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Game Recap
DAL0
FinalThu, Jan 22, 2026Every game that night
CBJ1

CBJ beat DAL 1-0 despite fewer good chances: 1.64 expected goals to 2.70. M. Olivier had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. J. Greaves stopped 28 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL0000
CBJ1001
  1. 1st 8:48CBJZ. Werenski0.03 xG

Team Stats

DALCBJ
28Shots on goal22
2.70Expected goals1.64
61Shot attempts44
225v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play0/1
7Hits35
10Blocked shots17
2Penalty minutes2
14Giveaways14
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 2.70 xGCBJ 1.64 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 8:48

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

DAL28 on goal, 0 scored
CBJ20 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW0002100023:142:59
W. JohnstonC0003010022:212:54
M. DucheneC0002000020:522:56
R. HintzC0002100019:502:55
S. SteelC0001000017:570:00
M. BourqueC0003100016:571:01
J. HryckowianC0001030215:571:06
J. BennLW0001100014:240:57
O. BäckC0002110011:100:00
C. BlackwellC000001-108:410:03
R. FaksaC000010-108:150:00
N. BastianRW000201-107:370:04
M. HeiskanenD0004010025:433:15
T. HarleyD0002010023:460:56
E. LindellD0002000019:470:50
N. LundkvistD000101-1016:530:04
I. LyubushkinD0000000015:450:00
A. PetrovicD000010-1012:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith22211.95556:47Loss
J. Oettinger000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
I. LundestromC011040+107:270:00
A. FantilliC0002410021:120:53
C. CoyleC0001120020:110:54
M. MarchmentLW0001210018:231:06
S. MonahanC0000000017:551:06
K. MarchenkoRW0003100017:350:54
B. JennerC0000320017:041:07
M. OlivierRW0005510016:290:00
C. SillingerC0000310015:510:00
K. JohnsonC0000000011:150:54
D. VoronkovLW000230+106:430:00
D. HeinenLW000020+106:370:00
Z. WerenskiD101313+1027:451:03
D. SeversonD011101+1227:211:06
I. ProvorovD0002000023:020:57
E. GudbransonD0001240021:070:00
J. ChristiansenD0001400010:410:00
E. ZamulaD000001009:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves282801.00060:00Win
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DAL

Line 1M. Duchene15:49S. Steel15:40W. Johnston16:14
Line 2J. Robertson17:01R. Hintz14:20M. Bourque15:56
Line 3J. Benn11:13J. Hryckowian14:07O. Bäck10:06
Pair 1E. Lindell18:00M. Heiskanen18:21
Pair 2N. Lundkvist16:49T. Harley21:33
Pair 3A. Petrovic12:04I. Lyubushkin14:27

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 3.3, CBJ 3.1DAL 0, CBJ 1
Total goals6.51
Shots on goalDAL 26.8, CBJ 30.0DAL 28, CBJ 22
Win chanceDAL 53%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.630.94121%1
DAL J. Robertson3.321.09037%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.820.72028%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.730.78029%0
DAL W. Johnston2.430.86033%0
CBJ B. Jenner2.300.59024%0
DAL R. Hintz2.320.85030%0
CBJ M. Marchment2.010.62024%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.040.71014%0
DAL T. Harley1.920.57015%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.820.3808%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.800.60020%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.710.60020%0
DAL M. Duchene1.720.69025%0
DAL M. Bourque1.730.39016%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.600.37012%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.600.58018%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.520.42019%0
CBJ D. Severson1.510.4019%0
DAL J. Benn1.310.45016%0
DAL N. Lundkvist1.310.2506%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.250.33014%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.110.36014%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson1.110.2305%0
DAL S. Steel1.110.38012%0
DAL E. Lindell1.120.3709%0
DAL A. Petrovic1.000.1705%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.000.22010%0
CBJ D. Heinen0.900.26011%0
DAL R. Faksa0.800.2808%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.800.1818%0
DAL N. Bastian0.720.1709%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.710.1002%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.700.1802%0
CBJ E. Zamula0.700.1904%0
DAL O. Bäck0.620.2108%0

Shots on goal: 24 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.