Carolina Hurricanes vs. Dallas StarsJan 21, 2025

FinalTuesday, Jan 21, 2025· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CAR	0	1	1	2		CAR	7	6	6	19
DAL	0	0	1	1		DAL	4	7	12	23

: CAR 50DAL 54
: CAR 2.09DAL 4.28
PP goals: CAR 0DAL 0
Hits: CAR 31DAL 23
Blocks: CAR 13DAL 17
PIM: CAR 6DAL 6
: CAR 48%DAL 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at DAL. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL scored 1 goal on 4.28 expected goals (54 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:56.Kotkaniemi
Luck
DAL scored 1 goal on 4.28 expected goals (54 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for DAL: Hintz–Steel–Stankoven skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hintz Steel Stankoven
Usage
Jack Roslovic (CAR) played 8:24, −5:29 down on his 13:53 season average over 80 games.Roslovic
Usage
Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) played 14:18, −4:17 down on his 18:35 season average over 69 games.Gostisbehere
Usage
Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 25:35, +4:04 up on his 21:31 season average over 79 games.Slavin
Usage
Jackson Blake (CAR) played 17:35, +3:47 up on his 13:48 season average over 79 games.Blake
Usage
Matěj Blümel (DAL) played 5:02, −3:58 down on his 9:00 season average over 6 games.Blümel

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

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

DAL
CAR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · DAL 54 · CAR 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
CAR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 27% of the game, DAL 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

CAR

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	CAR	DAL
	49	49
	1.92	3.49
	1.86	2.93
	5	14
	5	4
	26	22
	−0.013	+0.013
	27%	43%

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Aho – Svechnikov – Blake
12:3446% CF
L2Necas – Robinson – Kotkaniemi
9:3461% CF
L3Staal – Martinook – Jarvis
9:1442% CF
L4Roslovic – Drury – Jaaska
5:0733% CF
D1Orlov – Chatfield
17:0637% CF
D2Burns – Slavin
16:0752% CF
D3Gostisbehere – Walker
10:5752% CF

PP1Gostisbehere – Aho – Necas – Svechnikov – Jarvis
2:2160% CF
PP2Burns – Roslovic – Kotkaniemi – Drury – Blake
1:05100% CF
PK1FStaal – Martinook
1:44
PK2FAho – Jarvis
1:31
PK1DBurns – Slavin
2:38
PK2DOrlov – Chatfield
0:34

Current CAR line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Benn – Duchene – Bourque
12:3257% CF
L2Dadonov – Robertson – Johnston
8:5233% CF
L3Hintz – Steel – Stankoven
8:4360% CF
L4Blackwell – Bäck – Blümel
3:4750% CF
D1Lindell – Heiskanen
12:1633% CF
D2Lyubushkin – Harley
9:4268% CF
D3Smith – Lundkvist
7:5938% CF

PP1Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
3:3288% CF
PP2Dadonov – Hintz – Heiskanen – Bourque – Stankoven
0:440% CF
PK1FHintz – Bäck
0:58
PK2FBlackwell – Steel
0:23
PK1DLindell – Lyubushkin
1:38

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

17:07
CARJesperi Kotkaniemi (Martin Necas)snap0.15 xG
CAR: Gostisbehere, Necas, Walker, Robinson, KotkaniemiDAL: Smith, Dadonov, Robertson, Lundkvist, Johnston
CAR 1 – 0 DAL

3rd period

10:11
DALThomas Harley (Wyatt Johnston, Miro Heiskanen)backhand0.46 xG
CAR: Burns, Orlov, Necas, Robinson, KotkaniemiDAL: Dadonov, Duchene, Lyubushkin, Harley, Johnston
CAR 1 – 1 DAL
10:35
CARJesperi Kotkaniemi (Sean Walker, Eric Robinson)deflected0.19 xG
CAR: Gostisbehere, Necas, Walker, Robinson, KotkaniemiDAL: Dadonov, Duchene, Lyubushkin, Harley, Stankoven
CAR 2 – 1 DAL

Box score

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

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	0	0	0	21:19	—	—	50	26
Andrei Svechnikov R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	0	4	18:25	—	—	48	33
Jackson Blake R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	1	0	17:35	—	—	48	29
Martin Necas C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.22	2	1	0	16:22	—	—	50	40
Eric Robinson L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:16	—	—	63	53
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	0.72	1	0	0	12:56	—	—	67	56
Seth Jarvis R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	2	0	18:22	—	—	53	42
Jordan Martinook L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	1	1	0	17:54	—	—	41	27
Jordan Staal C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	5	1	0	16:37	—	—	38	27
Jack Drury C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.16	1	0	0	9:44	—	—	46	14
Jack Roslovic C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	0	0	0	8:24	—	—	50	26
Juha Jaaska L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	6:34	—	—	46	0
Jalen Chatfield D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	2	1	0	20:47	—	—	37	37
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	5	2	0	18:40	—	—	36	26
Jaccob Slavin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	25:35	—	—	62	25
Brent Burns D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	1	0	22:14	—	—	52	5
Sean Walker D	D3	0	1	1	+2	6	0.16	2	1	2	15:04	—	—	63	52
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	2	1	0	14:18	—	—	52	47

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pyotr Kochetkov(start)	W	23	22	1	.957	4.28	59:54

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	0	0	20:07	—	—	53	64
Jamie Benn L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.45	1	1	2	18:08	—	—	57	66
Mavrik Bourque C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.65	2	1	0	16:14	—	—	52	59
Jason Robertson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.55	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	46	51
Wyatt Johnston C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.43	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	52	74
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	1	0	0	14:06	—	—	42	54
Roope Hintz C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.37	2	1	0	19:20	—	—	56	89
Sam Steel C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	1	2	16:15	—	—	67	98
Logan Stankoven C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.58	1	0	0	15:02	—	—	59	71
Oskar Bäck C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:14	—	—	17	6
Colin Blackwell C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	2	1	0	10:09	—	—	30	20
Matěj Blümel R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	5:02	—	—	40	49
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	26:32	—	—	50	81
Esa Lindell D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	23:38	—	—	39	75
Thomas Harley D	D2	1	0	1	0	2	0.70	2	1	0	22:03	—	—	65	72
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	3	4	0	18:20	—	—	56	71
Nils Lundkvist D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	3	1	0	12:08	—	—	39	27
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	2	10:38	—	—	31	19

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	L	19	17	2	.895	2.09	58:01

Goal anatomy

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

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) 2nd 17:07 · assists Martin Necas · Forecheck turnover · 55.9 mph shot.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 17:07 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 55.9 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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Thomas Harley · 3rd 10:11 · DAL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 6.6 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 4.3 s
Type: rebound

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Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 3rd 10:35 · CAR

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 12.3 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: rebound

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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.