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Game Recap
DAL4
FinalThu, Oct 10, 2024Every game that night
NSH3

DAL beat NSH 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 1.81 expected goals to 3.99. NSH outshot DAL 36 to 20. L. Stankoven led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). J. Marchessault had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.2. J. Oettinger stopped 33 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL0404
NSH0123
  1. 2nd 2:05DALR. Hintz0.11 xG
  2. 2nd 2:24DALJ. Robertson0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 3:30NSHF. ForsbergPP0.12 xG
  4. 2nd 8:03DALM. MarchmentPP0.14 xG
  5. 2nd 18:15DALM. Marchment0.03 xG
  6. 3rd 4:37NSHT. Novak0.17 xG
  7. 3rd 18:25NSHR. O'Reilly0.12 xG

Team Stats

DALNSH
20Shots on goal36
1.81Expected goals3.99
45Shot attempts70
175v5 shots on goal18
1/4Power play1/6
11Hits21
13Blocked shots16
10Penalty minutes6
19Giveaways22
2Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 1.81 xGNSH 3.99 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDAL goal, 2:05DAL goal, 2:24NSH goal, 3:30DAL goal, 8:03DAL goal, 18:15NSH goal, 4:37NSH goal, 18:25

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

DAL18 on goal, 4 scored
NSH35 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. StankovenC033001+2012:292:13
R. HintzC112100+2016:063:40
M. MarchmentLW202300+1214:092:24
W. JohnstonC011401+1021:093:24
J. RobertsonLW101130+2016:453:43
M. DucheneC011110-1016:192:42
T. SeguinC011000+1015:302:19
J. BennLW000100-2017:343:27
E. DadonovLW000310-2013:070:00
S. SteelC000000-1212:350:00
C. BlackwellC0000100010:350:00
O. BackC000000009:040:00
T. HarleyD0114020019:231:52
M. HeiskanenD000021+2023:313:59
E. LindellD000215-1021:450:18
I. LyubushkinD000011-2019:140:01
M. DumbaD000012+2418:280:24
N. LundkvistD000000+1212:230:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger36333.91759:19Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MarchessaultRW022600+1222:187:10
F. ForsbergLW1124520020:347:15
R. O'ReillyC101101-1022:147:15
T. NovakC101200+1013:092:11
L. EvangelistaRW011110+1012:222:17
S. StamkosC0003200223:017:36
G. NyquistRW000110-1016:082:10
C. SissonsC0002040012:410:00
P. TomasinoRW000310+1012:221:59
M. McCarronC000210-1011:380:03
C. SmithRW000020-1010:590:00
M. JankowskiLW000001-1010:280:02
R. JosiD0114020029:077:38
B. SkjeiD000412-2019:001:55
A. CarrierD000002-1218:440:04
J. LauzonD0002400016:270:00
D. FabbroD0001110012:500:00
L. SchennD0000210011:450:05
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood20164.80057:04Loss
M. Murray000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMatt Duchene DAL Faces NSH, his team until Mar 20231 A, 1 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 3.0, NSH 3.0DAL 4, NSH 3
Total goals6.07
Shots on goalDAL 28.7, NSH 30.0DAL 20, NSH 36
Win chanceNSH 50%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg4.041.03238%1
NSH S. Stamkos3.330.99036%0
NSH R. Josi3.240.86121%0
NSH J. Marchessault3.260.80234%0
DAL W. Johnston3.240.76131%0
DAL J. Robertson3.110.97133%1
DAL T. Seguin2.800.65125%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.500.76013%0
DAL J. Benn2.310.73023%0
NSH R. O'Reilly2.210.76127%1
NSH B. Skjei2.240.46012%0
DAL L. Stankoven2.100.47317%0
DAL M. Duchene2.110.68126%0
DAL R. Hintz2.110.72229%1
NSH L. Evangelista2.010.40116%0
DAL M. Marchment2.030.55221%2
NSH G. Nyquist1.910.81022%0
DAL T. Harley1.740.45111%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.600.26012%0
DAL E. Lindell1.520.3108%0
NSH C. Sissons1.520.36014%0
DAL E. Dadonov1.430.39014%0
NSH M. McCarron1.420.26013%0
NSH P. Tomasino1.330.39013%0
NSH A. Carrier1.300.2905%0
NSH J. Lauzon1.320.1705%0
NSH C. Smith1.200.2409%0
NSH T. Novak1.220.44115%1
NSH L. Schenn1.200.1504%0
NSH M. Jankowski1.100.27012%0
DAL S. Steel1.100.27010%0
NSH D. Fabbro1.010.1603%0
DAL M. Dumba1.000.1405%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.600.1702%0
DAL N. Lundkvist0.400.0802%0

Shots on goal: 14 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 fewer 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.