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Dallas Stars vs. Colorado AvalancheMar 16, 2025

Final / OT· Ball Arena
away
DAL
3
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home
COL
4
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
DAL10203DAL4612022
COL12014COL12148135
DAL 47COL 76
DAL 2.78COL 3.43
PP goals
DAL 0COL 1
Hits
DAL 26COL 28
Blocks
DAL 17COL 13
PIM
DAL 10COL 2
DAL 44%COL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:29 together.

  1. Points
    Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:51.Makar
  2. Points
    Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:44.Drouin
  3. Points
    Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:33.Nichushkin
  4. PP1
    COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:29 together.MacKinnonDrouinNichushkinNecasMakar
  5. Goalie
    Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +7 against a season average of 27.8; the overtime loss.Oettinger
  6. Usage
    Brock Nelson (COL) played 14:46, −4:12 down on his 18:58 season average over 79 games.Nelson
  7. Usage
    Jamie Benn (DAL) played 11:18, −4:03 down on his 15:21 season average over 79 games.Benn
  8. Usage
    Mikko Rantanen (DAL) played 17:15, −4:03 down on his 21:18 season average over 81 games.Rantanen

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, DAL at COL: 123 attempts, 57 on goal, 7 goals, 6.21 expected goals; best chance Jason Robertson at 0.49 xG.

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

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · COL 76 · DAL 47

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, DAL at COL: expected goals 3.43 to 2.78 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 76 to 47, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTCOLDALRNNDBDMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:34
  • COL
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLDALcontrol2nd3rdOTRobertson · 1st 4:10Necas · 1st 14:09Nichushkin · 2nd 6:24Drouin · 2nd 17:19Bourque · 3rd 14:12Duchene · 3rd 14:32Makar · OT 0:34
  • COL pressure
  • DAL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: DAL 17% of the game, COL 53%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, DAL at COL: 38 players over 60:34; most ice Scott Wedgewood (60:34) for COL and Jake Oettinger (60:34) for DAL, 7 goals.

COL
DAL
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
StatDALCOL
5572
3.271.91
3.021.84
128
26
2226
−0.032+0.032
17%53%

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.

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:10
    DALJason Robertson (Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.49 xG
    DAL: Dumba, Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, HarleyCOL: Toews, Lindgren, Kelly, Drury, O'Connor
    DAL 1 – 0 COL
  2. 14:09
    COLMartin NecasPP (Cale Makar, Jonathan Drouin)tip-in0.12 xG
    DAL: Lindell, Steel, Bäck, HarleyCOL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas, Makar
    DAL 1 – 1 COL

2nd period

  1. 6:24
    COLValeri Nichushkin (Devon Toews, Cale Makar)wrist0.09 xG
    DAL: Dadonov, Dumba, Steel, Bäck, BichselCOL: Nelson, Drouin, Nichushkin, Toews, Makar
    DAL 1 – 2 COL
  2. 17:19
    COLJonathan Drouin (Sam Malinski, Valeri Nichushkin)slap0.03 xG
    DAL: Benn, Dadonov, Dumba, Johnston, BichselCOL: Nelson, Drouin, Nichushkin, Girard, Malinski
    DAL 1 – 3 COL

3rd period

  1. 14:12
    DALMavrik Bourque (Jamie Benn, Wyatt Johnston)wrist0.38 xG
    DAL: Benn, Dumba, Bourque, Johnston, BichselCOL: Johnson, Coyle, Lindgren, Colton, Kiviranta
    DAL 2 – 3 COL
  2. 14:32
    DALMatt Duchene (Esa Lindell, Mason Marchment)wrist0.43 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Granlund, Ceci, Lindell, MarchmentCOL: Nelson, Drouin, Nichushkin, Toews, Girard
    DAL 3 – 3 COL

OT period

  1. 0:34
    COLCale Makar (Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson)wrist0.14 xG
    DAL: Rantanen, Harley, JohnstonCOL: Nelson, MacKinnon, Makar
    DAL 3 – 4 COL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Robertson LL1101+120.5420019:07——3362
Roope Hintz CL1011+100.0001017:34——3371
Mikko Rantanen RL1011020.2300017:15——3061
Mikael Granlund CL2000+110.1411016:18——5575
Matt Duchene CL2101+140.5000015:45——5471
Mason Marchment LL2011+120.2040214:33——5669
Wyatt Johnston CL3011-110.0421019:54——3965
Jamie Benn LL3011010.3221611:18——3677
Evgenii Dadonov LL3000-200.010009:57——2611
Mavrik Bourque CL4101+120.4340011:46——5271
Sam Steel CL4000-100.0010011:05——3912
Oskar Bäck CL4000-100.002009:39——4213
Thomas Harley DD1000010.0803025:39——4164
Ilya Lyubushkin DD1000000.0403221:00——4727
Esa Lindell DD2011+120.1602022:46——3962
Cody Ceci DD2000+120.0204021:46——3567
Lian Bichsel DD3000-120.0360014:35——5872
Mathew Dumba DD3000000.0421013:08——4369
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)O35314.8863.4360:34

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1011+140.4020022:20——5546
Martin Necas CL1101080.4910020:48——5038
Artturi Lehkonen LL1000020.3321020:33——5547
Jack Drury CL2000-100.0720012:49——6843
Logan O'Connor RL2000-110.0620011:56——6741
Parker Kelly CL2000-130.2530211:01——6135
Charlie Coyle CL3000-100.0021013:45——4822
Ross Colton CL3000-120.2641013:28——4822
Joel Kiviranta LL3000-120.1122011:51——5227
Valeri Nichushkin RL4112+130.7420017:33——6745
Brock Nelson CL4011+200.0000014:46——6937
Jonathan Drouin LL4112+120.2910014:44——6332
Cale Makar DD1123+210.2311023:51——7080
Devon Toews DD1011-110.0300023:51——6131
Ryan Lindgren DD2000-200.0001019:01——5531
Sam Malinski DD2011+130.1122014:18——5344
Samuel Girard DD3000020.0114019:28——4428
Erik Johnson DD3000-110.0510013:39——6236
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)W22193.8642.7860:34

Goal anatomy

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

Jason Robertson (DAL) 1st 4:10 · assists Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen · Forecheck turnover · 49.6 mph shot.

Martin Necas · 1st 14:09 · COL PP

Play
deflection
Passes
5 (royal road)
Shot
33.7 mph
Distance
4 ft
Type
deflection

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Cale Makar · OT 0:34 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
37.4 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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