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Game Recap
NSH4
FinalSat, Jan 6, 2024Every game that night
DAL3

NSH beat DAL 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.00 expected goals to 3.08. F. Forsberg led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). K. Lankinen stopped 26 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH1124
DAL0213
  1. 1st 11:26NSHG. Nyquist0.13 xG
  2. 2nd 7:22NSHL. Evangelista0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 9:29DALT. Seguin0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 19:14DALJ. BennPP0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 2:42NSHF. Forsberg0.17 xG
  6. 3rd 7:30NSHF. Forsberg0.04 xG
  7. 3rd 10:21DALJ. Robertson0.12 xG

Team Stats

NSHDAL
22Shots on goal29
2.00Expected goals3.08
50Shot attempts67
195v5 shots on goal26
0/1Power play1/2
33Hits20
23Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes2
8Giveaways7
5Takeaways13

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.00 xGDAL 3.08 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNSH goal, 11:26NSH goal, 7:22DAL goal, 9:29DAL goal, 19:14NSH goal, 2:42NSH goal, 7:30DAL goal, 10:21

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

NSH20 on goal, 4 scored
DAL29 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. O'ReillyC022211+3019:121:20
F. ForsbergLW202450+3018:431:25
G. NyquistRW112202+3018:321:18
C. SmithRW0112410013:540:00
L. EvangelistaRW1011100012:270:40
T. NovakC0110000011:410:42
C. SissonsC0001300017:421:18
J. ParssinenC0000500216:080:35
D. GurianovRW0002100014:270:00
Y. TreninC000130-1014:010:00
M. McCarronC000222-1012:020:00
P. TomasinoRW000211-1011:090:42
L. SchennD011021+1014:170:00
R. JosiD0001130024:181:16
R. McDonaghD000104+1023:160:44
J. LauzonD000132+1019:560:00
A. CarrierD000002+1218:070:00
D. FabbroD0000140018:030:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen29263.89760:00Win
J. Saros000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW112611-1018:351:56
T. SeguinC1013110019:070:08
M. DucheneC0111020017:311:51
J. BennLW101210-1016:141:29
M. MarchmentLW011610+1016:120:08
J. PavelskiC000000-1018:301:44
R. HintzC000000-1018:061:43
W. JohnstonC000100-1013:500:08
S. SteelC0002220013:060:13
E. DadonovLW000210-1011:310:08
R. FaksaC000210-1011:260:01
C. SmithC0001010010:590:01
T. HarleyD0221120024:230:18
J. HanleyD011022+1014:320:00
R. SuterD0000110020:190:00
J. HakanpääD000011-2019:040:01
N. LundkvistD0000100018:590:35
E. LindellD000262-3217:350:01
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood22184.81858:01Loss
M. Murray000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMatt Duchene DAL Faces NSH, his team until Mar 20231 A, 1 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.