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St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas StarsFeb 4, 2026

Final· American Airlines Center
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STL
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Goals123TShots123T
STL2024STL55818
DAL1315DAL1213328
STL 45DAL 49
STL 2.73DAL 3.88
PP goals
STL 1DAL 1
Hits
STL 28DAL 24
Blocks
STL 10DAL 18
PIM
STL 8DAL 10
STL 47%DAL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 5–4

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Neighbours and Dvorsky) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:38 together.

  1. Points
    Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:34.Benn
  2. Points
    Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:35.Robertson
  3. Points
    Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:11.Snuggerud
  4. Points
    Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.Kyrou
  5. Points
    Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:19.Duchene
  6. Points
    Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:40.Faulk
  7. Points
    Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:20.Heiskanen
  8. PP1
    STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Neighbours and Dvorsky) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:38 together.FaulkBuchnevichKyrouNeighboursDvorsky

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, STL at DAL: 94 attempts, 46 on goal, 9 goals, 6.61 expected goals; best chance Tyler Tucker at 0.59 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • DAL
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 94 of 94 attempts · DAL 49 · STL 45

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at DAL: expected goals 3.88 to 2.73 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 45, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdDALSTLBRKDBBSTBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DAL
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALSTLcontrol2nd3rdBuchnevich · 1st 7:29Robertson · 1st 11:37Kyrou · 1st 18:33Duchene · 2nd 1:55Bourque · 2nd 3:58Benn · 2nd 11:57Snuggerud · 3rd 11:05Toropchenko · 3rd 15:31Benn · 3rd 19:37
  • DAL pressure
  • STL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 37% of the game, DAL 40%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at DAL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Oettinger (60:00) for DAL and Jordan Binnington (59:37) for STL, 9 goals.

DAL
STL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

DAL skaters (rows) against STL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the DAL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, DAL rows versus STL columns: 210 matchups; most common Harley vs Broberg, 7:36 at 72% xGF.

DAL ↓ · STL →BuchnevichKyrouNeighboursSnuggerudSchennDvorskySundqvistWalkerToropchenkoFowlerMaillouxBrobergFaulkParaykoTuckerL1 RobertsonL1 BourqueL1 HintzL2 DucheneL2 SteelL2 BennL3 FaksaL3 BäckL3 ErneL4 RantanenL4 JohnstonL4 HryckowianD1 HeiskanenD1 LindellD2 HarleyD2 LundkvistD3 LyubushkinD3 Capobianco
DAL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatSTLDAL
4144
2.652.73
2.562.56
514
25
1620
−0.016+0.016
37%40%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:29
    STLPavel BuchnevichPP (Jordan Kyrou, Justin Faulk)slap0.11 xG
    STL: Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Neighbours, DvorskyDAL: Faksa, Lindell, Bäck, Harley
    STL 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 11:37
    DALJason Robertson (Mikko Rantanen, Miro Heiskanen)snap0.22 xG
    STL: Parayko, Sundqvist, Walker, Toropchenko, BrobergDAL: Lindell, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    STL 1 – 1 DAL
  3. 18:33
    STLJordan Kyrou (Justin Faulk, Tyler Tucker)snap0.19 xG
    STL: Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Tucker, NeighboursDAL: Benn, Duchene, Capobianco, Steel, Lyubushkin
    STL 2 – 1 DAL

2nd period

  1. 1:55
    DALMatt DuchenePP (Thomas Harley, Jamie Benn)snap0.10 xG
    STL: Schenn, Faulk, Fowler, NeighboursDAL: Benn, Duchene, Steel, Lundkvist, Harley
    STL 2 – 2 DAL
  2. 3:58
    DALMavrik Bourque (Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz)snap0.37 xG
    STL: Parayko, Sundqvist, Fabbri, Broberg, DvorskyDAL: Hintz, Robertson, Lundkvist, Harley, Bourque
    STL 2 – 3 DAL
  3. 11:57
    DALJamie Benn (Matt Duchene, Esa Lindell)snap0.17 xG
    STL: Fowler, Parayko, Sundqvist, Suter, DvorskyDAL: Benn, Duchene, Lindell, Harley, Bourque
    STL 2 – 4 DAL

3rd period

  1. 11:05
    STLJimmy Snuggerudsnap0.11 xG
    STL: Fabbri, Suter, Tucker, Kessel, SnuggerudDAL: Lindell, Erne, Hintz, Harley, Bourque
    STL 3 – 4 DAL
  2. 15:31
    STLAlexey Toropchenko (Philip Broberg, Jimmy Snuggerud)snap0.32 xG
    STL: Faulk, Toropchenko, Broberg, Snuggerud, DvorskyDAL: Lindell, Rantanen, Heiskanen, Johnston, Hryckowian
    STL 4 – 4 DAL
  3. 19:37
    DALJamie Benn (Miro Heiskanen)snap0.20 xG
    STL: Parayko, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Tucker, NeighboursDAL: Benn, Duchene, Lindell, Steel, Heiskanen
    STL 4 – 5 DAL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Buchnevich LL1101030.3000020:26——5663
Jordan Kyrou RL1112040.5100019:16——5776
Jake Neighbours LL1000000.0041219:07——5660
Jimmy Snuggerud RL2112+210.1211018:11——4346
Brayden Schenn CL2000000.0040016:11——2824
Dalibor Dvorsky RL2000-110.3901013:53——3333
Oskar Sundqvist CL3000-300.0040013:33——4641
Nathan Walker LL3000-110.0030013:23——3612
Alexey Toropchenko RL3101030.4901012:47——5673
Cam Fowler DD1000-100.0000017:39——3921
Logan Mailloux DD1000000.0010015:09——5071
Philip Broberg DD2011-110.0111022:44——3137
Justin Faulk DD2022+220.2300020:40——6866
Colton Parayko DD3000-400.0022017:56——239
Tyler Tucker DD3011+120.6120213:13——8585
Pius Suter C—000000.0002018:59——5037
Robby Fabbri C—000000.0660213:27——5337
Matthew Kessel D—000+100.010107:49——71100
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)L28235.8213.8859:37

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Robertson LL1112+261.3000019:35——5452
Mavrik Bourque CL1101+120.3841016:15——5746
Roope Hintz CL1011050.1931215:08——5567
Matt Duchene CL2112+130.2411016:19——4852
Sam Steel CL2000010.1800013:19——5344
Jamie Benn LL2213+120.4320012:34——5456
Radek Faksa CL3000000.0022015:10——6733
Oskar Bäck CL3000000.0401014:03——75100
Adam Erne LL3000-110.2020011:39——4746
Mikko Rantanen RL4011010.5700416:49——4055
Wyatt Johnston CL4000020.1910216:42——4441
Justin Hryckowian CL4000-100.0020010:44——4656
Miro Heiskanen DD1022+120.0813225:20——5259
Esa Lindell DD1011+100.0005025:15——5057
Thomas Harley DD2011+120.0620020:27——5764
Nils Lundkvist DD2000+110.0102014:07——6367
Ilya Lyubushkin DD3000-100.0131015:32——4119
Kyle Capobianco DD3000-100.0011014:17——4221
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W18144.7782.7360:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Pavel Buchnevich (STL PP) 1st 7:29 · assists Jordan Kyrou, Justin Faulk · Forecheck turnover · 72.1 mph shot.

Jason Robertson · 1st 11:37 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
49.9 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s
Type
one-timer

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Jimmy Snuggerud · 3rd 11:05 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
52.6 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Jamie Benn · 3rd 19:37 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
54.8 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s
Type
one-timer

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