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2026-03-10 · American Airlines Center

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DAL beat VGK 2–1. Expected goals were close to even (VGK 2.3, DAL 2.5), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Jamie Benn scored on the power play at 14:16 of the second, moving DAL’s win probability from 54% to 75%. Jake Oettinger saved 1.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
27 – 16
Expected goals
2.3 – 2.5
xG share
DAL 52%
Home-ice start
DAL 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.

VGK goalDAL goal

Expected goals

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

VGKDAL

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.

DAL
59:53 TOI
GSAx +1.66
+1.66
DAL
Oskar Bäck
1 G, 0 A · 13:29 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.76
+0.89
DAL
1 G, 0 A · 15:12 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.74
+0.79

Rough nights

VGK
Braeden Bowman
0 G, 0 A · 17:10 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.32 · Penalties −0.19
−0.65
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 19:40 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.08 · Penalties −0.19
−0.48
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 11:32 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing −0.15 · Penalties −0.19
−0.32

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–DALWin prob.
P2 1:31 VGKJack Eichel
from Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev
1–047% → 66%
P2 10:41 DALOskar Bäck
from Colin Blackwell, Thomas Harley
1–131% → 53%
P2 14:16 DALJamie BennPP
from Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene
1–254% → 75%

Every player

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VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jack Eichel C22:511+0.66−0.02+0.45+0.03+0.01+0.19+0.00
Mitch Marner R20:15+0.10+0.07+0.00+0.04+0.01+0.00−0.02
Reilly Smith R11:32+0.08+0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Shea Theodore D21:561+0.05+0.16−0.12+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D19:52−0.05+0.18−0.23−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R10:39−0.08+0.06−0.12−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L10:59−0.09−0.08+0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jeremy Lauzon D16:31−0.11−0.01−0.09−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kaedan Korczak D12:03−0.16−0.10−0.08−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Ivan Barbashev L15:031−0.20−0.20+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavel Dorofeyev L17:31−0.27−0.01−0.25−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C13:58−0.29−0.16−0.14−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Noah Hanifin D20:22−0.30−0.29+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Howden C12:51−0.30−0.05−0.22−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Tomas Hertl C18:09−0.31−0.01−0.28−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C11:32−0.32+0.09−0.15−0.02+0.00−0.19−0.04
Rasmus Andersson D19:40−0.48−0.22−0.08−0.01+0.02−0.19+0.00
Braeden Bowman R17:10−0.65−0.14−0.32−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Adin Hill G58:10+0.17

DAL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Oskar Bäck C13:291+0.89+0.14+0.76−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jamie Benn L15:121+0.79+0.06+0.74−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Wyatt Johnston C22:511+0.18−0.00−0.03+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.02
Lian Bichsel D14:12+0.14+0.14+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Arttu Hyry R13:30+0.12+0.09+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Nils Lundkvist D14:20+0.03+0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Colin Blackwell C11:321+0.01+0.09−0.26−0.01+0.00+0.19−0.01
Mavrik Bourque C19:24−0.04−0.12−0.31−0.00+0.00+0.39+0.00
Esa Lindell D22:34−0.04−0.09+0.00+0.01+0.04+0.00+0.00
Tyler Myers D13:46−0.06+0.16−0.22−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Bunting L12:33−0.06−0.01−0.05−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Duchene C15:011−0.07+0.09−0.15+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Miro Heiskanen D26:35−0.08−0.02−0.08+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sam Steel C11:25−0.08−0.01−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jason Robertson L22:04−0.12−0.04−0.11+0.06−0.02+0.00+0.00
Thomas Harley D21:341−0.17+0.08−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Justin Hryckowian C14:06−0.18−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.03
Adam Erne L9:59−0.28+0.04−0.31−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Oettinger G59:53+1.66

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.