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Game Recap
DAL1
Final/SOThu, Nov 5, 2026Every game that night
CBJ2

CBJ beat DAL 2-1 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.64 expected goals to 2.44. E. Lindell had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. C. Talbot stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
DAL00101
CBJ00112
  1. 3rd 6:27DALM. Rantanen0.15 xG
  2. 3rd 16:46CBJZ. Werenski0.04 xG

Team Stats

DALCBJ
28Shots on goal30
2.44Expected goals2.64
60Shot attempts62
225v5 shots on goal26
0/1Power play0/2
22Hits24
18Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes4
25Giveaways16
5Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 2.44 xGCBJ 2.64 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTDAL goal, 6:27CBJ goal, 16:46

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

DAL26 on goal, 1 scored
CBJ30 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. JohnstonC011221+1019:151:13
M. RantanenRW101110+1019:131:13
J. RobertsonLW0003200220:301:13
R. HintzC000010-1017:491:04
A. HyryRW000300-1016:430:00
J. HryckowianC0000110016:090:56
T. SeguinC0003100015:220:47
J. BennLW000010+1015:160:47
J. KivirantaLW0000200012:280:00
R. FaksaC0000120011:500:00
D. PerronLW000031-1011:410:47
C. BlackwellC000221009:070:00
T. HarleyD000503+1028:311:13
E. LindellD000503-1026:050:47
N. LundkvistD000100+1021:060:00
T. MyersD0001350219:500:00
L. BichselD000210-1218:060:00
T. TaylorD000011009:590:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith30291.96765:00OT loss
J. Oettinger000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. JohnsonC011300+1020:032:45
M. KniesLW011130+1019:182:46
C. CoyleC0001310023:092:45
A. FantilliC0005010020:282:24
C. SillingerC0001400018:510:00
S. MonahanC000101+1018:241:35
V. NichushkinRW0001200218:081:14
M. OlivierRW0004210017:460:00
C. GarlandRW0001300015:241:16
L. Del Bel BelluzC000010-105:510:00
D. VoronkovLW000130-105:410:00
R. LombergLW000200-105:060:00
Z. WerenskiD101501+1029:212:41
I. ProvorovD000201-1225:431:19
D. MateychukD000101-1022:190:57
D. SeversonD000005+1021:490:00
D. FabbroD0000310012:230:18
J. ChristiansenD0001030011:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot28271.96465:00Win
J. Greaves000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DAL

Line 1R. Hintz14:38J. Robertson16:11A. Hyry13:35
Line 2M. Rantanen15:27W. Johnston15:19J. Benn14:29
Pair 1T. Harley21:43N. Lundkvist19:35
Pair 2E. Lindell19:10L. Bichsel16:59
Pair 3T. Myers17:15T. Taylor9:54

CBJ

Line 1M. Olivier17:18C. Sillinger16:39C. Coyle17:25
Line 2M. Knies15:11K. Johnson14:05A. Fantilli14:09
Pair 1D. Severson19:40Z. Werenski23:22
Pair 2I. Provorov20:46D. Mateychuk19:20
Pair 3D. Fabbro11:09J. Christiansen10:19

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.

Prop Results

9 of 22 overs hit (41%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
CBJ A. Fantilli2.5+105-1255Over
DAL J. Robertson2.5-145+1253Over
DAL W. Johnston2.5+120-1302Under
CBJ Z. Werenski2.5-130+1055Over
DAL A. Hyry1.5+105-1203Over
CBJ C. Coyle1.5-125-1051Under
CBJ C. Garland1.5+110-1401Under
CBJ C. Sillinger1.5+100-1301Under
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.5+125-1551Under
DAL D. Perron1.5+110–0Under
CBJ D. Severson1.5+115–0Under
CBJ I. Provorov1.5+115-1502Over
DAL J. Benn1.5+100–0Under
CBJ K. Johnson1.5-145+1253Over
CBJ M. Knies1.5+106-1251Under
CBJ M. Olivier1.5+100-1304Over
DAL M. Rantanen1.5-180+1431Under
DAL R. Hintz1.5-146+1300Under
CBJ S. Monahan1.5+110-1401Under
DAL T. Harley1.5-130+1205Over
DAL T. Seguin1.5+100-1303Over
CBJ V. Nichushkin1.5+115-1301Under

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 3.1, CBJ 2.8DAL 1, CBJ 2
Total goals5.93
Shots on goalDAL 24.8, CBJ 25.4DAL 28, CBJ 30
Win chanceDAL 54%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.251.04121%1
DAL J. Robertson3.131.08038%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.750.78031%0
DAL W. Johnston2.320.90135%0
DAL M. Rantanen2.011.07133%1
DAL R. Hintz2.000.80028%0
DAL T. Harley1.950.53013%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.830.64122%0
DAL A. Hyry1.830.39018%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.610.66022%0
CBJ M. Knies1.610.70125%0
CBJ V. Nichushkin1.610.54023%0
DAL T. Seguin1.630.53022%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.620.3608%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.610.42015%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.540.42019%0
CBJ C. Garland1.510.39016%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.410.41011%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.410.50018%0
DAL J. Benn1.400.52018%0
DAL D. Perron1.300.38017%0
DAL J. Kiviranta1.300.25012%0
CBJ D. Severson1.200.45010%0
DAL E. Lindell1.150.3106%0
DAL N. Lundkvist1.110.2606%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.000.32014%0
DAL T. Myers1.010.2105%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.900.1804%0
CBJ R. Lomberg0.820.1307%0
DAL C. Blackwell0.820.1707%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.810.1603%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.720.1505%0
DAL R. Faksa0.700.2207%0
CBJ L. Belluz0.600.1506%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.