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Game Recap
DAL5
Final/OTTue, Jan 7, 2025Every game that night
NYR4

DAL beat NYR 5-4 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.80 expected goals to 3.23. DAL outshot NYR 39 to 26. V. Trocheck led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). T. Harley had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. J. Oettinger stopped 22 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
DAL21115
NYR30104
  1. 1st 6:56NYRA. Lafrenière0.05 xG
  2. 1st 9:55NYRV. Trocheck0.12 xG
  3. 1st 11:24NYRA. Lafrenière0.20 xG
  4. 1st 12:57DALM. Duchene0.01 xG
  5. 1st 15:56DALE. DadonovPP0.06 xG
  6. 2nd 13:14DALJ. Robertson0.06 xG
  7. 3rd 12:56NYRV. TrocheckPP0.20 xG
  8. 3rd 17:21DALT. Harley0.14 xG
  9. OT 2:17DALJ. BennPP0.19 xG

Team Stats

DALNYR
39Shots on goal26
2.80Expected goals3.23
71Shot attempts58
355v5 shots on goal19
2/2Power play1/2
12Hits25
15Blocked shots19
4Penalty minutes4
7Giveaways14
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 2.80 xGNYR 3.23 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTNYR goal, 6:56NYR goal, 9:55NYR goal, 11:24DAL goal, 12:57DAL goal, 15:56DAL goal, 13:14NYR goal, 12:56DAL goal, 17:21DAL goal, 2:17

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

DAL38 on goal, 5 scored
NYR25 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW1125110017:211:30
E. DadonovLW1122100015:120:44
M. DucheneC101300+1019:522:10
R. HintzC0111000017:212:18
J. BennLW101231+1016:441:16
S. SteelC0110110015:130:00
M. BourqueC0114200015:110:31
W. JohnstonC000300+1020:312:33
L. StankovenC0004000015:100:54
O. BäckC000102-1011:550:00
C. BlackwellC000020-1010:530:00
A. HyryRW000120-108:420:00
T. HarleyD1236020224:410:50
E. LindellD011002+1025:320:00
M. HeiskanenD0004040030:432:37
N. LundkvistD000202-2219:440:00
B. SmithD000100+1013:430:00
I. LyubushkinD000000006:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger26224.84662:17Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. TrocheckC213230+2023:432:45
A. PanarinLW033300+2222:582:45
A. LafrenièreLW202630+2021:432:45
M. ZibanejadC0113110019:512:45
R. SmithRW0000000016:570:51
J. BrodzinskiC0001100013:560:51
S. CarrickC0000300012:220:00
W. CuylleLW000230-1011:370:51
B. BerardLW000010-2011:150:00
A. EdstromC000142-1011:140:00
J. VeseyLW0001000010:040:00
F. ChytilC000100-209:010:51
A. FoxD0111020024:472:45
R. LindgrenD011012-1022:020:00
W. BorgenD011124+1018:050:00
K. MillerD0002110022:230:51
B. SchneiderD0002250217:000:00
U. VaakanainenD0000020016:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick39345.87262:17OT loss
L. Domingue000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 3.2, NYR 2.9DAL 5, NYR 4
Total goals6.29
Shots on goalDAL 32.1, NYR 28.3DAL 39, NYR 26
Win chanceDAL 55%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL W. Johnston2.930.77029%0
NYR A. Panarin2.631.02330%0
DAL J. Robertson2.550.85229%1
NYR A. Lafrenière2.360.61225%2
NYR V. Trocheck2.320.74325%2
DAL L. Stankoven2.340.45014%0
DAL J. Benn2.220.78124%1
DAL R. Hintz2.110.70130%0
DAL M. Duchene2.030.80128%1
DAL M. Heiskanen2.040.6209%0
NYR M. Zibanejad1.930.67123%0
NYR F. Chytil1.910.46019%0
NYR A. Fox1.710.72111%0
DAL T. Harley1.760.4338%1
NYR W. Cuylle1.620.39018%0
NYR R. Smith1.600.49018%0
DAL E. Dadonov1.520.44217%1
NYR B. Berard1.400.34013%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.310.25010%0
NYR K. Miller1.320.2807%0
DAL N. Lundkvist1.320.2204%0
DAL E. Lindell1.300.2716%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.300.23011%0
DAL S. Steel1.200.38112%0
NYR B. Schneider1.120.1905%0
DAL M. Bourque1.040.2319%0
NYR W. Borgen1.010.1914%0
NYR J. Vesey0.910.21010%0
NYR S. Carrick0.900.1909%0
NYR R. Lindgren0.800.2014%0
DAL O. Bäck0.810.34010%0
NYR A. Edstrom0.810.1609%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.700.1402%0
DAL B. Smith0.710.1603%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.600.1802%0

Shots on goal: 22 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.