Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Dallas StarsDec 18, 2024

FinalWednesday, Dec 18, 2024· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	1	3	1	5		TOR	4	8	7	19
DAL	1	1	1	3		DAL	16	9	14	39

: TOR 35DAL 67
: TOR 3.02DAL 2.96
PP goals: TOR 0DAL 0
Hits: TOR 25DAL 9
Blocks: TOR 16DAL 8
PIM: TOR 8DAL 2
: TOR 53%DAL 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 5–3 at DAL. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Blackwell–Steel–Bäck skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:27.Nylander
Points
Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:04.Dadonov
Points
Nick Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:16.Robertson
New line
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Steel–Bäck skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blackwell Steel Bäck
Goalie
Joseph Woll (TOR) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +10 against a season average of 29.0; the win.Woll
Usage
Miro Heiskanen (DAL) played 29:50, +4:46 up on his 25:04 season average over 49 games.Heiskanen
New line
New look for TOR: Reaves–Lorentz–Kampf skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Reaves Lorentz Kampf
Luck
TOR scored 5 goals on 3.02 expected goals (35 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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

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

DAL
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · DAL 67 · TOR 35

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TOR 31% of the game, DAL 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

TOR

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	TOR	DAL
	38	50
	2.24	2.21
	2.22	2.12
	8	10
	2	6
	20	14
	+0.034	−0.034
	31%	34%

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Nylander – Marner – Matthews
10:3252% CF
L2Domi – Robertson – McMann
8:4842% CF
L3Pacioretty – Tavares – Knies
8:3025% CF
L4Reaves – Lorentz – Kampf
6:5460% CF
D1Ekman-Larsson – Tanev
9:0827% CF
D2Rielly – Timmins
8:5636% CF
D3McCabe – Benoit
6:2950% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Ekman-Larsson – Domi – Nylander – Knies
0:5650% CF
PP2Tavares – Rielly – Nylander – Marner – Matthews
0:53
PK1FMarner – Matthews
2:58
PK2FKampf – Knies
2:09
PK1DTanev – McCabe
3:52
PK2DEkman-Larsson – Timmins
0:42

Current TOR line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Benn – Dadonov – Johnston
9:0762% CF
L2Blackwell – Steel – Bäck
8:1579% CF
L3Duchene – Marchment – Stankoven
7:3850% CF
L4Hintz – Robertson – Bourque
6:5454% CF
D1Lindell – Heiskanen
14:0548% CF
D2Smith – Petrovic
12:5167% CF
D3Lyubushkin – Bichsel
9:5663% CF

PP1Dadonov – Duchene – Marchment – Heiskanen – Stankoven
4:18100% CF
PP2Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
3:02100% CF
PK1FSteel – Bäck
0:31
PK2FBenn – Johnston
0:28
PK1DSmith – Lindell
1:16

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mitch Marner R	L1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.02	0	0	0	20:38	—	—	44	57
Auston Matthews C	L1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.41	0	1	0	18:27	—	—	54	68
William Nylander R	L1	2	0	2	0	4	1.66	0	0	0	16:27	—	—	48	53
Max Domi C	L2	1	0	1	+3	2	0.32	0	0	0	12:36	—	—	37	65
Bobby McMann C	L2	1	0	1	+3	2	0.10	2	0	0	12:10	—	—	40	62
Nick Robertson L	L2	1	1	2	+3	1	0.06	3	2	0	11:16	—	—	43	63
Matthew Knies L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	3	0	0	16:46	—	—	44	43
John Tavares C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	1	2	16:17	—	—	29	16
Max Pacioretty L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:41	—	—	29	13
David Kampf C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	0	1	0	13:56	—	—	50	16
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	5	1	0	11:59	—	—	40	33
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	6	1	0	10:00	—	—	56	55
Chris Tanev D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	4	0	22:58	—	—	30	32
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	2	0	22:06	—	—	38	55
Morgan Rielly D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	0	1	0	18:36	—	—	43	47
Conor Timmins D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	4	16:58	—	—	41	28
Jake McCabe D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	22:26	—	—	58	69
Simon Benoit D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	2	15:43	—	—	46	57

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joseph Woll(start)	W	39	36	3	.923	2.96	60:00

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.08	2	0	0	19:56	—	—	52	21
Evgenii Dadonov L	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.33	0	0	0	17:04	—	—	59	44
Jamie Benn L	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.21	0	2	0	16:10	—	—	56	17
Sam Steel C	L2	1	0	1	+2	4	0.38	0	1	0	16:57	—	—	71	80
Oskar Bäck C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:22	—	—	71	87
Colin Blackwell C	L2	1	0	1	+2	6	0.45	0	0	0	11:19	—	—	71	77
Matt Duchene C	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.06	0	0	0	20:37	—	—	44	26
Logan Stankoven C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.14	0	0	0	17:46	—	—	50	33
Mason Marchment L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.27	0	0	0	10:35	—	—	46	12
Jason Robertson L	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	1	0	0	17:47	—	—	50	60
Roope Hintz C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.23	0	1	2	17:12	—	—	52	65
Mavrik Bourque C	L4	0	0	0	-2	3	0.17	0	0	0	12:17	—	—	58	46
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.26	1	0	0	29:50	—	—	50	50
Esa Lindell D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	20:38	—	—	43	36
Brendan Smith D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.18	0	0	0	15:50	—	—	70	57
Alexander Petrovic D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	4	0	0	14:06	—	—	65	51
Lian Bichsel D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	15:13	—	—	59	61
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.08	0	2	0	14:21	—	—	56	48

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	L	12	8	4	.667	1.55	40:00
Casey DeSmith	—	6	6	0	.1000	0.51	18:00

Goal anatomy

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

Sam Steel (DAL) 1st 5:14 · assists Oskar Bäck, Logan Stankoven · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 40.0 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

Sam Steel · 1st 5:14 · DAL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 40.0 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Max Domi · 1st 6:13 · TOR

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.4 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Evgenii Dadonov · 2nd 0:22 · DAL

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 54.1 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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William Nylander · 2nd 5:15 · TOR

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.0 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Nick Robertson · 2nd 5:31 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 62.0 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 4.6 s

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Bobby McMann · 2nd 11:01 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 79.7 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 s

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Colin Blackwell · 3rd 17:44 · DAL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 9.2 mph
Distance: 8 ft

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William Nylander · 3rd 18:17 · TOR EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.9 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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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.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Dallas StarsDec 18, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 5–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Toronto Maple Leafs

Dallas Stars

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Dallas Stars

Goal anatomy

Sam Steel · 1st 5:14 · DAL

Max Domi · 1st 6:13 · TOR

Evgenii Dadonov · 2nd 0:22 · DAL

William Nylander · 2nd 5:15 · TOR

Nick Robertson · 2nd 5:31 · TOR

Bobby McMann · 2nd 11:01 · TOR

Colin Blackwell · 3rd 17:44 · DAL

William Nylander · 3rd 18:17 · TOR EN