Game Recap: DAL 4, TOR 5, February 7, 2024

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Game Recap

DAL4

FinalWed, Feb 7, 2024Every game that night

TOR5

TOR beat DAL 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.25 expected goals to 2.46. W. Nylander led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). I. Samsonov stopped 27 of 31.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
DAL	2	0	2	4
TOR	1	2	2	5

1st 6:34TORW. NylanderPP0.07 xG
1st 14:52DALJ. BennPP0.16 xG
1st 17:23DALE. Dadonov0.16 xG
2nd 3:40TORJ. TavaresPP0.11 xG
2nd 12:37TORA. MatthewsPP0.12 xG
3rd 11:05DALE. Dadonov0.34 xG
3rd 11:37TORM. Marner0.14 xG
3rd 11:57TORW. Nylander0.06 xG
3rd 18:35DALW. Johnston0.08 xG

Team Stats

DALTOR

31Shots on goal31

2.46Expected goals3.25

76Shot attempts51

225v5 shots on goal24

1/4Power play3/3

34Hits41

10Blocked shots22

6Penalty minutes6

9Giveaways14

5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 2.46 xGTOR 3.25 xGGoal

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

DAL31 on goal, 4 scored

TOR29 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
E. Dadonov	LW	2	0	2	2	0	0	+3	0	13:16	0:00
J. Robertson	LW	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	20:07	2:59
W. Johnston	C	1	0	1	3	2	0	+1	0	17:59	3:11
J. Pavelski	C	0	1	1	4	2	2	-1	0	17:22	2:53
M. Marchment	LW	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	16:22	3:04
J. Benn	LW	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	15:43	2:20
T. Dellandrea	C	0	1	1	1	3	0	+1	0	12:01	0:00
M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	19:20	3:15
R. Hintz	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	17:15	3:00
T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	3	1	0	-1	2	17:03	3:05
R. Faksa	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	+1	0	12:13	0:00
S. Steel	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	+1	0	10:43	0:00
M. Heiskanen	D	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	25:44	3:32
R. Suter	D	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	15:26	0:37
T. Harley	D	0	0	0	4	1	0	-1	0	23:28	2:22
E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	17:30	0:08
J. Hakanpää	D	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	17:02	0:00
J. Hanley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:30	0:14

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
S. Wedgewood	31	26	5	.839	57:06	Loss
J. Oettinger	0	0	0	–	0:00

TOR Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
W. Nylander	RW	2	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	18:45	1:50
J. Tavares	C	1	2	3	1	4	1	0	0	16:24	1:50
A. Matthews	C	1	1	2	5	1	2	+1	0	22:20	1:50
M. Marner	RW	1	0	1	4	2	0	+1	0	22:47	1:50
T. Bertuzzi	LW	0	1	1	3	6	1	0	2	18:03	0:00
M. Knies	LW	0	1	1	1	4	2	+1	0	12:49	0:00
M. Domi	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	15:42	0:00
N. Robertson	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	12:22	0:00
N. Gregor	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10:38	0:00
P. Holmberg	RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	2	10:26	0:00
B. McMann	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	8:12	0:00
R. Reaves	RW	0	0	0	0	4	1	-1	0	7:09	0:00
M. Rielly	D	0	1	1	3	2	2	+1	0	24:56	1:50
S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	1	5	1	+1	0	22:45	0:00
T. Brodie	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22:36	0:00
J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	2	6	4	0	2	19:50	0:00
M. Giordano	D	0	0	0	1	0	3	-2	0	14:33	0:00
T. Liljegren	D	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	13:38	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
I. Samsonov	31	27	4	.871	59:57	Win
M. Jones	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

HometownTyler Seguin DAL Plays near home (born in Brampton)3 SOG
HometownWyatt Johnston DAL Plays in his hometown1 G, 3 SOG

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