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Game Recap
WSH1
FinalMon, Dec 16, 2024Every game that night
DAL3

DAL beat WSH 3-1, with the chances close: 3.25 expected goals to 2.90. R. Hintz led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Roy had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. J. Oettinger stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH1001
DAL0213
  1. 1st 15:39WSHD. Strome0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 13:28DALR. HintzPP0.38 xG
  3. 2nd 17:35DALL. Bichsel0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 14:58DALR. Hintz0.18 xG

Team Stats

WSHDAL
26Shots on goal24
2.90Expected goals3.25
59Shot attempts45
215v5 shots on goal18
0/4Power play1/2
22Hits15
14Blocked shots15
11Penalty minutes15
15Giveaways10
8Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 2.90 xGDAL 3.25 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdWSH goal, 15:39DAL goal, 13:28DAL goal, 17:35DAL goal, 14:58

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

WSH24 on goal, 1 scored
DAL23 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. StromeC1013000022:234:50
T. RaddyshRW0113310013:413:04
T. WilsonRW000141-1022:114:03
C. McMichaelLW0001000020:394:51
P. DuboisC000121-1019:373:08
A. ProtasLW000000-1017:530:22
L. EllerC0000100014:103:02
I. MiroshnichenkoLW0002110013:033:37
N. DowdC0001020012:210:02
B. DuhaimeLW0001300710:360:02
J. VranaLW000110009:320:00
H. LapierreC000000007:020:00
J. ChychrunD0113010024:215:12
J. CarlsonD000002-2224:194:57
R. SandinD000130-1019:252:46
M. FehérváryD0002220016:310:02
M. RoyD0004200216:110:02
T. van RiemsdykD000203+1016:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren24213.87557:42Loss
L. Thompson000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. HintzC202201+2014:061:05
J. RobertsonLW022110+2013:211:08
W. JohnstonC0113000017:541:18
J. BennLW0112110014:241:15
M. BourqueC011103+2013:480:00
M. DucheneC000101-1217:331:05
M. MarchmentLW000200-1016:471:11
S. SteelC0001210016:080:05
L. StankovenC000121-1015:431:03
E. DadonovLW0001000012:341:06
O. BäckC0001010211:480:00
C. BlackwellC000001009:520:00
L. BichselD101140+1016:310:00
E. LindellD000311+1030:370:08
M. HeiskanenD000302-1027:422:14
I. LyubushkinD000130+1221:570:00
B. SmithD0000120910:540:00
N. LundkvistD0000000010:210:12
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger26251.96260:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWSH 2.8, DAL 3.3WSH 1, DAL 3
Total goals6.14
Shots on goalWSH 25.8, DAL 30.7WSH 26, DAL 24
Win chanceDAL 59%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DAL W. Johnston2.730.77130%0
DAL J. Robertson2.410.90231%0
DAL L. Stankoven2.310.56018%0
DAL R. Hintz2.220.81233%2
WSH J. Chychrun2.230.45113%0
DAL M. Heiskanen2.230.63013%0
DAL M. Marchment2.120.72025%0
WSH C. McMichael2.110.54024%0
WSH J. Carlson2.000.53011%0
WSH T. Wilson1.910.54023%0
DAL M. Duchene1.810.81029%0
DAL J. Benn1.720.70122%0
WSH A. Protas1.600.48014%0
WSH D. Strome1.630.76123%1
WSH P. Dubois1.510.53019%0
DAL E. Dadonov1.410.43017%0
DAL E. Lindell1.430.2908%0
WSH M. Roy1.440.2706%0
DAL N. Lundkvist1.400.2305%0
WSH J. Vrana1.310.35017%0
WSH L. Eller1.300.29013%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.230.27112%0
DAL C. Blackwell1.100.24011%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.110.20010%0
DAL S. Steel1.110.37012%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.020.2003%0
WSH N. Dowd1.010.32016%0
WSH R. Sandin0.910.3107%0
WSH I. Miroshnichenko0.920.2308%0
WSH M. Fehérváry0.920.1905%0
DAL M. Bourque0.810.23110%0
DAL B. Smith0.800.1605%0
WSH H. Lapierre0.700.2709%0
DAL O. Bäck0.710.3109%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.610.1802%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.