Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Dallas StarsDec 21, 2025

FinalSunday, Dec 21, 2025· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	0	0	1	1		TOR	6	15	7	28
DAL	1	0	4	5		DAL	4	4	14	22

: TOR 62DAL 42
: TOR 2.81DAL 3.64
PP goals: TOR 0DAL 0
Hits: TOR 24DAL 11
Blocks: TOR 9DAL 12
PIM: TOR 6DAL 8
: TOR 61%DAL 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars rout Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Laughton–Joshua–Lorentz skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 9:49.Benn
Points
Esa Lindell had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:45.Lindell
New line
New look for TOR: Laughton–Joshua–Lorentz skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Laughton Joshua Lorentz
Luck
TOR scored 1 goal on 2.81 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Jamie Benn (DAL) played 9:49, −3:32 down on his 13:21 season average over 59 games.Benn
Usage
Mikko Rantanen (DAL) played 16:55, −3:19 down on his 20:14 season average over 63 games.Rantanen
Usage
Radek Faksa (DAL) played 15:24, +3:44 up on his 11:40 season average over 57 games.Faksa
Usage
Wyatt Johnston (DAL) played 15:20, −4:51 down on his 20:11 season average over 81 games.Johnston

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 104 of 104 attempts · DAL 42 · TOR 62

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 32% 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

DAL

TOR

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

DAL skaters (rows) against TOR 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	TOR	DAL
	56	42
	2.43	2.90
	2.29	2.70
	13	11
	5	5
	12	30
	+0.051	−0.051
	32%	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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Domi – Matthews – Knies
8:2553% CF
L2Roy – Robertson – McMann
7:5450% CF
L3Tavares – Nylander – Maccelli
7:4678% CF
L4Laughton – Joshua – Lorentz
7:2767% CF
D1McCabe – Stecher
11:4440% CF
D2Ekman-Larsson – Benoit
9:3357% CF
D3Rielly – Myers
8:3271% CF

PP1Rielly – Domi – Matthews – Robertson – Knies
3:59100% CF
PP2Tavares – Ekman-Larsson – Nylander – Roy – Maccelli
2:49100% CF
PK1FRoy – Matthews
2:11
PK2FLaughton – Lorentz
1:57
PK1DMcCabe – Stecher
2:56
PK2DRielly – Benoit
2:36

Current TOR line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Hintz – Robertson – Bourque
10:5052% CF
L2Blackwell – Faksa – Bäck
7:4450% CF
L3Duchene – Rantanen – Johnston
4:4343% CF
L4Benn – Steel – Hryckowian
4:2650% CF
D1Lindell – Heiskanen
13:4153% CF
D2Lundkvist – Harley
10:0946% CF
D3Petrovic – Lyubushkin
8:0131% CF

PP1Rantanen – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
4:48100% CF
PP2Benn – Duchene – Lindell – Harley – Bourque
0:41100% CF
PK1FFaksa – Bäck
3:35
PK2FBlackwell – Steel
1:40
PK1DLindell – Heiskanen
4:04
PK2DPetrovic – Harley
0:44

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:30
DALJason Robertson (Oskar Bäck, Radek Faksa)snap0.18 xG
TOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, McCabe, Nylander, RoyDAL: Petrovic, Hintz, Robertson, Harley, Bourque
TOR 0 – 1 DAL

3rd period

5:03
DALSam Steel (Ilya Lyubushkin, Mikko Rantanen)tip-in0.05 xG
TOR: Laughton, McCabe, Joshua, Lorentz, StecherDAL: Petrovic, Rantanen, Steel, Lyubushkin, Johnston
TOR 0 – 2 DAL
8:39
TORScott Laughton (Morgan Rielly)wrist0.11 xG
TOR: Ekman-Larsson, Laughton, Roy, Myers, StecherDAL: Benn, Duchene, Lindell, Harley, Bourque
TOR 1 – 2 DAL
12:10
DALJamie Benn (Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell)tip-in0.13 xG
TOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Nylander, Benoit, MaccelliDAL: Benn, Duchene, Lindell, Heiskanen, Hryckowian
TOR 1 – 3 DAL
17:55
DALMavrik BourqueEN (Esa Lindell, Jake Oettinger)snap0.92 xG
TOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Nylander, Matthews, Maccelli, KniesDAL: Duchene, Faksa, Lindell, Heiskanen, Bourque
TOR 1 – 4 DAL
19:43
DALJustin Hryckowian (Jamie Benn, Thomas Harley)snap0.68 xG
TOR: Laughton, Joshua, Myers, Benoit, McMannDAL: Benn, Duchene, Petrovic, Harley, Hryckowian
TOR 1 – 5 DAL

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
Auston Matthews C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.27	0	2	0	20:26	—	—	50	35
Matthew Knies L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	3	0	0	16:57	—	—	48	38
Max Domi C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	15:51	—	—	46	35
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	0	0	16:58	—	—	50	29
Nick Robertson L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	14:12	—	—	44	22
Bobby McMann C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	2	0	0	13:54	—	—	45	9
William Nylander R	L3	0	0	0	-3	3	0.39	0	0	0	16:42	—	—	77	74
Matias Maccelli L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	0	2	16:08	—	—	76	78
John Tavares C	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.88	0	0	2	14:18	—	—	77	74
Scott Laughton C	L4	1	0	1	-1	5	0.16	1	1	0	15:19	—	—	60	23
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	2	0	0	12:19	—	—	59	46
Dakota Joshua C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	6	0	0	10:21	—	—	50	13
Jake McCabe D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:13	—	—	42	35
Troy Stecher D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	0	0	18:59	—	—	52	50
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.18	0	2	0	20:50	—	—	60	53
Simon Benoit D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	2	1	0	17:07	—	—	64	24
Morgan Rielly D	D3	0	1	1	0	5	0.31	0	0	0	21:38	—	—	71	77
Philippe Myers D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	1	2	13:46	—	—	58	47

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dennis Hildeby(start)	L	21	17	4	.810	2.72	59:02

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.25	0	0	2	19:43	—	—	35	38
Roope Hintz C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	1	0	0	18:14	—	—	45	45
Mavrik Bourque C	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	1.23	0	0	0	15:48	—	—	50	50
Radek Faksa C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	1	1	0	15:24	—	—	36	21
Oskar Bäck C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:25	—	—	42	49
Colin Blackwell C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:29	—	—	44	45
Mikko Rantanen R	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.07	1	0	0	16:55	—	—	28	32
Wyatt Johnston C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.28	0	1	0	15:20	—	—	37	44
Matt Duchene C	L3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.21	0	1	0	11:59	—	—	48	64
Sam Steel C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.05	0	1	0	14:07	—	—	42	60
Justin Hryckowian C	L4	1	0	1	+2	2	0.87	1	0	0	11:27	—	—	61	75
Jamie Benn L	L4	1	1	2	+1	4	0.38	0	0	0	9:49	—	—	50	69
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	0	0	2	26:06	—	—	47	50
Esa Lindell D	D1	0	2	2	+1	0	0.04	0	0	0	25:45	—	—	56	55
Thomas Harley D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	1	2	20:53	—	—	36	51
Nils Lundkvist D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:00	—	—	40	36
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	3	3	2	15:37	—	—	22	29
Alexander Petrovic D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0.01	3	3	0	12:59	—	—	46	85

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	W	28	27	1	.964	2.81	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jason Robertson (DAL) 1st 18:30 · assists Oskar Bäck, Radek Faksa · Rush · loose puck · 25.5 mph shot · 3.4 s from entry to goal.

Jason Robertson · 1st 18:30 · DAL

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.5 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Sam Steel · 3rd 5:03 · DAL

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 59.1 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 5.8 s
Type: deflection

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Scott Laughton · 3rd 8:39 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 61.5 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Jamie Benn · 3rd 12:10 · DAL

Play: deflection
Passes: 4
Shot: 68.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: deflection

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Mavrik Bourque · 3rd 17:55 · DAL EN

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.6 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Justin Hryckowian · 3rd 19:43 · DAL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.5 mph
Distance: 12 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.