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Game Recap
DET2
Final/OTSat, Mar 14, 2026Every game that night
DAL3

DAL beat DET 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.82 expected goals to 3.45. W. Johnston led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Seider had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. J. Oettinger stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
DET00202
DAL11013
  1. 1st 8:57DALW. Johnston0.04 xG
  2. 2nd 2:19DALM. BuntingPP0.29 xG
  3. 3rd 6:51DETS. Edvinsson0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 16:34DETL. Raymond0.67 xG
  5. OT 2:06DALT. Harley0.15 xG

Team Stats

DETDAL
24Shots on goal24
3.45Expected goals2.82
52Shot attempts58
155v5 shots on goal15
0/3Power play1/4
20Hits21
17Blocked shots12
12Penalty minutes10
13Giveaways12
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.45 xGDAL 2.82 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTDAL goal, 8:57DAL goal, 2:19DET goal, 6:51DET goal, 16:34DAL goal, 2:06

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

DET24 on goal, 2 scored
DAL22 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW011212+1021:404:36
L. RaymondLW101310+1219:374:36
E. FinnieC011132+1017:051:25
J. van RiemsdykLW011010+1012:203:31
J. CompherLW0001010222:032:29
P. KaneRW000210-1020:284:35
M. KasperC000221-1015:341:22
D. PerronLW000120-1213:461:23
M. AppletonC0000010010:100:00
J. LeonardLW000221009:100:00
D. ShineRW000001028:330:00
S. DriesC000010007:540:00
M. SeiderD0116100227:445:26
S. EdvinssonD101311-1021:240:00
J. FaulkD000002+1222:140:34
B. ChiarotD0001320020:230:03
A. JohanssonD000010+1012:360:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0000030011:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson24213.87562:06OT loss
C. Talbot000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. JohnstonC112200+1019:524:28
J. RobertsonLW0115110222:115:20
J. HryckowianC0111310018:423:08
M. BourqueC0110200017:583:09
M. BuntingLW1013100014:383:09
M. DucheneC000102-1016:424:29
S. SteelC000121+1015:110:00
J. BennLW000140-1013:274:28
C. BlackwellC0001200013:120:00
O. BäckC0000000010:320:00
A. HyryRW000011-109:290:00
N. BastianRW000020027:330:00
T. HarleyD1013020022:432:59
N. LundkvistD0110000012:560:00
M. HeiskanenD000201-1225:394:38
E. LindellD0002000221:422:17
L. BichselD0001110017:070:00
T. MyersD0001220216:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger24222.91761:52Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1P. Kane13:53J. Compher14:26A. DeBrincat14:38
Line 2L. Raymond12:07D. Perron12:01M. Kasper9:42
Line 3M. Appleton7:16D. Shine7:10S. Dries5:56
Pair 1B. Chiarot15:50J. Faulk17:07
Pair 2M. Seider16:53S. Edvinsson15:40

DAL

Line 3J. Benn8:59M. Duchene10:34S. Steel9:42
Line 4N. Bastian7:19O. Bäck7:39A. Hyry7:38
Pair 1T. Myers14:22L. Bichsel15:25
Pair 2E. Lindell13:42M. Heiskanen16:10
Pair 3T. Harley13:56N. Lundkvist11:03

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 2.6, DAL 3.3DET 2, DAL 3
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalDET 24.9, DAL 26.8DET 24, DAL 24
Win chanceDAL 61%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL J. Robertson3.151.10138%0
DET A. DeBrincat3.020.84131%0
DAL W. Johnston2.420.88235%1
DET P. Kane2.420.75022%0
DET L. Raymond2.130.84125%1
DET M. Seider2.160.55110%0
DAL M. Bourque2.000.52120%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.020.73012%0
DAL M. Bunting1.830.48120%1
DET M. Kasper1.820.37016%0
DET J. Faulk1.700.4009%0
DAL M. Duchene1.710.80027%0
DAL T. Harley1.730.51112%1
DAL J. Benn1.610.68023%0
DAL A. Hyry1.400.19010%0
DET S. Dries1.400.24014%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.1706%0
DET E. Finnie1.310.28113%0
DET D. Perron1.310.40016%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.230.3119%1
DAL N. Lundkvist1.200.2416%0
DAL S. Steel1.210.42013%0
DET J. Compher1.210.36014%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.210.41117%0
DAL T. Myers1.110.2004%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.100.35114%0
DAL E. Lindell1.120.3407%0
DET J. Leonard1.120.22011%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.110.23010%0
DET M. Appleton1.000.26010%0
DAL N. Bastian0.900.20011%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.800.1303%0
DET A. Johansson0.800.1404%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.710.1907%0
DET D. Shine0.600.1307%0
DAL O. Bäck0.600.2109%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.