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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WPG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
- 1st 7:28WPGA. IafalloPP0.24 xG
- 1st 10:21WPGR. Kupari0.26 xG
- 2nd 3:34WPGV. Namestnikov0.18 xG
- 2nd 7:14WPGN. EhlersPP0.17 xG
- 3rd 18:38DALR. Hintz0.05 xG
Team Stats
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
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
DAL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hintz | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:54 | 2:36 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:07 | 2:08 |
| W. Johnston | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:53 | 3:44 |
| T. Seguin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:05 | 3:43 |
| M. Duchene | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:02 | 3:43 |
| J. Robertson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:48 | 2:41 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:53 | 0:02 |
| L. Stankoven | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 2:38 |
| M. Marchment | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | 3:00 |
| C. Blackwell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 0:02 |
| J. Benn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19 | 11:03 | 1:13 |
| M. Bourque | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:02 |
| T. Harley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:33 | 3:18 |
| M. Heiskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:47 | 3:06 |
| E. Lindell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:01 | 0:02 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 | 0:02 |
| N. Lundkvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:44 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Oettinger | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 29:21 | Loss |
| C. DeSmith | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 30:39 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Perfetti | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:06 | 2:13 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:47 | 2:28 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:04 | 2:18 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 4:04 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 4:10 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 | 3:10 |
| R. Kupari | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:17 | 0:00 |
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:13 | 4:06 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:20 | 2:26 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11:57 | 0:00 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:38 | 2:17 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:46 | 4:21 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:00 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:20 | 0:24 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:57 | 0:03 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 33 | 32 | 1 | .970 | 60:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | DAL 2.9, WPG 3.0 | DAL 1, WPG 4 |
| Total goals | 6.0 | 5 |
| Shots on goal | DAL 29.6, WPG 28.9 | DAL 33, WPG 25 |
| Win chance | WPG 52% | WPG won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG K. Connor | 2.9 | 4 | 0.87 | 0 | 33% | 0 |
| DAL W. Johnston | 2.6 | 3 | 0.63 | 0 | 27% | 0 |
| DAL J. Robertson | 2.6 | 3 | 0.80 | 0 | 30% | 0 |
| WPG N. Ehlers | 2.5 | 3 | 0.72 | 1 | 25% | 1 |
| DAL T. Seguin | 2.3 | 3 | 0.59 | 0 | 23% | 0 |
| DAL L. Stankoven | 2.2 | 5 | 0.54 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| WPG G. Vilardi | 2.1 | 3 | 0.70 | 1 | 30% | 0 |
| WPG J. Morrissey | 2.1 | 1 | 0.71 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| DAL M. Heiskanen | 2.1 | 1 | 0.56 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| WPG N. Niederreiter | 2.0 | 3 | 0.47 | 0 | 22% | 0 |
| WPG M. Scheifele | 2.0 | 1 | 0.87 | 1 | 31% | 0 |
| DAL R. Hintz | 1.9 | 4 | 0.66 | 1 | 28% | 1 |
| DAL J. Benn | 1.9 | 0 | 0.62 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| DAL M. Marchment | 1.8 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| DAL M. Duchene | 1.8 | 1 | 0.62 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| WPG N. Pionk | 1.7 | 0 | 0.40 | 1 | 7% | 0 |
| WPG C. Perfetti | 1.7 | 1 | 0.50 | 2 | 18% | 0 |
| DAL T. Harley | 1.7 | 2 | 0.38 | 1 | 8% | 0 |
| DAL E. Dadonov | 1.5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 15% | 0 |
| WPG M. Appleton | 1.4 | 0 | 0.39 | 0 | 14% | 0 |
| WPG A. Lowry | 1.3 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| DAL C. Blackwell | 1.3 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| DAL E. Lindell | 1.3 | 3 | 0.24 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| WPG D. Samberg | 1.3 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| WPG C. Miller | 1.1 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| DAL S. Steel | 1.1 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| WPG M. Barron | 1.1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| DAL N. Lundkvist | 1.1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| WPG V. Namestnikov | 1.0 | 3 | 0.40 | 2 | 14% | 1 |
| WPG D. DeMelo | 1.0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| DAL M. Dumba | 1.0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| WPG L. Stanley | 1.0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| WPG A. Iafallo | 1.0 | 3 | 0.26 | 2 | 11% | 1 |
| DAL M. Bourque | 0.9 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| WPG R. Kupari | 0.9 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 6% | 1 |
| DAL I. Lyubushkin | 0.6 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 2% | 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.