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2026-10-03 ·

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NSH beat DAL 2–1. Expected goals were close to even (DAL 2.4, NSH 2.4), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Nils Hoglander scored on the power play at 15:49 of the first, moving NSH’s win probability from 54% to 71%. Juuse Saros saved 2.3 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
30 – 26
Expected goals
2.4 – 2.4
xG share
NSH 50%
Model before the game
DAL 52%

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 goalNSH goal

Expected goals

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

DALNSH

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.

NSH
59:57 TOI
GSAx +2.33
+2.33
DAL
58:24 TOI
GSAx +0.66
+0.66
NSH
0 G, 1 A · 5:49 TOI
Playmaking +0.21 · Penalties +0.18
+0.42

Rough nights

DAL
0 G, 0 A · 18:50 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Playmaking −0.08 · Penalties −0.18
−0.37
DAL
0 G, 1 A · 22:50 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.19 · Faceoffs −0.06
−0.33
NSH
0 G, 0 A · 13:59 TOI
Finishing −0.27
−0.32

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalDAL–NSHWin prob.
P1 0:47 DALMiro Heiskanen
from Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston
1–047% → 62%
P1 4:46 NSHSteven StamkosPP
from Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi
1–138% → 53%
P1 15:49 NSHNils HoglanderPP
from Jack Ahcan, Alexander Kerfoot
1–254% → 71%

Every player

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DAL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Miro Heiskanen D24:351+0.22+0.04+0.26−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00
Oskar Bäck C9:38−0.00+0.03−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.01
Lian Bichsel D15:12−0.04−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mikko Rantanen R23:551−0.05−0.11−0.06+0.14−0.01+0.00−0.01
Sam Steel C16:09−0.05+0.03−0.01−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.01
Arttu Hyry R12:29−0.05+0.03−0.06−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.02
Radek Faksa C10:28−0.06+0.04−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.04
Tyler Myers D14:27−0.07−0.05−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Colin Blackwell C7:29−0.07−0.02−0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jamie Benn L13:12−0.08+0.04−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Justin Hryckowian C14:30−0.13−0.10−0.06−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.03
Nils Lundkvist D19:01−0.15−0.06−0.04−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Esa Lindell D19:11−0.18−0.06−0.01+0.04+0.04−0.18+0.00
Tyler Seguin C12:34−0.21−0.05−0.13−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Thomas Harley D25:57−0.22−0.06−0.05−0.08−0.02+0.00+0.00
Roope Hintz C16:03−0.24−0.06−0.12−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.03
Wyatt Johnston C22:501−0.33−0.10−0.19+0.03−0.00+0.00−0.06
Jason Robertson L18:50−0.37−0.09−0.01−0.08−0.01−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Casey DeSmith G58:24+0.66

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jack Ahcan D5:491+0.42+0.03−0.01+0.21+0.00+0.18+0.00
Nils Hoglander L11:371+0.35+0.10+0.29−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.01
Roman Josi D24:381+0.21−0.04−0.01+0.05+0.02+0.18+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C19:531+0.15+0.04−0.06+0.11+0.01+0.00+0.05
Steven Stamkos C20:021+0.14+0.09+0.10−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.01
Filip Forsberg L21:40+0.02+0.12−0.05−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
Mavrik Bourque C18:05−0.00+0.03−0.05−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Alexander Kerfoot C16:231−0.01+0.08−0.00−0.09+0.01+0.00−0.01
Adam Wilsby D14:33−0.04+0.06−0.01−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00
William Trudeau D12:15−0.06+0.06−0.03−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Hague D21:00−0.06−0.04−0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Drury C13:38−0.08−0.01−0.00−0.10+0.02+0.00+0.01
Ross Colton C15:19−0.10−0.04−0.00−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brady Skjei D18:05−0.12+0.03−0.04−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Perbix D18:39−0.15+0.02−0.06−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C16:22−0.16−0.05−0.09+0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
Matthew Wood R16:06−0.24−0.06−0.17−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Adam Edstrom C13:59−0.32−0.01−0.27−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G59:57+2.33

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.