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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Dallas StarsOct 25, 2025

Final· American Airlines Center
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CAR
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DAL
3
Goals123TShots123T
CAR2002CAR712928
DAL0213DAL7151234
CAR 82DAL 51
CAR 2.86DAL 4.15
PP goals
CAR 0DAL 2
Hits
CAR 29DAL 30
Blocks
CAR 9DAL 30
PIM
CAR 8DAL 6
CAR 53%DAL 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at home. Miro Heiskanen (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CAR: Jankowski–Kotkaniemi–Nadeau skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Miro Heiskanen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:19.Heiskanen
  2. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:03.Rantanen
  3. New line
    New look for CAR: Jankowski–Kotkaniemi–Nadeau skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.JankowskiKotkaniemiNadeau
  4. Goalie
    Brandon Bussi (CAR) faced 34 shots and stopped 31 (.912), +11 against a season average of 23.4; the loss.Bussi
  5. Usage
    Alexander Nikishin (CAR) played 22:29, +4:21 up on his 18:08 season average over 80 games.Nikishin
  6. Usage
    Charles Alexis Legault (CAR) played 9:58, −4:43 down on his 14:41 season average over 11 games.Legault
  7. Usage
    Ilya Lyubushkin (DAL) played 20:23, +4:44 up on his 15:39 season average over 52 games.Lyubushkin
  8. Usage
    Justin Hryckowian (DAL) played 8:56, −4:25 down on his 13:21 season average over 80 games.Hryckowian

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, CAR at DAL: 133 attempts, 62 on goal, 5 goals, 7.01 expected goals; best chance Wyatt Johnston at 0.30 xG.

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

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · DAL 51 · CAR 82

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CAR at DAL: expected goals 4.15 to 2.86 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 51 to 82, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdDALCARBAHSHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DAL
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALCARcontrol2nd3rdBlake · 1st 4:14Aho · 1st 19:49Heiskanen · 2nd 1:04Steel · 2nd 5:41Heiskanen · 3rd 11:18
  • 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 26% of the game, DAL 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, CAR at DAL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Oettinger (60:00) for DAL and Brandon Bussi (58:08) for CAR, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

DAL skaters (rows) against CAR 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 CAR columns: 249 matchups; most common Heiskanen vs Aho, 9:01 at 71% xGF.

DAL ↓ · CAR →AhoJarvisEhlersBlakeStankovenHallSvechnikovStaalMartinookNadeauJankowskiKotkaniemiWalkerChatfieldNikishinNystromReillyLegaultL1 JohnstonL1 RobertsonL1 BourqueL2 RantanenL2 SteelL2 HintzL3 SeguinL3 BlackwellL3 ErneL4 FaksaL4 HryckowianL4 BastianD1 HarleyD1 LyubushkinD2 HeiskanenD2 LindellD3 BichselD3 Petrovic
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
StatCARDAL
7644
2.372.78
2.332.71
1013
1211
2318
−0.010+0.010
26%28%

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

Current CAR line combinations →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:14
    CARJackson Blakesnap0.22 xG
    CAR: Hall, Chatfield, Stankoven, Blake, NystromDAL: Petrovic, Faksa, Bastian, Bichsel, Hryckowian
    CAR 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 19:49
    CARSebastian Aho (Nikolaj Ehlers)snap0.20 xG
    CAR: Reilly, Ehlers, Aho, Walker, JarvisDAL: Seguin, Robertson, Heiskanen, Harley, Bourque
    CAR 2 – 0 DAL

2nd period

  1. 1:04
    DALMiro Heiskanen (Esa Lindell)snap0.10 xG
    CAR: Ehlers, Aho, Chatfield, Walker, JarvisDAL: Seguin, Lindell, Erne, Rantanen, Heiskanen
    CAR 2 – 1 DAL
  2. 5:41
    DALSam SteelPP (Thomas Harley, Mikko Rantanen)tip-in0.15 xG
    CAR: Reilly, Aho, Chatfield, JarvisDAL: Seguin, Lindell, Rantanen, Steel, Harley
    CAR 2 – 2 DAL

3rd period

  1. 11:18
    DALMiro HeiskanenPP (Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen)snap0.12 xG
    CAR: Staal, Reilly, WalkerDAL: Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    CAR 2 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sebastian Aho CL1101030.2410022:08——5529
Seth Jarvis RL1000020.1440218:26——5726
Nikolaj Ehlers LL1011000.0110016:25——6942
Jackson Blake RL2101+130.5200016:44——8379
Logan Stankoven CL2000+130.4501016:24——7961
Taylor Hall LL2000+120.4120414:10——6847
Andrei Svechnikov RL3000010.1500015:15——6241
Jordan Staal CL3000000.1100014:44——6350
Jordan Martinook LL3000000.0841014:12——6146
Bradly Nadeau LL4000010.1712012:39——4754
Mark Jankowski LL4000020.0810011:16——5658
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CL4000010.0222010:05——5058
Sean Walker DD1000030.1051025:46——6336
Jalen Chatfield DD1000020.0630021:16——6745
Alexander Nikishin DD2000010.0331022:29——5638
Joel Nystrom DD2000+110.0511217:57——5148
Mike Reilly DD3000+110.1500015:00——7252
Charles Alexis Legault DD3000020.091009:58——7668
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Brandon Bussi(start)L34313.9123.9358:08

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Wyatt Johnston CL1011050.6623019:49——5874
Jason Robertson LL1000-150.7410018:33——5863
Mavrik Bourque CL1000-140.4920014:35——5966
Mikko Rantanen RL2022+110.3123221:03——3362
Sam Steel CL2101020.3001018:56——2462
Roope Hintz CL2000050.6811015:20——2968
Tyler Seguin CL3000020.2912016:28——3639
Colin Blackwell CL3000010.0331013:37——259
Adam Erne LL3000+100.1560011:28——3548
Radek Faksa CL4000-100.0021011:39——1212
Justin Hryckowian CL4000-110.062008:56——1411
Nathan Bastian RL4000-110.010026:24——2331
Thomas Harley DD1011-110.0813025:16——4248
Ilya Lyubushkin DD1000010.0224020:23——3042
Miro Heiskanen DD2202030.2503024:19——4366
Esa Lindell DD2011+110.0606220:50——4478
Lian Bichsel DD3000-100.0031014:13——2837
Alexander Petrovic DD3000-110.0021012:11——2726
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W28262.9292.8660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jackson Blake (CAR) 1st 4:14 · unassisted · Off the faceoff · 34.0 mph shot.

Miro Heiskanen · 2nd 1:04 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
32.1 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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Sebastian Aho · 1st 19:49 · CAR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
77.5 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Sam Steel · 2nd 5:41 · DAL PP

Play
deflection
Passes
2
Shot
41.9 mph
Distance
17 ft
Type
deflection

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