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Game Recap
PHI1
FinalSat, Nov 15, 2025Every game that night
DAL5

DAL beat PHI 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.65 expected goals to 1.46. J. Robertson scored three for DAL. J. Robertson had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.0. J. Oettinger stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI0011
DAL1225
  1. 1st 3:48DALL. Bichsel0.03 xG
  2. 2nd 11:39DALJ. Robertson0.08 xG
  3. 2nd 17:02DALJ. Robertson0.11 xG
  4. 3rd 9:29DALJ. RobertsonPP0.16 xG
  5. 3rd 10:57PHIC. Dvorak0.19 xG
  6. 3rd 13:51DALT. Seguin0.08 xG

Team Stats

PHIDAL
21Shots on goal28
1.46Expected goals3.65
43Shot attempts60
195v5 shots on goal24
0/1Power play1/2
32Hits23
12Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes2
17Giveaways11
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 1.46 xGDAL 3.65 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDAL goal, 3:48DAL goal, 11:39DAL goal, 17:02DAL goal, 9:29PHI goal, 10:57DAL goal, 13:51

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

PHI20 on goal, 1 scored
DAL28 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. DvorakC1012100017:150:00
O. TippettRW0113200014:181:01
S. CouturierC000021-2016:340:36
T. ZegrasC0002110016:271:24
T. FoersterRW000141-1216:080:59
B. BrinkRW000111-1216:031:06
T. KonecnyRW000110-2015:550:54
N. CatesLW000020-1015:090:57
M. MichkovRW000500-2014:351:03
G. HathawayRW0000610013:010:00
N. GrebenkinRW0001310012:240:00
R. AbolsC0000210011:140:00
J. DrysdaleD011000-2016:311:06
T. SanheimD0003220021:380:00
N. JuulsenD000011-1021:350:00
C. YorkD0000020021:250:54
E. AndraeD000120-1021:120:00
N. SeelerD000120-2015:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar28235.82159:56Loss
S. Ersson000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW303611+2016:442:52
R. HintzC033310+2014:351:52
T. SeguinC112200+2015:161:02
M. RantanenRW0112000016:462:53
J. HryckowianC011320+1016:030:03
W. JohnstonC0000000017:481:53
S. SteelC0001010016:090:58
M. BourqueC000010+1014:340:04
O. BäckC000210+1014:120:01
C. BlackwellC0001000213:170:00
N. BastianRW0000300012:470:00
R. FaksaC0000110012:270:00
E. LindellD011211+2022:430:06
L. BichselD101182+1020:470:00
A. PetrovicD011315+1018:160:00
I. LyubushkinD0110110016:180:00
M. HeiskanenD000200+2023:362:18
K. CapobiancoD0000200015:420:38
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger21201.95260:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PHI

Line 1N. Cates14:06T. Foerster15:05B. Brink14:57
Line 2C. Dvorak14:48T. Zegras14:55O. Tippett13:13
Line 4G. Hathaway11:58N. Grebenkin12:20R. Abols11:10
Pair 1N. Juulsen20:32E. Andrae21:08
Pair 2T. Sanheim19:41C. York18:35
Pair 3N. Seeler14:40J. Drysdale15:21

DAL

Line 1W. Johnston15:29S. Steel14:42M. Rantanen13:53
Line 2T. Seguin14:10J. Robertson13:52R. Hintz12:39
Line 3M. Bourque13:53J. Hryckowian15:02O. Bäck13:14
Line 4C. Blackwell13:09N. Bastian12:43R. Faksa11:50
Pair 1E. Lindell21:14M. Heiskanen19:55
Pair 2A. Petrovic18:12L. Bichsel20:06

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
ScorePHI 2.5, DAL 3.4PHI 1, DAL 5
Total goals5.96
Shots on goalPHI 25.8, DAL 25.2PHI 21, DAL 28
Win chanceDAL 64%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL J. Robertson3.061.18339%3
PHI O. Tippett2.630.56123%0
DAL M. Rantanen2.521.23139%0
DAL W. Johnston2.400.94036%0
PHI T. Konecny2.210.74025%0
DAL R. Hintz2.130.95334%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.120.82014%0
PHI T. Zegras2.020.69022%0
PHI M. Michkov2.050.57020%0
DAL T. Seguin2.020.74229%1
PHI S. Couturier1.900.53015%0
PHI T. Foerster1.910.51023%0
PHI N. Cates1.600.49017%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.630.3308%0
PHI B. Brink1.510.51017%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.420.46116%1
DAL M. Bourque1.400.39016%0
PHI N. Seeler1.310.2003%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.300.3518%0
DAL S. Steel1.210.48015%0
PHI C. York1.100.3207%0
DAL E. Lindell1.120.3519%0
PHI R. Abols1.000.1507%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.010.26011%0
PHI E. Andrae0.910.1102%0
DAL A. Petrovic0.930.1915%0
DAL J. Hryckowian0.930.27114%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.800.1809%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.710.1916%1
DAL R. Faksa0.700.2609%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.600.2112%0
DAL N. Bastian0.600.1609%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.600.0701%0
DAL K. Capobianco0.600.1304%0
DAL O. Bäck0.620.28010%0
PHI N. Grebenkin0.510.1808%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.