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Game Recap
DAL6
FinalTue, Mar 3, 2026Every game that night
CGY1

DAL beat CGY 6-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.29 expected goals to 1.35. DAL outshot CGY 35 to 21. M. Duchene led the way with 4 points (0 G, 4 A). A. Erne had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. C. DeSmith stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL2406
CGY1001
  1. 1st 8:44DALS. Steel0.04 xG
  2. 1st 9:52CGYM. Frost0.09 xG
  3. 1st 11:54DALJ. Benn0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 2:26DALM. Bourque0.12 xG
  5. 2nd 6:02DALS. Steel0.14 xG
  6. 2nd 8:48DALN. Bastian0.08 xG
  7. 2nd 19:41DALW. JohnstonPP0.19 xG

Team Stats

DALCGY
35Shots on goal21
3.29Expected goals1.35
69Shot attempts48
285v5 shots on goal17
1/5Power play0/3
16Hits18
11Blocked shots20
8Penalty minutes12
16Giveaways22
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 3.29 xGCGY 1.35 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdDAL goal, 8:44CGY goal, 9:52DAL goal, 11:54DAL goal, 2:26DAL goal, 6:02DAL goal, 8:48DAL goal, 19:41

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

DAL35 on goal, 6 scored
CGY21 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. DucheneC044000+3013:073:29
S. SteelC213311+3013:522:37
J. RobertsonLW0223000018:024:16
W. JohnstonC1122110017:593:51
J. BennLW112201+1011:433:06
M. BourqueC1015000418:372:37
N. BastianRW101110+1011:330:00
J. HryckowianC0000100017:003:24
A. HyryRW000230+1013:430:08
O. BäckC000110+1013:400:00
C. BlackwellC000310+1013:390:00
A. ErneLW0005500012:390:00
T. HarleyD011101+2022:522:54
N. LundkvistD011202+2020:260:00
E. LindellD011211+2020:232:52
M. HeiskanenD000200+2220:553:54
I. LyubushkinD0000030016:140:02
L. BichselD0001110215:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith21201.95260:00Win
J. Oettinger000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KlapkaRW0110520214:400:00
B. ColemanLW011120-1214:250:08
M. FrostC101201+1013:031:34
N. KadriC000210-3217:372:43
M. BacklundC000300-2017:021:29
M. GridinRW0002010014:372:18
C. ZaryC000201-2014:101:37
J. FarabeeLW000110-2013:522:24
J. BeecherC0002010013:510:00
M. CoronatoRW000100-1013:512:24
R. LombergLW000021-1013:040:00
Y. SharangovichC0000000012:421:17
Y. KuznetsovD000023-2021:150:00
Z. WhitecloudD000043-2021:020:00
K. BahlD000201-2020:580:06
M. WeegarD000012-2219:422:06
Z. ParekhD0002000017:371:54
J. HanleyD0001040416:030:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf17134.76526:02Loss
D. Cooley18162.88933:49

Lines at 5-on-5

DAL

Line 3N. Bastian11:33O. Bäck11:23A. Hyry11:35
Line 4J. Benn7:38M. Duchene8:05S. Steel8:45
Pair 1I. Lyubushkin14:52L. Bichsel14:37
Pair 2N. Lundkvist15:51T. Harley16:38
Pair 3E. Lindell13:10M. Heiskanen15:21

CGY

Line 1R. Lomberg12:55A. Klapka14:31J. Beecher10:39
Line 4C. Zary11:44N. Kadri13:50J. Farabee8:19
Pair 2J. Hanley15:28Z. Parekh14:08
Pair 3M. Weegar13:41K. Bahl13:45

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 3.0, CGY 2.7DAL 6, CGY 1
Total goals5.77
Shots on goalDAL 26.3, CGY 27.8DAL 35, CGY 21
Win chanceDAL 54%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL J. Robertson3.230.98235%0
CGY N. Kadri2.820.75027%0
DAL W. Johnston2.520.74230%1
CGY M. Backlund2.430.55019%0
CGY M. Coronato2.310.52021%0
CGY M. Weegar2.200.49011%0
CGY B. Coleman2.210.47121%0
DAL M. Bourque2.050.42117%1
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.000.49023%0
CGY M. Gridin1.920.38016%0
CGY J. Farabee1.910.46020%0
DAL M. Heiskanen1.820.5909%0
CGY C. Zary1.820.47019%0
DAL M. Duchene1.700.64424%0
DAL T. Harley1.710.44110%0
CGY M. Frost1.520.41115%1
DAL J. Benn1.520.50217%1
DAL A. Hyry1.420.1809%0
CGY Y. Kuznetsov1.300.2207%0
DAL N. Lundkvist1.220.2115%0
DAL S. Steel1.230.36311%2
CGY A. Klapka1.200.26112%0
CGY Z. Whitecloud1.200.2507%0
DAL E. Lindell1.120.2916%0
CGY K. Bahl1.020.2705%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.030.2009%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.000.31012%0
CGY R. Lomberg1.000.1808%0
CGY Z. Parekh0.920.1806%0
DAL N. Bastian0.810.1619%1
DAL A. Erne0.850.1708%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.710.1706%0
CGY J. Beecher0.720.1407%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.600.1402%0
CGY J. Hanley0.610.1202%0
DAL O. Bäck0.610.1707%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.