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Game Recap
SJS2
Final/SOSat, Mar 2, 2024Every game that night
DAL3

DAL beat SJS 3-2 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 4.93 expected goals to 1.84. DAL outshot SJS 38 to 23. L. Kunin led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Oettinger stopped 21 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
SJS11002
DAL01113
  1. 1st 4:39SJSW. Eklund0.25 xG
  2. 2nd 3:08DALR. Faksa0.43 xG
  3. 2nd 17:08SJSF. Zadina0.07 xG
  4. 3rd 4:08DALJ. RobertsonPP0.06 xG

Team Stats

SJSDAL
23Shots on goal38
1.84Expected goals4.93
56Shot attempts84
195v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/4
37Hits21
22Blocked shots17
10Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways10
8Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 1.84 xGDAL 4.93 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTSJS goal, 4:39DAL goal, 3:08SJS goal, 17:08DAL goal, 4:08

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

SJS23 on goal, 2 scored
DAL37 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. KuninC022211+2018:270:36
W. EklundLW101202+2221:402:33
F. ZadinaRW101221+2218:562:01
M. GranlundC0001120024:213:52
F. ZetterlundLW0001230022:382:48
A. DuclairLW0004010021:103:27
N. SturmC000051-1016:440:33
J. BaileyRW000330-1011:540:34
R. CarpenterC000111009:210:00
M. HoffmanC000010-109:160:53
G. SmithRW000040006:300:00
J. RuttaD011124+1021:510:00
M. FerraroD0004210226:510:11
H. ThrunD000000+1020:070:00
M. VlasicD0000320019:410:00
K. BurroughsD0001220218:330:08
N. OkhotiukD0001400211:560:00
C. AddisonD000041009:390:24
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Chrona38362.94764:56OT loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW1014000020:464:16
J. BennLW011501-1015:262:47
S. SteelC0111210011:560:00
C. SmithC0111300010:280:00
R. FaksaC1011400010:060:00
J. PavelskiC0003000020:434:16
R. HintzC0002000019:484:16
M. DucheneC0004000018:443:15
M. MarchmentLW0000020017:521:47
W. JohnstonC000511-1017:321:47
L. StankovenC000311-1014:211:42
T. DellandreaC0003010212:010:00
M. HeiskanenD011011-1227:275:02
T. HarleyD000211-2023:281:01
E. LindellD0001150021:340:00
J. HakanpääD000143+1019:180:00
R. SuterD0002100015:450:00
N. LundkvistD0000200214:240:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger23212.91364:55Win
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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