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Game Recap
DAL1
FinalSat, Nov 9, 2024Every game that night
WPG4

WPG beat DAL 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.90 expected goals to 3.29. DAL outshot WPG 33 to 25. V. Namestnikov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Stankoven had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.2. C. Hellebuyck stopped 32 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL0011
WPG2204
  1. 1st 7:28WPGA. IafalloPP0.24 xG
  2. 1st 10:21WPGR. Kupari0.26 xG
  3. 2nd 3:34WPGV. Namestnikov0.18 xG
  4. 2nd 7:14WPGN. EhlersPP0.17 xG
  5. 3rd 18:38DALR. Hintz0.05 xG

Team Stats

DALWPG
33Shots on goal25
3.29Expected goals4.90
70Shot attempts49
215v5 shots on goal13
0/4Power play2/5
18Hits18
9Blocked shots17
27Penalty minutes15
15Giveaways13
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 3.29 xGWPG 4.90 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdWPG goal, 7:28WPG goal, 10:21WPG goal, 3:34WPG goal, 7:14DAL goal, 18:38

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, 1 scored
WPG25 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. HintzC101400+1014:542:36
E. DadonovLW011210+1014:072:08
W. JohnstonC000310-1017:533:44
T. SeguinC000311-1217:053:43
M. DucheneC000120-1217:023:43
J. RobertsonLW000320+1016:482:41
S. SteelC000030-1214:530:02
L. StankovenC0005000014:462:38
M. MarchmentLW0002000013:353:00
C. BlackwellC0001100012:460:02
J. BennLW000010-11911:031:13
M. BourqueC0001100011:000:02
T. HarleyD011202+1220:333:18
M. HeiskanenD000101-1022:473:06
E. LindellD000312-1021:010:02
M. DumbaD000231-1018:080:00
I. LyubushkinD0000020016:440:02
N. LundkvistD000010-1014:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger15114.73329:21Loss
C. DeSmith101001.00030:39

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. PerfettiC022101+1216:062:13
V. NamestnikovC112310+1215:472:28
A. IafalloLW112301+1010:042:18
M. ScheifeleC0111120019:364:04
G. VilardiC0113120016:514:10
N. EhlersLW101300+1016:203:10
R. KupariC101111+109:170:00
K. ConnorLW000410-1021:134:06
M. AppletonC000020-1014:260:00
N. NiederreiterRW0003410213:202:26
A. LowryC0000020511:570:00
M. BarronC000010+1011:030:00
N. PionkD011001+1020:382:17
J. MorrisseyD000112-1022:464:21
D. SambergD000111+1021:440:00
D. DeMeloD000111-1020:200:24
L. StanleyD0000110215:350:00
C. MillerD000021+1212:570:03
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck33321.97060:00Win
E. Comrie000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 2.9, WPG 3.0DAL 1, WPG 4
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalDAL 29.6, WPG 28.9DAL 33, WPG 25
Win chanceWPG 52%WPG won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor2.940.87033%0
DAL W. Johnston2.630.63027%0
DAL J. Robertson2.630.80030%0
WPG N. Ehlers2.530.72125%1
DAL T. Seguin2.330.59023%0
DAL L. Stankoven2.250.54017%0
WPG G. Vilardi2.130.70130%0
WPG J. Morrissey2.110.71013%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.110.5609%0
WPG N. Niederreiter2.030.47022%0
WPG M. Scheifele2.010.87131%0
DAL R. Hintz1.940.66128%1
DAL J. Benn1.900.62021%0
DAL M. Marchment1.820.50020%0
DAL M. Duchene1.810.62024%0
WPG N. Pionk1.700.4017%0
WPG C. Perfetti1.710.50218%0
DAL T. Harley1.720.3818%0
DAL E. Dadonov1.520.40115%0
WPG M. Appleton1.400.39014%0
WPG A. Lowry1.300.42015%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.310.22011%0
DAL E. Lindell1.330.2406%0
WPG D. Samberg1.310.2305%0
WPG C. Miller1.100.1905%0
DAL S. Steel1.100.28010%0
WPG M. Barron1.100.20010%0
DAL N. Lundkvist1.100.1804%0
WPG V. Namestnikov1.030.40214%1
WPG D. DeMelo1.010.2804%0
DAL M. Dumba1.020.1304%0
WPG L. Stanley1.000.1603%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.030.26211%1
DAL M. Bourque0.910.21010%0
WPG R. Kupari0.910.1416%1
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.600.1502%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.