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Nashville Predators vs. Dallas StarsFeb 28, 2026

Final / OT· American Airlines Center
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NSH
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DAL
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
NSH20002NSH11411127
DAL01113DAL6810125
NSH 48DAL 58
NSH 2.96DAL 3.32
PP goals
NSH 1DAL 1
Hits
NSH 26DAL 20
Blocks
NSH 16DAL 13
PIM
NSH 11DAL 11
NSH 58%DAL 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.

  1. Points
    Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:05.Robertson
  2. Points
    Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:44.Johnston
  3. Points
    Luke Evangelista had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:20.Evangelista
  4. PP1
    DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.BennDucheneRobertsonHeiskanenJohnston
  5. Usage
    Adam Wilsby (NSH) played 5:48, −11:24 down on his 17:12 season average over 57 games.Wilsby
  6. Usage
    Mavrik Bourque (DAL) played 21:45, +6:20 up on his 15:25 season average over 81 games.Bourque
  7. Usage
    Roman Josi (NSH) played 29:09, +4:20 up on his 24:49 season average over 67 games.Josi
  8. Usage
    Zachary L'Heureux (NSH) played 9:11, −4:23 down on his 13:34 season average over 24 games.L'Heureux

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, NSH at DAL: 106 attempts, 52 on goal, 5 goals, 6.28 expected goals; best chance Jonathan Marchessault at 0.73 xG.

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

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · DAL 58 · NSH 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at DAL: expected goals 3.32 to 2.96 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 48, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTDALNSHBSJBRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:47
  • DAL
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALNSHcontrol2nd3rdOTBunting · 1st 14:26Stamkos · 1st 15:35Johnston · 2nd 16:18Bastian · 3rd 5:31Robertson · OT 1:47
  • DAL pressure
  • NSH pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NSH 23% of the game, DAL 45%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NSH at DAL: 38 players over 61:47; most ice Jake Oettinger (61:37) for DAL and Juuse Saros (61:39) for NSH, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

DAL skaters (rows) against NSH 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 NSH columns: 250 matchups; most common Heiskanen vs O'Reilly, 12:03 at 44% xGF.

DAL ↓ · NSH →O'ReillyStamkosEvangelistaForsbergHaulaMarchessaultWoodL'HeureuxJostMcCarronSmithBuntingJosiSkjeiHagueBlankenburgPerbixWilsbyL1 RobertsonL1 BourqueL1 JohnstonL2 DucheneL2 SteelL2 BennL3 BäckL3 HyryL3 BastianL4 HryckowianL4 BlackwellL4 ErneD1 HeiskanenD1 LindellD2 HarleyD2 LundkvistD3 BichselD3 Lyubushkin
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
StatNSHDAL
4360
1.122.38
1.102.34
011
40
1917
+0.044−0.044
23%45%

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.

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 14:26
    NSHMichael BuntingPP (Matthew Wood, Luke Evangelista)snap0.15 xG
    NSH: Haula, Bunting, Evangelista, Blankenburg, WoodDAL: Lindell, Lyubushkin, Bourque, Johnston
    NSH 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 15:35
    NSHSteven Stamkos (Luke Evangelista)snap0.13 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, O'Reilly, Perbix, Evangelista, WilsbyDAL: Benn, Duchene, Steel, Harley, Bichsel
    NSH 2 – 0 DAL

2nd period

  1. 16:18
    DALWyatt JohnstonPP (Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson)snap0.20 xG
    NSH: Skjei, McCarron, Perbix, SmithDAL: Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    NSH 2 – 1 DAL

3rd period

  1. 5:31
    DALNathan Bastian (Thomas Harley)wrist0.43 xG
    NSH: Haula, Skjei, Forsberg, Bunting, PerbixDAL: Erne, Bastian, Lundkvist, Harley, Hryckowian
    NSH 2 – 2 DAL

OT period

  1. 1:47
    DALJason Robertson (Miro Heiskanen, Wyatt Johnston)snap0.37 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Haula, SkjeiDAL: Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    NSH 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.

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000+110.1302222:02——4551
Steven Stamkos CL1101040.8331020:26——4559
Luke Evangelista RL1022+100.0000017:20——3943
Filip Forsberg LL2000-140.1620218:50——5624
Erik Haula LL2000-220.0311017:26——5023
Jonathan Marchessault RL2000020.8710015:17——3945
Matthew Wood RL3011000.0000011:17——4629
Zachary L'Heureux LL3000000.004059:11——339
Tyson Jost CL3000020.050209:08——6058
Michael McCarron CL4000000.0043015:59——146
Cole Smith RL4000000.0050014:09——3217
Michael Bunting LL4101-120.1500013:52——4718
Roman Josi DD1000030.2611229:09——4033
Brady Skjei DD1000-210.2832023:57——3419
Nicolas Hague DD2000030.0722020:01——3729
Nick Blankenburg DD2000000.0101018:05——5040
Nick Perbix DD3000020.1101019:23——5034
Adam Wilsby DD3000+110.020005:48——6063
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)O25223.8803.3261:39

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Robertson LL1112+120.5901023:05——5356
Mavrik Bourque CL1000040.2320021:45——5667
Wyatt Johnston CL1112+150.9801021:44——5862
Matt Duchene CL2000-110.0600219:23——6263
Sam Steel CL2000-100.0520018:43——6765
Jamie Benn LL2011-110.0620015:41——6354
Oskar Bäck CL3000000.001109:57——5970
Arttu Hyry RL3000010.031009:37——5087
Nathan Bastian RL3101+130.634008:33——6195
Justin Hryckowian CL4000+100.1110512:30——6075
Colin Blackwell CL4000000.0010010:41——5026
Adam Erne LL4000+110.071108:12——5597
Miro Heiskanen DD1011+120.1203025:36——4247
Esa Lindell DD1000010.0402024:24——5263
Thomas Harley DD2011020.2612423:22——6877
Nils Lundkvist DD2000+100.0400016:26——7193
Lian Bichsel DD3000-100.0040015:33——6556
Ilya Lyubushkin DD3000020.0602014:26——5760
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W27252.9262.9661:37

Goal anatomy

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

Michael Bunting (NSH PP) 1st 14:26 · assists Matthew Wood, Luke Evangelista · Odd-man rush · carried in · 5-on-3 at the blue line · 54.2 mph shot · 4.4 s from entry to goal.

Michael Bunting · 1st 14:26 · NSH PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-3
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
54.2 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
4.4 s

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Wyatt Johnston · 2nd 16:18 · DAL PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
35.8 mph
Distance
10 ft
Type
one-timer

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