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Game Recap
LAK3
Final/OTThu, Oct 23, 2025Every game that night
DAL2

LAK beat DAL 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.47 expected goals to 3.25. W. Johnston led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Bourque had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. D. Kuemper stopped 29 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK11013
DAL01102
  1. 1st 18:48LAKC. PerryPP0.32 xG
  2. 2nd 4:58DALJ. RobertsonPP0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 6:27LAKC. Ceci0.15 xG
  4. 3rd 2:32DALW. JohnstonPP0.45 xG
  5. OT 0:37LAKA. Kempe0.27 xG

Team Stats

LAKDAL
25Shots on goal31
2.47Expected goals3.25
46Shot attempts58
185v5 shots on goal22
1/3Power play2/5
14Hits18
16Blocked shots14
8Penalty minutes6
20Giveaways15
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 2.47 xGDAL 3.25 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 18:48DAL goal, 4:58LAK goal, 6:27DAL goal, 2:32LAK goal, 0:37

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

LAK23 on goal, 3 scored
DAL31 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Q. ByfieldRW022120+1020:323:42
A. KempeRW112350+2219:563:17
K. FialaLW0112010017:243:59
A. LaferriereRW011020+1016:430:00
C. PerryRW1013000015:503:17
P. DanaultC0001000015:181:26
T. MooreLW0003110014:551:42
J. ArmiaRW0001100414:371:42
A. KuzmenkoLW000100+1014:183:43
W. FoegeleLW0000000014:140:00
J. MalottLW000020028:360:00
A. TurcotteC000100007:370:00
C. CeciD101304+1016:530:00
D. DoughtyD000103+1024:012:06
M. AndersonD000004+1020:510:00
B. DumoulinD0002110019:550:00
B. ClarkeD0003010016:182:11
J. EdmundsonD0000010016:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper31292.93560:37Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. JohnstonC112411-1024:116:12
R. HintzC022400-1020:106:14
J. RobertsonLW101401-1024:386:40
M. RantanenRW011101-1222:086:48
M. BourqueC000412-1016:561:06
T. SeguinC0000100215:201:36
S. SteelC0001200014:301:00
R. FaksaC0001000012:060:00
C. BlackwellC0002110010:130:00
A. ErneLW000010009:170:00
J. HryckowianC000110008:350:00
N. BastianRW000100003:390:00
M. HeiskanenD0004020028:076:24
E. LindellD0001000024:391:26
T. HarleyD000203-2021:391:34
I. LyubushkinD000020-1215:310:00
L. BichselD0000820012:530:00
A. PetrovicD0001010012:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger25223.88060:04OT loss
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 2K. Fiala13:25Q. Byfield12:02J. Armia12:18
Line 3P. Danault12:58T. Moore11:31W. Foegele10:21
Line 4A. Turcotte7:37J. Malott8:36C. Perry12:33
Pair 1D. Doughty18:27B. Dumoulin17:02
Pair 2M. Anderson15:27C. Ceci14:28
Pair 3J. Edmundson12:57B. Clarke14:07

DAL

Line 2M. Rantanen14:10R. Hintz11:55S. Steel11:17
Line 3C. Blackwell8:47A. Erne9:17T. Seguin13:02
Pair 1E. Lindell17:27M. Heiskanen17:09
Pair 2T. Harley18:56I. Lyubushkin15:16
Pair 3A. Petrovic12:05L. Bichsel12:03

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
ScoreLAK 3.1, DAL 3.0LAK 3, DAL 2
Total goals6.15
Shots on goalLAK 29.6, DAL 26.4LAK 25, DAL 31
Win chanceLAK 51%LAK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK K. Fiala3.020.80129%0
LAK A. Kempe2.930.87232%1
DAL J. Robertson2.640.97133%1
DAL M. Rantanen2.611.09135%0
DAL W. Johnston2.340.77231%1
LAK W. Foegele2.300.46019%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.210.72222%0
LAK T. Moore2.230.53021%0
DAL R. Hintz2.140.82230%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.100.41116%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.140.59011%0
DAL T. Seguin2.000.62024%0
LAK C. Perry1.830.53124%1
DAL T. Harley1.620.50012%0
LAK P. Danault1.610.58017%0
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.510.64024%0
LAK D. Doughty1.510.48010%0
LAK B. Clarke1.530.3307%0
LAK J. Armia1.410.36014%0
DAL M. Bourque1.340.34014%0
DAL S. Steel1.110.38011%0
DAL E. Lindell1.110.2706%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.020.22010%0
LAK M. Anderson1.000.2405%0
LAK B. Dumoulin1.020.2504%0
LAK C. Ceci1.030.2113%1
LAK J. Edmundson1.000.1804%0
LAK A. Turcotte0.910.2308%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.900.1805%0
DAL R. Faksa0.910.2609%0
DAL A. Petrovic0.810.0904%0
LAK J. Malott0.700.1106%0
DAL N. Bastian0.710.1508%0
DAL J. Hryckowian0.710.1507%0
DAL A. Erne0.700.1707%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.600.1402%0

Shots on goal: 22 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.