Game Recap: DAL 4, COL 7, May 1, 2025

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Game Recap

DAL4

FinalThu, May 1, 2025PlayoffsEvery game that night

COL7

COL beat DAL 7-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.38 expected goals to 2.08. COL outshot DAL 48 to 26. R. Hintz led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). M. Blackwood stopped 22 of 26.

Team Stats

DALCOL

26Shots on goal48

2.08Expected goals4.38

55Shot attempts85

235v5 shots on goal42

1/1Power play0/2

19Hits46

17Blocked shots14

4Penalty minutes2

11Giveaways12

2Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 2.08 xGCOL 4.38 xGGoal

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, 4 scored

COL46 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Rantanen	RW	1	3	4	2	3	0	0	0	17:33	0:23
R. Hintz	C	2	2	4	5	0	2	0	0	16:41	0:23
W. Johnston	C	0	1	1	3	0	0	-5	0	17:39	0:23
M. Granlund	C	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	17:03	0:00
M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0	17:14	0:23
T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	15:23	0:00
M. Marchment	LW	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	15:05	0:00
O. Bäck	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	0	13:55	0:00
S. Steel	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	13:48	0:00
E. Dadonov	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	-3	0	12:39	0:00
J. Benn	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	-3	0	12:38	0:00
C. Blackwell	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	10:02	0:00
C. Ceci	D	0	1	1	1	0	5	+2	0	23:51	0:00
T. Harley	D	0	0	0	2	3	3	-3	2	26:42	0:23
E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	25:11	0:00
I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	-5	0	19:14	0:00
A. Petrovic	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	15:30	0:00
L. Bichsel	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7:35	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Oettinger	46	41	5	.891	58:17	Loss
C. DeSmith	0	0	0	–	0:00

COL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. MacKinnon	C	1	2	3	2	3	0	+3	0	22:32	4:00
M. Necas	C	1	1	2	6	2	0	+2	0	21:07	4:00
G. Landeskog	LW	0	2	2	4	5	2	+3	0	19:36	4:00
B. Nelson	C	0	2	2	0	1	0	+1	2	18:20	0:00
V. Nichushkin	RW	2	0	2	2	5	0	+2	0	18:02	0:53
A. Lehkonen	LW	1	0	1	8	1	2	+2	0	20:38	3:07
P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	0	12:28	0:00
J. Drury	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	12:02	0:00
L. O'Connor	RW	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	11:24	0:00
J. Drouin	LW	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	0	10:12	0:00
C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9:25	0:00
J. Kiviranta	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8:06	0:00
C. Makar	D	1	2	3	6	1	2	+3	0	28:20	3:58
D. Toews	D	0	1	1	0	1	1	+3	0	23:23	0:02
J. Manson	D	1	0	1	3	7	1	0	0	16:53	0:00
R. Lindgren	D	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	17:39	0:00
S. Girard	D	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	17:13	0:00
S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	3	1	0	+2	0	12:17	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
M. Blackwood	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Win
S. Wedgewood	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamJoel Kiviranta DAL Faces COL, his team until May 20260 SOG
Old teamMikko Rantanen DAL Faces COL, his team until Jan 20251 G, 3 A, 2 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.