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Game Recap
WPG1
FinalThu, Feb 29, 2024Every game that night
DAL4

DAL beat WPG 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.47 expected goals to 1.47. DAL outshot WPG 36 to 26. R. Hintz led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Oettinger stopped 25 of 26.

Team Stats

WPGDAL
26Shots on goal36
1.47Expected goals4.47
48Shot attempts75
225v5 shots on goal27
1/1Power play0/2
36Hits29
15Blocked shots9
4Penalty minutes2
3Giveaways3
6Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 1.47 xGDAL 4.47 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdDAL goal, 6:52DAL goal, 16:41DAL goal, 18:17WPG goal, 13:24

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

WPG25 on goal, 1 scored
DAL34 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. EhlersLW011401-1016:300:25
V. NamestnikovC101212-2014:490:25
M. ScheifeleC000240-2021:551:11
K. ConnorLW000101-2019:141:07
S. MonahanC000210-1017:141:09
A. IafalloLW0002120216:570:00
A. LowryC000123-1015:320:00
M. AppletonC000250-1015:040:00
N. NiederreiterRW000121-1011:480:27
G. VilardiC000000-1010:311:11
M. BarronC000050-1010:130:00
C. PerfettiC000010-109:440:27
N. PionkD011242-2020:190:29
J. MorrisseyD000111-1025:311:09
D. DeMeloD000300-1023:000:00
B. DillonD000141-1017:390:00
N. SchmidtD000231-1017:090:00
D. SambergD000020-1214:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck35323.91458:38Loss
L. Brossoit000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. PavelskiC112341+3018:252:25
R. HintzC112610+3017:431:48
J. RobertsonLW101110+3019:552:36
W. JohnstonC011510+1015:331:36
L. StankovenC101600+1014:161:00
J. BennLW011121+1013:300:45
M. DucheneC0002000017:142:27
M. MarchmentLW0002100016:511:04
T. DellandreaC0001500015:170:00
S. SteelC0000000011:540:07
R. FaksaC0001220010:460:00
C. SmithC0001000010:160:06
J. HakanpääD011070+2018:460:00
M. HeiskanenD000210+1026:013:01
T. HarleyD000310+1022:410:30
E. LindellD000023+2019:470:10
R. SuterD000001+1216:190:00
N. LundkvistD000211+1013:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger26251.96260:00Win
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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