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Game Recap
DAL2
Final/SOSat, Nov 22, 2025Every game that night
CGY3

CGY beat DAL 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.16 expected goals to 3.27. J. Robertson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). W. Johnston had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. D. Cooley stopped 28 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
DAL00202
CGY10113
  1. 1st 11:41CGYM. CoronatoPP0.18 xG
  2. 3rd 1:50CGYJ. FarabeePP0.16 xG
  3. 3rd 6:44DALJ. Robertson0.04 xG
  4. 3rd 16:53DALR. Hintz0.13 xG

Team Stats

DALCGY
30Shots on goal33
3.27Expected goals3.16
56Shot attempts63
195v5 shots on goal24
0/4Power play2/6
15Hits17
15Blocked shots15
28Penalty minutes25
12Giveaways19
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 3.27 xGCGY 3.16 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTCGY goal, 11:41CGY goal, 1:50DAL goal, 6:44DAL goal, 16:53

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

DAL29 on goal, 2 scored
CGY33 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW112601+2024:435:25
R. HintzC101200+2019:034:20
T. SeguinC011110+2018:353:34
W. JohnstonC0007210023:164:56
S. SteelC0003110016:020:41
M. RantanenRW00010002213:323:30
J. BennLW0001200013:301:40
M. BourqueC0001100012:361:21
J. HryckowianC0001200011:540:00
C. BlackwellC0000100211:030:00
O. BäckC0002210010:570:00
R. FaksaC000112029:350:00
E. LindellD011004+1025:450:53
K. CapobiancoD011102+1013:031:16
M. HeiskanenD000102+2032:475:22
L. BichselD0000200221:290:00
A. PetrovicD0002010021:130:00
V. KolyachonokD0000000010:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith33312.93964:35OT loss
J. Oettinger000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KadriC0223100021:445:13
J. FarabeeLW1011000019:542:09
M. CoronatoRW101600-1016:183:51
J. HuberdeauLW011100-11713:252:24
M. BacklundC0000000021:243:28
Y. SharangovichC0002000018:334:42
M. FrostC000601-1017:505:21
B. ColemanLW000220-1017:271:14
C. ZaryC0003000016:393:34
A. KlapkaRW000031009:163:23
J. BeecherC000000-128:410:09
S. MortonC000220-106:300:08
R. AnderssonD0110020227:185:44
M. WeegarD000533-1423:303:17
K. BahlD0000130022:590:28
Y. KuznetsovD000010-1022:550:00
B. PachalD000144-1013:320:00
J. HanleyD000101-1012:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Cooley30282.93365:00Win
D. Wolf000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DAL

Line 1R. Hintz11:31J. Robertson15:11T. Seguin12:25
Line 2M. Rantanen9:37W. Johnston13:03J. Benn10:22
Line 4C. Blackwell8:29R. Faksa7:21S. Steel11:25
Pair 1E. Lindell16:04M. Heiskanen16:41
Pair 2A. Petrovic15:06L. Bichsel15:15

CGY

Line 1M. Backlund12:12C. Zary12:40B. Coleman12:55
Pair 1M. Weegar15:51Y. Kuznetsov16:22
Pair 2K. Bahl15:11R. Andersson14:28
Pair 3J. Hanley11:21B. Pachal11:48

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 2.9, CGY 2.9DAL 2, CGY 3
Total goals5.85
Shots on goalDAL 25.3, CGY 31.0DAL 30, CGY 33
Win chanceDAL 50%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.330.88231%0
DAL J. Robertson3.161.02236%1
CGY M. Coronato2.560.59123%1
DAL M. Rantanen2.411.01034%0
CGY R. Andersson2.300.47112%0
DAL W. Johnston2.370.75031%0
CGY M. Weegar2.250.4309%0
DAL R. Hintz2.120.79129%1
DAL M. Heiskanen2.110.66010%0
CGY B. Coleman2.120.45021%0
CGY M. Backlund2.100.44016%0
DAL T. Seguin1.910.61125%0
CGY J. Farabee1.910.39117%1
CGY J. Huberdeau1.910.78123%0
CGY M. Frost1.760.52017%0
CGY C. Zary1.530.36015%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.420.44019%0
CGY Y. Kuznetsov1.400.1704%0
CGY A. Klapka1.400.32014%0
DAL M. Bourque1.310.31013%0
DAL J. Benn1.210.41015%0
DAL E. Lindell1.100.2816%0
DAL S. Steel1.130.35011%0
CGY K. Bahl1.100.2204%0
DAL A. Petrovic1.120.1904%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.010.27011%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.000.22010%0
CGY B. Pachal0.810.1603%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.800.1805%0
CGY J. Hanley0.810.1503%0
DAL R. Faksa0.710.2308%0
CGY J. Beecher0.700.1508%0
DAL K. Capobianco0.610.1213%0
DAL O. Bäck0.620.2408%0
DAL V. Kolyachonok0.600.1403%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 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.