%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.010.1705%0
DAL M. Dumba0.920.1304%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.810.1102%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.810.1518%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.710.2018%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.700.2112%0
DAL O. Bäck0.710.28011%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.