Janelle Salaun 3 points on 1-of-6 vs Wings (Sep 27, 2026): First round Game 1
3 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 21:00 MIN
Usual: 2026 regular season, 40 games, May 8 – Sep 24 (12.7 PTS · 9.7 FGA · 22.1 MIN)
Game Score -0.6 against a usual 8.8 (-9.4)
below usual
Playoff game · against the 2026 regular season
No more than 5 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.
How the score worksWhy did Janelle Salaun score 3 points?
In Game 1 of the first round against the Wings on Sep 27, 2026, Janelle Salaun scored 3 points in 21:00: 1-of-6 from the field, 1-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Salaun had averaged 12.7 points on 9.7 shots in 22.1 minutes, from 40 regular-season games. The shot count was 6, against a usual 9.7. By shot type: threes 3 points (usual 7.0); two-pointers 0 points (usual 3.6); free throws 0 points (usual 2.1). Minutes: 21:00, against a usual 22.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: -1.0, against a usual 14.4. The Valkyries won 104-80 at home against the Wings, a 24-point win. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Salaun in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 21:00 | 22.1 | -1.1 |
| Points | 3 | 12.7 | -9.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-6 | 9.7 · 42.5% | -3.7 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-4 | 5.9 · 39.2% | -1.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 2.7 · 79.6% | -2.7 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Assists | 0 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 40 games | 13.4 | 24.4 | -11.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -1.0 | 14.4 | -15.4 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-4) | 7.0 (2.3-of-5.9) | -4.0 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-2) | 3.6 (1.8-of-3.8) | -3.6 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 2.1 (2.1-of-2.7) | -2.1 |
| Total | 3 | 12.7 | -9.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-0.6 against a usual 8.8 (-9.4)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -8.2 |
| Rebounds | -1.0 |
| Assists | -0.8 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.2 |
| Total | -9.4 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026This game | First round · Game 1 | vs DAL | 21:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.6 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Valkyries won 104-80 at home against the Wings, a 24-point win.
- Previous appearance: Sep 24, 2026, 3 days earlier.
- No earlier games in this series.
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA playoff games of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Unusual.