Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
DAL3
FinalSat, Dec 23, 2023Every game that night
NSH2

DAL beat NSH 3-2, with the chances close: 2.54 expected goals to 1.86. DAL outshot NSH 34 to 21. S. Wedgewood stopped 19 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL0033
NSH0202
  1. 2nd 0:23NSHM. McCarron0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 6:33NSHC. SissonsPP0.26 xG
  3. 3rd 8:22DALE. Dadonov0.07 xG
  4. 3rd 19:45DALC. Smith0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 19:56DALJ. Hakanpää0.02 xG

Team Stats

DALNSH
34Shots on goal21
2.54Expected goals1.86
72Shot attempts40
305v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play1/2
23Hits40
12Blocked shots27
4Penalty minutes4
9Giveaways4
2Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 2.54 xGNSH 1.86 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNSH goal, 0:23NSH goal, 6:33DAL goal, 8:22DAL goal, 19:45DAL goal, 19:56

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

DAL34 on goal, 3 scored
NSH20 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW011320+1019:312:25
J. PavelskiC011410+1016:022:20
R. HintzC011201+2015:332:06
E. DadonovLW1011200015:221:22
C. SmithC101212+2010:590:00
T. SeguinC0002000219:061:35
M. DucheneC000222+1018:541:53
M. MarchmentLW000020+1015:580:47
W. JohnstonC000400-1015:161:38
S. SteelC000111+1013:440:00
J. BennLW000120-1212:531:52
R. FaksaC000000+1011:490:00
E. LindellD011121+2019:300:00
J. HakanpääD101450+2018:300:00
M. HeiskanenD0000110025:032:44
T. HarleyD0002130021:081:16
R. SuterD000411-1019:180:02
J. HanleyD0001000010:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood21192.90558:20Win
M. Murray000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. NyquistRW011010-1018:571:37
R. O'ReillyC0112010018:301:37
C. SissonsC101344-1017:141:37
M. McCarronC101113-1413:150:00
P. TomasinoRW011000+1013:150:31
F. ForsbergLW0002300015:451:37
C. SmithRW000390-1015:060:00
K. SherwoodLW0000600014:500:31
Y. TreninC000022-1014:150:00
J. ParssinenC0001310014:140:31
T. NovakC000102-1011:150:00
L. EvangelistaRW000222-1010:440:00
R. McDonaghD011103-1023:260:31
R. JosiD000401+1022:141:37
J. LauzonD000051-1019:260:00
A. CarrierD000022-2019:200:00
T. BarrieD000102-1017:370:31
L. SchennD0000230016:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros34313.91260:00Loss
K. Lankinen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMatt Duchene DAL Faces NSH, his team until Mar 20232 SOG

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