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Game Recap
EDM2
FinalThu, Mar 12, 2026Every game that night
DAL7

DAL beat EDM 7-2, with the chances close: 3.34 expected goals to 2.66. J. Robertson led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). Z. Hyman had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. J. Oettinger stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
EDM0202
DAL3227
  1. 1st 1:23DALJ. Benn0.19 xG
  2. 1st 13:09DALS. Steel0.09 xG
  3. 1st 15:11DALJ. Robertson0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 5:43DALW. JohnstonPP0.21 xG
  5. 2nd 6:15DALJ. Robertson0.16 xG
  6. 2nd 7:53EDME. Bouchard0.15 xG
  7. 2nd 11:59EDMJ. Dickinson0.07 xG
  8. 3rd 1:32DALJ. BennPP0.12 xG
  9. 3rd 18:57DALM. Duchene0.14 xG

Team Stats

EDMDAL
32Shots on goal27
2.66Expected goals3.34
50Shot attempts44
215v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play2/4
24Hits14
7Blocked shots7
24Penalty minutes22
24Giveaways14
3Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 2.66 xGDAL 3.34 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdDAL goal, 1:23DAL goal, 13:09DAL goal, 15:11DAL goal, 5:43DAL goal, 6:15EDM goal, 7:53EDM goal, 11:59DAL goal, 1:32DAL goal, 18:57

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

EDM31 on goal, 2 scored
DAL27 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC011000+1217:364:54
K. KapanenRW011320-1014:500:00
J. RoslovicC011120+1014:470:18
J. DickinsonC1011500613:160:00
Z. HymanLW000600-3017:574:52
C. McDavidC000130-3417:454:54
R. Nugent-HopkinsC000110-2017:324:50
V. PodkolzinRW000360+1014:440:18
M. SavoieC000200-2014:210:20
J. SamanskiC0000100211:530:00
T. FredericC0000010411:490:00
A. HenriqueC0001010011:170:00
E. BouchardD101601-2021:514:54
M. EkholmD011000+1017:510:01
C. MurphyD0001110020:180:00
D. NurseD000131-1618:450:21
J. WalmanD000302-2018:170:18
S. StastneyD000100-2017:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Jarry27207.74160:00Loss
C. Ingram000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW224300+2017:174:03
W. JohnstonC123210+2418:184:00
S. SteelC112100+1016:490:11
M. DucheneC112100+2015:463:27
J. BennLW2022400014:373:01
M. BourqueC011210+2416:160:59
C. BlackwellC011220+1211:010:00
M. BuntingLW000200-1016:141:32
J. HryckowianC000211-1413:471:14
A. ErneLW0001100013:150:00
O. BäckC0002100211:370:08
A. HyryRW0001200010:490:00
M. HeiskanenD033000+3023:003:15
E. LindellD011100+4221:140:44
T. HarleyD000302-1221:081:51
N. LundkvistD000000-2018:080:10
T. MyersD000202+1017:060:00
L. BichselD000012+1216:000:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger32302.93860:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

EDM

Pair 1M. Ekholm16:05E. Bouchard16:43
Pair 2C. Murphy16:41D. Nurse16:41
Pair 3S. Stastney14:14J. Walman14:26

DAL

Line 2M. Bunting13:39A. Erne13:15J. Hryckowian10:44
Line 3M. Duchene11:44S. Steel14:09J. Benn10:33
Line 4C. Blackwell8:48O. Bäck8:50A. Hyry7:58
Pair 1E. Lindell16:44M. Heiskanen15:20
Pair 2T. Harley17:01N. Lundkvist15:54
Pair 3T. Myers14:54L. Bichsel15:27

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
ScoreEDM 3.0, DAL 3.4EDM 2, DAL 7
Total goals6.39
Shots on goalEDM 26.6, DAL 26.3EDM 32, DAL 27
Win chanceDAL 57%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.211.42034%0
DAL J. Robertson3.231.17439%2
EDM E. Bouchard2.760.86117%1
EDM Z. Hyman2.760.78035%0
EDM L. Draisaitl2.601.22138%0
DAL W. Johnston2.520.92335%1
DAL M. Bourque2.120.54121%0
EDM D. Nurse1.910.3008%0
DAL M. Heiskanen1.900.75312%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.810.71021%0
EDM J. Walman1.830.34010%0
DAL M. Duchene1.710.82227%1
DAL M. Bunting1.720.49019%0
EDM J. Roslovic1.710.41117%0
DAL J. Benn1.620.71223%2
EDM M. Ekholm1.600.4019%0
DAL T. Harley1.530.53012%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.530.35113%0
DAL A. Hyry1.510.22011%0
EDM M. Savoie1.320.35013%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.330.34013%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.220.44017%0
DAL S. Steel1.210.42212%1
EDM C. Murphy1.110.2106%0
DAL N. Lundkvist1.100.2505%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.120.24110%0
DAL T. Myers1.020.2104%0
EDM J. Dickinson1.010.27113%1
DAL E. Lindell1.010.3517%0
DAL A. Erne1.010.21010%0
EDM A. Henrique1.010.21011%0
EDM T. Frederic0.900.17010%0
EDM S. Stastney0.810.1403%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.600.1907%0
DAL O. Bäck0.620.2209%0
EDM J. Samanski0.500.2007%0

Shots on goal: 24 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.