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2025-03-16 · Ball Arena

3 – 4Final/OT

COL beat DAL 4–3 in overtime. COL also won the expected-goals battle 3.6 to 2.3: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Cale Makar scored at 0:34 of overtime, moving COL’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Jake Oettinger allowed 2.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 35
Expected goals
2.3 – 3.6
xG share
COL 62%
Home-ice start
COL 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

DAL goalCOL goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

DALCOL

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

COL
1 G, 2 A · 23:51 TOI
On-ice +0.31 · Finishing +0.37 · Playmaking +0.17 · Penalties +0.20
+1.07
COL
1 G, 1 A · 17:33 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.21
+0.43
COL
Jonathan Drouin
1 G, 1 A · 14:44 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.32
+0.41

Rough nights

DAL
60:34 TOI
GSAx −2.49
−2.29
COL
60:34 TOI
GSAx −0.83
−0.63
DAL
0 G, 0 A · 21:00 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Penalties −0.20
−0.32

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalDAL–COLWin prob.
P1 4:10 DALJason Robertson
from Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen
1–047% → 63%
P1 14:09 COLMartin NecasPP
from Cale Makar, Jonathan Drouin
1–136% → 53%
P2 6:24 COLValeri Nichushkin
from Devon Toews, Cale Makar
1–253% → 73%
P2 17:19 COLJonathan Drouin
from Sam Malinski, Valeri Nichushkin
1–376% → 91%
P3 14:12 DALMavrik Bourque
from Jamie Benn, Wyatt Johnston
2–32% → 13%
P3 14:32 DALMatt Duchene
from Esa Lindell, Mason Marchment
3–312% → 49%
OT 0:34 COLCale Makar
from Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson
3–452% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

DAL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Matt Duchene C15:451+0.35+0.13+0.25−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.02
Jason Robertson L19:071+0.24−0.01+0.31−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mavrik Bourque C11:461+0.15−0.07+0.29−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.02
Esa Lindell D22:461+0.06−0.11−0.03+0.15+0.05+0.00+0.00
Roope Hintz C17:341+0.05−0.04+0.00+0.13+0.00+0.00−0.05
Mikael Granlund C16:18+0.03+0.12−0.09−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathew Dumba D13:08+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lian Bichsel D14:35−0.04+0.01−0.02−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Evgenii Dadonov L9:57−0.10−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Cody Ceci D21:46−0.10−0.03−0.03−0.07+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jamie Benn L11:181−0.15−0.03−0.12+0.21+0.00−0.20−0.01
Oskar Bäck C9:39−0.18−0.15+0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mason Marchment L14:331−0.19+0.04−0.10+0.07−0.00−0.20+0.00
Thomas Harley D25:39−0.20−0.12−0.04−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Sam Steel C11:05−0.22−0.16+0.00−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.02
Wyatt Johnston C19:541−0.23−0.27−0.03+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.02
Mikko Rantanen R17:151−0.28−0.13−0.20+0.07−0.01+0.00−0.01
Ilya Lyubushkin D21:00−0.32−0.11+0.00−0.02+0.01−0.20+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Oettinger G60:34−2.29

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Cale Makar D23:5112+1.07+0.31+0.37+0.17+0.02+0.20+0.00
Valeri Nichushkin R17:3311+0.43+0.21+0.21+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Drouin L14:4411+0.41+0.07+0.32+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Nathan MacKinnon C22:201+0.22+0.17−0.15+0.22−0.01+0.00−0.01
Brock Nelson C14:461+0.20+0.06+0.00+0.13+0.00+0.00+0.00
Devon Toews D23:511+0.16−0.02−0.00+0.17+0.02+0.00+0.00
Sam Malinski D14:181+0.15−0.04−0.05+0.23+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Lindgren D19:01+0.04+0.09+0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C13:45+0.02+0.05+0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.03
Erik Johnson D13:39−0.02+0.07−0.01−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Drury C12:49−0.05+0.03+0.00−0.11+0.01+0.00+0.02
Logan O'Connor R11:56−0.07+0.03−0.01−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Joel Kiviranta L11:51−0.07+0.00−0.05−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Martin Necas C20:481−0.11−0.02+0.06−0.13−0.04+0.00+0.01
Ross Colton C13:28−0.18+0.02−0.12−0.06−0.00+0.00−0.01
Samuel Girard D19:28−0.22−0.16−0.01−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Artturi Lehkonen L20:33−0.22+0.01−0.20−0.08+0.03+0.00+0.01
Parker Kelly C11:01−0.27−0.01−0.24−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Scott Wedgewood G60:34−0.63

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.