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Game Recap
DAL4
FinalMon, Apr 14, 2025Every game that night
DET6

DET beat DAL 6-4, with the chances close: 3.74 expected goals to 3.93. DET outshot DAL 37 to 28. L. Raymond led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). M. Kasper had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. C. Talbot stopped 24 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL1214
DET2046
  1. 1st 4:27DETA. Johansson0.09 xG
  2. 1st 7:15DALL. Bichsel0.45 xG
  3. 1st 13:52DETA. DeBrincat0.14 xG
  4. 2nd 9:00DALE. Dadonov0.08 xG
  5. 2nd 11:25DALC. BlackwellSH0.29 xG
  6. 3rd 1:15DETJ. Berggren0.05 xG
  7. 3rd 4:19DETM. SeiderPP0.04 xG
  8. 3rd 9:49DETL. Raymond0.11 xG
  9. 3rd 12:56DALW. Johnston0.31 xG
  10. 3rd 18:04DETV. TarasenkoEN0.94 xG

Team Stats

DALDET
28Shots on goal37
3.93Expected goals3.74
55Shot attempts58
225v5 shots on goal32
0/3Power play1/3
17Hits20
11Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways17
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 3.93 xGDET 3.74 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDET goal, 4:27DAL goal, 7:15DET goal, 13:52DAL goal, 9:00DAL goal, 11:25DET goal, 1:15DET goal, 4:19DET goal, 9:49DAL goal, 12:56DET goal, 18:04

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, 4 scored
DET37 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BennLW0223100217:423:02
M. RantanenRW011211+1019:553:59
W. JohnstonC1013000018:393:36
R. HintzC011111-2215:562:53
E. DadonovLW101210-2215:181:58
S. SteelC011011+1011:550:03
C. BlackwellC101210+1010:300:03
M. DucheneC000200-1017:252:53
M. GranlundC000020-2017:013:50
J. RobertsonLW000100-3016:302:55
M. BourqueC0003110015:292:17
O. BäckC0000110010:510:03
C. CeciD0112020018:340:00
B. SmithD0111110016:460:07
L. BichselD101230-1016:100:11
M. DumbaD000220-1021:531:56
I. LyubushkinD000100+2018:270:03
A. PetrovicD0001130017:310:11
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger36315.86159:25Loss
C. DeSmith000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW1234000014:151:56
D. LarkinC0221110016:402:00
J. BerggrenRW112200+1012:380:51
M. KasperC0115000019:061:56
P. KaneRW011310-1017:351:58
A. DeBrincatRW101103-1016:532:00
M. RasmussenC011121+1015:071:03
V. TarasenkoRW101211+1014:361:52
J. CompherLW000311+1015:281:52
T. MotteC0003100014:030:11
C. SmithC0001000010:520:11
A. WatsonLW0001300010:140:11
M. SeiderD123211+2022:591:44
A. JohanssonD101210+2017:120:00
S. EdvinssonD000223+1421:562:08
B. ChiarotD000131-1021:340:11
J. PetryD000220-1217:130:11
J. HollD0001100015:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot28244.85760:00Win
P. Mrazek000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 3.3, DET 3.2DAL 4, DET 6
Total goals6.510
Shots on goalDAL 26.2, DET 31.0DAL 28, DET 37
Win chanceDAL 50%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.110.81130%1
DET D. Larkin2.910.86231%0
DET P. Kane2.830.87126%0
DAL J. Robertson2.510.95033%0
DAL M. Rantanen2.320.98134%0
DET L. Raymond2.340.81326%1
DAL W. Johnston2.230.77131%1
DET M. Seider2.120.4437%1
DET M. Kasper2.050.50121%0
DAL R. Hintz1.910.83131%0
DAL M. Duchene1.820.83028%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.720.47119%1
DAL M. Granlund1.600.66016%0
DAL J. Benn1.630.61220%0
DET B. Chiarot1.510.1905%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.310.32114%0
DAL E. Dadonov1.320.44117%1
DET C. Smith1.310.26012%0
DET J. Berggren1.320.35216%1
DET J. Compher1.330.43016%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.220.3208%0
DAL M. Bourque1.230.39016%0
DET T. Motte1.130.1809%0
DET J. Petry1.120.2604%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.120.25111%1
DAL L. Bichsel1.120.2216%1
DAL C. Ceci1.020.2615%0
DAL S. Steel1.000.29110%0
DAL M. Dumba1.020.1704%0
DAL B. Smith0.910.1815%0
DAL A. Petrovic0.910.0903%0
DET A. Johansson0.820.1313%1
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.710.2002%0
DET A. Watson0.710.1409%0
DAL O. Bäck0.600.2208%0
DET J. Holl0.610.1202%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.