Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas StarsJan 24, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	1	3		VGK	8	5	8	21
DAL	1	3	0	4		DAL	6	15	6	27

: VGK 57DAL 69
: VGK 3.37DAL 3.82
PP goals: VGK 2DAL 1
Hits: VGK 18DAL 21
Blocks: VGK 24DAL 17
PIM: VGK 4DAL 6
: VGK 52%DAL 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:53 together.

Points
Mark Stone had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:21.Stone
Points
Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:10.Eichel
Points
Jason Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:54.Robertson
Points
Evgenii Dadonov had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:57.Dadonov
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Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:59.Duchene
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Wyatt Johnston had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:41.Johnston
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:53 together.Stone Hertl Theodore Eichel Dorofeyev
New line
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Brisson skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kolesar Roy Brisson

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →

DAL
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · DAL 69 · VGK 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DAL pressure
VGK pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 29% of the game, DAL 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

VGK

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
Stat	VGK	DAL
	52	76
	2.32	3.68
	2.10	3.53
	7	16
	2	8
	17	18
	+0.017	−0.017
	29%	39%

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.

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
14:4861% CF
L2Hertl – Olofsson – Dorofeyev
9:2619% CF
L3Kolesar – Roy – Brisson
6:5644% CF
L4Pearson – Howden – Laczynski
6:3923% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
18:4461% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hanifin
16:4337% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
9:4323% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Dorofeyev
2:53100% CF
PK1FStone – Eichel
0:54
PK2FKolesar – Roy
0:47
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
2:15
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
0:35

Current VGK line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Hintz – Steel – Stankoven
12:3466% CF
L2Benn – Duchene – Bourque
12:3362% CF
L3Dadonov – Robertson – Johnston
11:2038% CF
D1Heiskanen – Harley
13:4468% CF
D2Dumba – Bichsel
11:4564% CF
D3Lindell – Lyubushkin
10:1672% CF

PP1Benn – Duchene – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
1:42100% CF
PP2Dadonov – Hintz – Harley – Bourque – Stankoven
1:13100% CF
PK1FBlackwell – Steel
1:21
PK2FHintz – Johnston
1:12
PK1DHeiskanen – Harley
1:21
PK2DLindell – Lyubushkin
0:53

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	2	0	2	+1	3	0.94	0	2	0	24:10	—	—	56	72
Mark Stone R	L1	0	3	3	0	1	0.25	1	1	0	23:21	—	—	52	60
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.05	1	0	0	18:33	—	—	60	70
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.75	0	2	0	18:58	—	—	33	45
Tomas Hertl C	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.57	3	4	0	18:16	—	—	24	26
Victor Olofsson L	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:12	—	—	14	25
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:33	—	—	32	8
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:52	—	—	35	13
Brendan Brisson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:47	—	—	46	15
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	1	0	11:58	—	—	35	21
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	2	0	11:36	—	—	44	10
Tanner Laczynski C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:14	—	—	27	3
Shea Theodore D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.22	0	1	0	26:54	—	—	52	66
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.11	2	1	0	21:11	—	—	62	75
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	1	0	22:42	—	—	35	24
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.27	1	3	2	19:41	—	—	36	25
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	3	0	13:05	—	—	24	20
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.17	2	1	2	12:22	—	—	21	12

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	3.47	58:23

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Roope Hintz C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.38	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	65	60
Logan Stankoven C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.40	1	1	0	16:06	—	—	64	60
Sam Steel C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	1	0	2	16:02	—	—	64	67
Matt Duchene C	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.34	0	1	0	17:59	—	—	62	79
Mavrik Bourque C	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.27	2	1	0	16:06	—	—	58	68
Jamie Benn L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.11	2	0	2	16:01	—	—	62	72
Wyatt Johnston C	L3	0	2	2	+1	4	0.63	1	0	0	18:41	—	—	54	56
Jason Robertson L	L3	2	0	2	+1	2	0.56	0	1	0	15:54	—	—	46	55
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:57	—	—	46	40
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.36	0	3	0	26:23	—	—	59	52
Thomas Harley D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	2	0	25:31	—	—	59	40
Lian Bichsel D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	13:11	—	—	59	48
Mathew Dumba D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	12:53	—	—	63	71
Esa Lindell D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	3	2	20:33	—	—	55	78
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	2	2	0	18:53	—	—	63	94
Colin Blackwell C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	1	0	11:18	—	—	64	84
Brendan Smith D	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	2	0	0	10:15	—	—	67	77
Oskar Bäck C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	9:33	—	—	64	84

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	3.37	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK PP) 1st 4:04 · assists Mark Stone · Forecheck turnover · 60.3 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 1st 4:04 · VGK PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 60.3 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Type: one-timer

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Roope Hintz · 1st 6:19 · DAL PP

Play: deflection
Entry: dump
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 18.2 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Jason Robertson · 2nd 7:31 · DAL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.8 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 4.2 s
Type: rebound

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Shea Theodore · 2nd 8:57 · VGK PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 41.0 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s

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Jamie Benn · 2nd 16:18 · DAL

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 62.0 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: deflection

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Jason Robertson · 2nd 17:54 · DAL

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 34.3 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 8.3 s
Type: rebound

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 10:35 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 61.8 mph
Distance: 44 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas StarsJan 24, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Dallas Stars edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Dallas Stars

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Dallas Stars

Goal anatomy

Jack Eichel · 1st 4:04 · VGK PP

Roope Hintz · 1st 6:19 · DAL PP

Jason Robertson · 2nd 7:31 · DAL

Shea Theodore · 2nd 8:57 · VGK PP

Jamie Benn · 2nd 16:18 · DAL

Jason Robertson · 2nd 17:54 · DAL

Jack Eichel · 3rd 10:35 · VGK