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Game Recap
NYR0
FinalSat, Apr 11, 2026Every game that night
DAL2

DAL beat NYR 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.49 expected goals to 2.13. J. Robertson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Oettinger stopped 22 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYR0000
DAL0022
  1. 3rd 12:49DALJ. RobertsonPP0.15 xG
  2. 3rd 19:01DALJ. RobertsonEN0.55 xG

Team Stats

NYRDAL
22Shots on goal19
2.13Expected goals3.49
55Shot attempts43
145v5 shots on goal11
0/5Power play1/4
22Hits14
9Blocked shots19
15Penalty minutes17
13Giveaways12
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 2.13 xGDAL 3.49 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdDAL goal, 12:49DAL goal, 19:01

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

NYR20 on goal, 0 scored
DAL19 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC000110-1021:226:25
A. LafrenièreLW000100-1020:586:15
V. TrocheckC000221-1618:416:20
G. PerreaultRW000110-1016:534:05
J. MillerC000120-1516:523:28
N. LabaC0001200016:250:10
W. CuylleLW0000400014:231:34
C. ShearyLW0002000013:301:35
T. KartyeLW0000410211:500:00
J. ChmelarRW0002210011:120:01
A. SykoraLW0002010010:220:01
J. BrodzinskiC000110009:351:13
A. FoxD000301-1025:356:25
V. GavrikovD0002100021:262:00
B. SchneiderD0001130019:580:01
U. VaakanainenD0001000015:380:01
W. BorgenD0001010015:180:00
M. RobertsonD0000100213:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin18171.94459:32Loss
D. Garand000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW202200+1020:585:42
M. DucheneC022400+1018:345:47
M. BourqueC011000+1219:101:14
W. JohnstonC0112000018:344:55
M. RantanenRW0001200018:255:47
J. HryckowianC0002030016:160:22
C. BlackwellC0000000213:430:05
O. BäckC0000200011:360:00
A. HyryRW0000010010:430:00
A. ErneLW0002310010:320:05
J. BennLW0000000910:310:17
C. HughesC000112006:260:00
T. HarleyD000302+1226:265:47
E. LindellD0001040022:570:22
T. MyersD000024+1220:560:22
I. LyubushkinD0001020016:400:00
L. BichselD0000200014:510:00
A. PetrovicD0000200012:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger222201.00060:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 2N. Laba12:47J. Chmelar11:11A. Sykora10:21
Line 3T. Kartye10:25C. Sheary10:28J. Miller11:37
Pair 1V. Gavrikov15:46A. Fox17:47
Pair 3W. Borgen11:35M. Robertson11:41

DAL

Line 2M. Rantanen12:37W. Johnston13:38J. Benn10:13
Line 3A. Erne10:24A. Hyry8:37C. Blackwell9:10
Line 4O. Bäck7:55J. Hryckowian11:02
Pair 1T. Myers15:36T. Harley18:22
Pair 2E. Lindell15:52I. Lyubushkin14:12
Pair 3A. Petrovic12:41L. Bichsel13:10

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
ScoreNYR 2.6, DAL 3.2NYR 0, DAL 2
Total goals5.82
Shots on goalNYR 22.9, DAL 27.0NYR 22, DAL 19
Win chanceDAL 60%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL J. Robertson3.521.19239%2
DAL W. Johnston2.520.95136%0
DAL M. Rantanen2.311.17035%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.210.77026%0
DAL M. Bourque2.000.53121%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.910.61022%0
NYR J. Miller1.810.78024%0
DAL T. Harley1.730.51011%0
DAL M. Duchene1.740.81227%0
NYR V. Trocheck1.620.67022%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.600.38017%0
NYR A. Fox1.530.76012%0
DAL J. Benn1.400.61020%0
DAL A. Hyry1.400.29013%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.320.3509%0
NYR G. Perreault1.210.39015%0
NYR B. Schneider1.210.2506%0
DAL J. Hryckowian1.220.46018%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.210.28012%0
DAL T. Myers1.100.2003%0
NYR A. Sykora1.120.34014%0
NYR M. Robertson1.100.2306%0
NYR C. Sheary1.120.29012%0
DAL E. Lindell1.110.3106%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.100.26010%0
NYR T. Kartye1.000.31012%0
NYR J. Chmelar0.920.26013%0
NYR N. Laba0.910.27011%0
DAL A. Erne0.920.21010%0
NYR W. Borgen0.910.2005%0
DAL A. Petrovic0.900.1203%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.800.1906%0
DAL O. Bäck0.700.2409%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.610.1702%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.610.1402%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 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.