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Game Recap
NYI3
FinalTue, Nov 18, 2025Every game that night
DAL2

NYI beat DAL 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 1.96 expected goals to 2.94. J. Robertson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Heiskanen had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. D. Rittich stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI0123
DAL0112
  1. 2nd 10:31NYIC. Ritchie0.19 xG
  2. 2nd 12:26DALJ. Robertson0.16 xG
  3. 3rd 3:12NYIB. Horvat0.26 xG
  4. 3rd 7:38NYIK. PalmieriSH0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 18:01DALJ. Robertson0.17 xG

Team Stats

NYIDAL
22Shots on goal24
1.96Expected goals2.94
38Shot attempts56
195v5 shots on goal16
0/2Power play0/3
17Hits16
16Blocked shots6
16Penalty minutes19
16Giveaways7
8Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 1.96 xGDAL 2.94 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNYI goal, 10:31DAL goal, 12:26NYI goal, 3:12NYI goal, 7:38DAL goal, 18:01

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

NYI21 on goal, 3 scored
DAL23 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. PalmieriC112300+1020:021:02
E. HeinemanLW0111230020:101:05
B. HorvatC101221+11414:350:00
A. DuclairLW011000+1011:150:00
C. RitchieC101200+109:210:01
M. BarzalC000200-2019:421:31
J. DrouinLW000000-1016:551:28
A. LeeLW000200-1015:370:58
J. PageauC0001230015:110:19
M. ShabanovRW0000110012:200:00
C. CizikasC000041+1010:280:01
M. TsyplakovRW000130+108:560:01
R. PulockD011300+1021:140:36
S. MayfieldD0000020021:380:01
M. SchaeferD000102+2221:051:40
A. RomanovD0003330020:390:00
A. PelechD0001000018:310:17
T. DeAngeloD000000-1016:210:05
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich24222.91760:00Win
I. Sorokin000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW202500+1222:593:07
T. SeguinC022000+2017:210:20
M. RantanenRW01121101520:313:07
R. HintzC000300+1020:032:36
W. JohnstonC0001010019:422:41
S. SteelC0001000014:190:00
J. HryckowianC000110-2013:320:00
M. BourqueC000000-2013:200:14
O. BäckC000101-2012:270:00
R. FaksaC0001200010:050:00
J. BennLW000140029:460:45
C. BlackwellC000000008:520:00
M. HeiskanenD011501-1027:213:07
E. LindellD000300-1023:420:34
A. PetrovicD0000410021:430:00
L. BichselD0000400020:340:00
K. CapobiancoD0000000012:060:14
V. KolyachonokD000001009:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger22193.86457:42Loss
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1K. Palmieri15:33E. Heineman15:46B. Horvat14:35
Line 2M. Barzal15:55J. Drouin13:50A. Lee13:09
Line 4J. Pageau11:09A. Duclair11:15M. Shabanov12:20
Pair 1S. Mayfield18:23A. Romanov17:28
Pair 2M. Schaefer18:17R. Pulock17:37
Pair 3A. Pelech14:40T. DeAngelo14:25

DAL

Line 1R. Hintz14:18J. Robertson16:19T. Seguin14:12
Line 2M. Rantanen14:24W. Johnston13:36S. Steel12:57
Line 3J. Hryckowian13:32M. Bourque13:06O. Bäck11:49
Line 4C. Blackwell8:19R. Faksa9:27J. Benn9:01
Pair 1A. Petrovic19:46L. Bichsel19:16
Pair 2E. Lindell19:56M. Heiskanen19:50

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
ScoreNYI 2.8, DAL 3.1NYI 3, DAL 2
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalNYI 28.8, DAL 27.4NYI 22, DAL 24
Win chanceDAL 55%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL J. Robertson3.151.12237%2
NYI B. Horvat3.020.81132%1
NYI M. Schaefer2.710.57014%0
NYI M. Barzal2.720.90024%0
DAL M. Rantanen2.621.13136%0
DAL W. Johnston2.410.85033%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.330.65226%1
DAL R. Hintz2.230.89031%0
NYI A. Lee2.120.48021%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.150.74111%0
DAL T. Seguin2.000.69227%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.600.3607%0
NYI E. Heineman1.510.43120%0
DAL M. Bourque1.400.36015%0
NYI A. Pelech1.410.2403%0
NYI J. Drouin1.400.72017%0
NYI A. Romanov1.430.2204%0
DAL J. Benn1.310.45016%0
DAL S. Steel1.310.44013%0
NYI R. Pulock1.230.2715%0
NYI M. Shabanov1.200.29010%0
NYI J. Pageau1.210.44015%0
DAL E. Lindell1.130.3207%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.110.29013%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.000.25011%0
NYI A. Duclair1.000.29115%0
DAL A. Petrovic1.000.2004%0
NYI S. Mayfield1.000.1804%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov0.910.2208%0
NYI C. Ritchie0.820.1519%1
DAL L. Bichsel0.800.2006%0
DAL R. Faksa0.710.2508%0
NYI C. Cizikas0.700.1506%0
DAL V. Kolyachonok0.700.1904%0
DAL K. Capobianco0.700.1304%0
DAL O. Bäck0.610.2609%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.