Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas StarsMar 10, 2026

FinalTuesday, Mar 10, 2026· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	0	1		VGK	4	14	9	27
DAL	0	2	0	2		DAL	3	9	4	16

: VGK 55DAL 39
: VGK 2.02DAL 3.48
PP goals: VGK 0DAL 1
Hits: VGK 32DAL 25
Blocks: VGK 10DAL 17
PIM: VGK 10DAL 6
: VGK 44%DAL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Dallas Stars beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:18 together.

PP1
DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:18 together.Benn Duchene Robertson Heiskanen Johnston
New line
New look for VGK: Dowd–Kolesar–Smith skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowd Kolesar Smith
New line
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Bäck–Hyry skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blackwell Bäck Hyry
New line
New look for VGK: Smith–Hertl–Sissons skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Smith Hertl Sissons
Usage
Tyler Myers (DAL) played 13:46, −5:50 down on his 19:36 season average over 72 games.Myers
Usage
Sam Steel (DAL) played 11:25, −4:43 down on his 16:08 season average over 72 games.Steel
Usage
Kaedan Korczak (VGK) played 12:03, −3:58 down on his 16:01 season average over 77 games.Korczak
Usage
Mavrik Bourque (DAL) played 19:24, +3:58 up on his 15:26 season average over 81 games.Bourque

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 94 of 94 attempts · DAL 39 · VGK 55

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 32% of the game, DAL 36%.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

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
Stat	VGK	DAL
	52	31
	1.68	2.33
	1.61	2.11
	6	8
	4	2
	12	17
	−0.006	+0.006
	32%	36%

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

L1Barbashev – Eichel – Bowman
9:1536% CF
L2Dowd – Kolesar – Smith
5:5267% CF
L3Smith – Hertl – Sissons
5:2082% CF
L4Marner – Howden – Dorofeyev
5:1230% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
14:3750% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
13:0890% CF
D3Lauzon – Korczak
10:2756% CF

PP1Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev – Bowman
4:24100% CF
PP2Sissons – Theodore – Barbashev – Andersson – Howden
0:50
PK1FSissons – Smith
2:32
PK2FEichel – Marner
1:53
PK1DMcNabb – Lauzon
4:53
PK2DHanifin – Andersson
2:16

Current VGK line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Robertson – Bourque – Johnston
10:3542% CF
L2Erne – Bunting – Hryckowian
8:1336% CF
L3Blackwell – Bäck – Hyry
7:2563% CF
L4Benn – Duchene – Steel
6:4529% CF
D1Lundkvist – Harley
12:2855% CF
D2Lindell – Heiskanen
10:5533% CF
D3Myers – Bichsel
9:3727% CF

PP1Benn – Duchene – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
6:18100% CF
PP2Lindell – Bunting – Harley – Bourque – Hryckowian
1:21100% CF
PK1FBäck – Hyry
2:58
PK2FBlackwell – Steel
2:04
PK1DLindell – Heiskanen
3:22
PK2DMyers – Harley
1:09

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

1:31
VGKJack Eichel (Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev)snap0.08 xG
VGK: Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, Lauzon, DorofeyevDAL: Lindell, Robertson, Heiskanen, Bourque, Johnston
VGK 1 – 0 DAL
10:41
DALOskar Bäck (Colin Blackwell, Thomas Harley)backhand0.38 xG
VGK: Hertl, Barbashev, Hanifin, Korczak, BowmanDAL: Myers, Blackwell, Bäck, Bichsel, Hyry
VGK 1 – 1 DAL
14:16
DALJamie BennPP (Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene)other0.23 xG
VGK: McNabb, Sissons, Lauzon, SmithDAL: Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
VGK 1 – 2 DAL

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	1	0	1	+1	4	0.20	0	0	2	22:51	—	—	50	29
Braeden Bowman R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	0	0	2	17:10	—	—	38	12
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.13	3	0	2	15:03	—	—	40	22
Nic Dowd C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	3	0	2	11:32	—	—	67	92
Cole Smith R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	10:59	—	—	73	97
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	8	0	0	10:39	—	—	69	98
Tomas Hertl C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.28	1	1	0	18:09	—	—	78	41
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	1	0	13:58	—	—	74	59
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:32	—	—	89	100
Mitch Marner R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:15	—	—	61	68
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L4	0	0	0	+1	3	0.13	0	1	0	17:31	—	—	65	65
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	4	1	0	12:51	—	—	47	37
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:22	—	—	43	8
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	2	19:40	—	—	50	16
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	0	1	0	21:56	—	—	88	85
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	5	0.26	5	2	0	19:52	—	—	91	100
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	5	3	0	16:31	—	—	61	62
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	0	0	12:03	—	—	45	23

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	L	16	14	2	.875	3.05	58:10

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.62	1	0	0	22:51	—	—	33	55
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.31	0	1	0	22:04	—	—	35	54
Mavrik Bourque C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	2	0	0	19:24	—	—	35	33
Justin Hryckowian C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	14:06	—	—	38	48
Michael Bunting L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	12:33	—	—	41	43
Adam Erne L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	5	0	0	9:59	—	—	39	42
Arttu Hyry R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:30	—	—	39	78
Oskar Bäck C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.38	0	0	0	13:29	—	—	50	80
Colin Blackwell C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.72	3	1	0	11:32	—	—	50	92
Jamie Benn L	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.60	2	1	0	15:12	—	—	30	28
Matt Duchene C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.19	1	1	0	15:01	—	—	33	48
Sam Steel C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	0	0	11:25	—	—	36	48
Thomas Harley D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	3	2	21:34	—	—	50	70
Nils Lundkvist D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	14:20	—	—	50	56
Miro Heiskanen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	1	1	0	26:35	—	—	33	40
Esa Lindell D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	5	0	22:34	—	—	30	38
Lian Bichsel D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	2	14:12	—	—	33	74
Tyler Myers D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.16	2	1	0	13:46	—	—	21	73

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	W	27	26	1	.963	2.02	59:53

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK) 2nd 1:31 · assists Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev · Forecheck turnover · 67.8 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 2nd 1:31 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 67.8 mph
Distance: 38 ft

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Oskar Bäck · 2nd 10:41 · DAL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 9.2 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 4.7 s

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Jamie Benn · 2nd 14:16 · DAL PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 43.4 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: deflection

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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.