Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
COL2
FinalSat, May 3, 2025PlayoffsEvery game that night
DAL4

DAL beat COL 4-2, with the chances close: 2.67 expected goals to 3.01. COL outshot DAL 27 to 19. M. Rantanen scored three for DAL. J. Oettinger stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
COL0112
DAL0044
  1. 2nd 9:50COLJ. MansonSH0.18 xG
  2. 3rd 0:31COLN. MacKinnon0.18 xG
  3. 3rd 7:49DALM. Rantanen0.09 xG
  4. 3rd 13:46DALM. RantanenPP0.03 xG
  5. 3rd 16:04DALW. JohnstonPP0.12 xG
  6. 3rd 19:57DALM. RantanenEN0.93 xG

Team Stats

COLDAL
27Shots on goal19
3.01Expected goals2.67
66Shot attempts45
165v5 shots on goal14
0/3Power play2/4
27Hits25
13Blocked shots14
8Penalty minutes6
17Giveaways12
6Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 3.01 xGDAL 2.67 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCOL goal, 9:50COL goal, 0:31DAL goal, 7:49DAL goal, 13:46DAL goal, 16:04DAL goal, 19:57

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

COL27 on goal, 2 scored
DAL19 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC1016000022:244:07
V. NichushkinRW011142-1019:191:05
L. O'ConnorRW011310+1013:420:00
G. LandeskogLW0002200020:204:14
M. NecasC000300-1020:173:58
A. LehkonenLW000021-1020:104:06
B. NelsonC000201-1017:511:08
P. KellyC000062+1213:340:00
J. DruryC0001100211:470:00
C. CoyleC000221009:111:15
J. DrouinLW000101007:450:59
J. KivirantaLW000130006:570:00
J. MansonD101421+1018:540:00
R. LindgrenD011010+1016:230:00
C. MakarD000111-1226:424:02
D. ToewsD0000100022:151:11
S. GirardD0000020014:540:00
S. MalinskiD0000110213:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood18153.83357:49Loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. RantanenRW314411+1019:583:13
M. DucheneC022202-1216:123:11
W. JohnstonC101230-2021:213:12
T. SeguinC011120+1014:312:09
O. BäckC011003+1012:070:00
R. HintzC0000010019:063:03
M. GranlundC0002100017:272:04
M. MarchmentLW0001010014:431:59
J. BennLW000151-1413:512:03
E. DadonovLW000101-1012:140:00
S. SteelC000000+1010:480:00
C. BlackwellC000020007:350:00
T. HarleyD011332-1027:113:53
E. LindellD011100+1024:161:15
I. LyubushkinD0110100015:530:00
C. CeciD000012+1023:450:08
A. PetrovicD0000300012:580:00
L. BichselD0001300010:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger27252.92659:25Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJoel Kiviranta DAL Faces COL, his team until May 20261 SOG
  • Old teamMikko Rantanen DAL Faces COL, his team until Jan 20253 G, 1 A, 4 SOG
  • Old teamScott Wedgewood COL Faces DAL, his team until Jun 20240 saves on 0

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