Ottawa Senators vs. Dallas StarsDec 15, 2023

FinalFriday, Dec 15, 2023· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
OTT	3	1	0	4		OTT	6	10	13	29
DAL	2	1	2	5		DAL	5	10	9	24

: OTT 57DAL 53
: OTT 2.73DAL 2.71
PP goals: OTT 0DAL 1
Hits: OTT 30DAL 21
Blocks: OTT 13DAL 14
PIM: OTT 6DAL 6
: OTT 40%DAL 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Ottawa Senators 5–4

Dallas Stars beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 at home. Jakob Chychrun (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Mathieu Joseph (OTT) played 4:45, −11:53 down on his 16:38 season average over 71 games.

Points
Jakob Chychrun had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:23.Chychrun
Points
Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:37.Batherson
Points
Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:59.Duchene
Points
Tim Stützle had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:09.Stützle
Usage
Mathieu Joseph (OTT) played 4:45, −11:53 down on his 16:38 season average over 71 games.Joseph
PP1
DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:31 together.Pavelski Benn Hintz Robertson Heiskanen
New line
New look for OTT: Batherson–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Batherson Tkachuk Stützle
Luck
DAL scored 5 goals on 2.71 expected goals (53 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

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

DAL
OTT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · DAL 53 · OTT 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
OTT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 27% of the game, DAL 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

OTT

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	OTT	DAL
	53	50
	1.99	2.00
	1.93	1.94
	7	7
	6	6
	8	7
	−0.089	+0.089
	27%	32%

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.

Ottawa Senators

L1Batherson – Tkachuk – Stützle
13:3470% CF
L2Giroux – Kubalik – Norris
8:3125% CF
L3MacEwen – Kelly – Greig
3:1450% CF
D1Hamonic – Chychrun
14:0843% CF
D2Sanderson – Zub
14:0248% CF
D3Brannstrom – Bernard-Docker
10:3445% CF

PP1Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk – Sanderson – Stützle
2:04100% CF
PP2Giroux – Kubalik – Joseph – Chychrun – Greig
1:1750% CF
PK1FJoseph – Kelly
1:17
PK2FGiroux – Norris
0:55
PK1DSanderson – Zub
2:05
PK2DBrannstrom – Bernard-Docker
1:01

Current OTT line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson
11:2748% CF
L2Duchene – Seguin – Marchment
11:1953% CF
L3Benn – Dadonov – Johnston
10:4241% CF
L4Smith – Faksa – Steel
7:4533% CF
D1Suter – Heiskanen
14:3648% CF
D2Hakanpää – Lindell
14:0423% CF
D3Hanley – Harley
8:4982% CF

PP1Pavelski – Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen
2:31100% CF
PP2Duchene – Seguin – Marchment – Harley – Johnston
0:51100% CF
PK1FHintz – Johnston
0:46
PK2FFaksa – Steel
0:45
PK1DHakanpää – Lindell
3:31

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.

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tim Stützle C	L1	0	2	2	0	4	0.19	3	0	0	24:09	—	—	71	69
Drake Batherson R	L1	2	0	2	0	5	0.67	0	0	0	21:37	—	—	69	59
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	0	1	1	-1	5	0.28	9	1	0	20:43	—	—	69	64
Claude Giroux R	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.30	1	0	2	22:18	—	—	38	43
Josh Norris C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.68	2	1	0	19:24	—	—	36	42
Dominik Kubalik L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	1	0	18:59	—	—	28	32
Ridly Greig C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:48	—	—	38	27
Parker Kelly C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	3	1	0	14:32	—	—	39	37
Zack MacEwen R	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	3	0	0	6:59	—	—	70	98
Jakob Chychrun D	D1	0	3	3	0	1	0.10	0	0	2	25:23	—	—	56	50
Travis Hamonic D	D1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	15:58	—	—	43	40
Jake Sanderson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	2	0	22:14	—	—	48	49
Artem Zub D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	3	4	0	22:07	—	—	56	56
Erik Brannstrom D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	16:34	—	—	50	49
Jacob Bernard-Docker D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:00	—	—	48	46
Mark Kastelic C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	7:12	—	—	40	23
Mathieu Joseph R	—	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	1	0	2	4:45	—	—	57	29
Rourke Chartier C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	4:25	—	—	0	0

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Forsberg(start)	L	24	19	5	.792	2.71	58:33

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.17	0	2	0	18:08	—	—	56	79
Roope Hintz C	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.51	1	0	0	17:41	—	—	52	81
Joe Pavelski C	L1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.26	2	1	0	16:14	—	—	48	69
Tyler Seguin C	L2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.08	1	0	0	17:14	—	—	48	58
Matt Duchene C	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.37	1	0	0	14:59	—	—	50	65
Mason Marchment L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:43	—	—	48	57
Wyatt Johnston C	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.16	1	0	2	16:46	—	—	43	22
Jamie Benn L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	4	0	0	14:11	—	—	41	21
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	12:50	—	—	52	38
Radek Faksa C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:20	—	—	50	42
Sam Steel C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	2	11:56	—	—	42	34
Craig Smith C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	2	0	0	9:56	—	—	46	43
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.22	0	0	0	26:04	—	—	54	45
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	2	3	0	21:03	—	—	50	47
Esa Lindell D	D2	1	0	1	0	1	0.03	2	2	0	21:26	—	—	31	51
Jani Hakanpää D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	3	3	2	19:48	—	—	23	25
Thomas Harley D	D3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.62	0	2	0	17:06	—	—	70	71
Joel Hanley D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:35	—	—	65	63

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood	W	27	25	2	.926	2.38	51:57
Jake Oettinger(start)	—	2	0	2	.000	0.35	8:03

Goal anatomy

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

Drake Batherson (OTT) 1st 2:51 · assists Jakob Chychrun, Tim Stützle · Forecheck turnover · 51.4 mph shot.

Drake Batherson · 1st 2:51 · OTT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 51.4 mph
Distance: 19 ft

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Travis Hamonic · 1st 1:16 · OTT

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 55.6 mph
Distance: 59 ft
Entry to goal: 7.2 s

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Joe Pavelski · 1st 11:46 · DAL PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Josh Norris · 1st 13:20 · OTT

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 7.3 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 3.3 s

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Esa Lindell · 1st 13:30 · DAL

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.6 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 7.4 s

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Drake Batherson · 2nd 4:54 · OTT

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 7.3 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: rebound

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Thomas Harley · 2nd 11:21 · DAL SH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 12.9 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Miro Heiskanen · 3rd 7:33 · DAL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.3 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 6.0 s

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Matt Duchene · 3rd 8:17 · DAL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 18.3 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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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.

Ottawa Senators vs. Dallas StarsDec 15, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Dallas Stars edge Ottawa Senators 5–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Ottawa Senators

Dallas Stars

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Dallas Stars

Goal anatomy

Drake Batherson · 1st 2:51 · OTT

Travis Hamonic · 1st 1:16 · OTT

Joe Pavelski · 1st 11:46 · DAL PP

Josh Norris · 1st 13:20 · OTT

Esa Lindell · 1st 13:30 · DAL

Drake Batherson · 2nd 4:54 · OTT

Thomas Harley · 2nd 11:21 · DAL SH

Miro Heiskanen · 3rd 7:33 · DAL

Matt Duchene · 3rd 8:17 · DAL