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Game Recap
DAL2
FinalSat, Nov 16, 2024Every game that night
MIN1

DAL beat MIN 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.90 expected goals to 2.05. DAL outshot MIN 40 to 23. M. Marchment led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Duchene had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. J. Oettinger stopped 22 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL1012
MIN0011
  1. 1st 18:43DALM. Marchment0.12 xG
  2. 3rd 11:24DALM. Marchment0.28 xG
  3. 3rd 14:10MINK. Kaprizov0.06 xG

Team Stats

DALMIN
40Shots on goal23
2.90Expected goals2.05
66Shot attempts61
395v5 shots on goal17
0/1Power play0/2
14Hits29
17Blocked shots14
14Penalty minutes12
16Giveaways19
8Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 2.90 xGMIN 2.05 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdDAL goal, 18:43DAL goal, 11:24MIN goal, 14:10

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

DAL40 on goal, 2 scored
MIN22 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarchmentLW202331+1016:550:49
T. SeguinC011501+1016:480:53
S. SteelC011100+1012:400:00
J. RobertsonLW0001010017:471:08
M. DucheneC0005100017:281:13
R. HintzC0002010016:360:48
W. JohnstonC0001000016:130:57
E. DadonovLW0001110015:250:10
L. StankovenC0003220015:100:52
J. BennLW0002100213:470:56
O. BäckC0003200010:400:00
M. BourqueC000100007:560:00
I. LyubushkinD022204+2017:540:05
E. LindellD000211-1026:200:14
M. HeiskanenD000202-1025:350:52
T. HarleyD000400+2020:111:03
M. DumbaD0002120514:190:00
B. SmithD0000210714:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger23221.95760:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KaprizovLW101411-1023:542:21
M. BoldyLW011120-1021:492:18
M. JohanssonLW000120-1021:022:21
R. HartmanRW0002200018:282:22
M. FolignoLW0001410016:401:38
M. RossiC000010+1015:261:42
Y. TreninC0000320015:180:06
F. GaudreauC000101-1214:141:33
L. OhgrenLW0002000012:100:00
M. KhusnutdinovC0000310010:300:00
J. LaukoC000031008:140:00
M. MilneLW000030006:340:00
J. SpurgeonD011325+1019:361:18
B. FaberD000400-2026:062:42
D. ChisholmD0000000020:311:39
J. MiddletonD000112-1519:010:00
J. MerrillD0001000016:000:00
Z. BogosianD0002200514:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Gustavsson40382.95057:43Loss
M. Fleury000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamSam Steel DAL Faces MIN, his team until Apr 20231 A, 1 SOG
  • HometownJake Oettinger DAL Plays near home (born in Lakeville)22 saves on 23, the win

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 3.1, MIN 2.9DAL 2, MIN 1
Total goals5.93
Shots on goalDAL 28.5, MIN 27.9DAL 40, MIN 23
Win chanceDAL 53%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MIN K. Kaprizov3.241.18141%1
MIN M. Boldy2.810.80129%0
DAL W. Johnston2.510.63027%0
DAL J. Robertson2.410.81030%0
DAL T. Seguin2.350.65125%0
DAL L. Stankoven2.130.55018%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.020.63010%0
MIN R. Hartman2.020.53022%0
DAL R. Hintz1.820.67028%0
MIN M. Rossi1.700.45018%0
DAL M. Marchment1.730.58221%2
DAL M. Duchene1.750.69026%0
DAL J. Benn1.720.60020%0
DAL T. Harley1.640.4508%0
DAL E. Dadonov1.510.45017%0
MIN F. Gaudreau1.510.37015%0
MIN B. Faber1.440.4408%0
MIN J. Spurgeon1.430.3318%0
DAL E. Lindell1.320.3006%0
MIN M. Johansson1.310.36014%0
MIN J. Middleton1.110.2706%0
MIN Y. Trenin1.100.20013%0
MIN Z. Bogosian1.120.1704%0
DAL S. Steel1.110.32111%0
MIN L. Ohgren1.020.1909%0
DAL M. Dumba1.020.1504%0
MIN J. Lauko0.900.23010%0
DAL M. Bourque0.910.22011%0
MIN D. Chisholm0.900.2305%0
DAL B. Smith0.800.2104%0
MIN M. Foligno0.810.32014%0
DAL O. Bäck0.830.28011%0
MIN J. Merrill0.610.1403%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.620.1822%0
MIN M. Khusnutdinov0.400.2008%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 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.