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Dallas Stars vs. Colorado AvalancheApr 23, 2025

Final / OTPlayoffs· Ball Arena
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DAL
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COL
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
DAL00112DAL1447328
COL10001COL5812328
DAL 57COL 70
DAL 2.28COL 3.48
PP goals
DAL 1COL 0
Hits
DAL 34COL 46
Blocks
DAL 21COL 18
PIM
DAL 10COL 6
DAL 47%COL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in overtime at COL. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. New line
    New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MacKinnonDrouinNecas
  2. New line
    New look for COL: Nelson–Lehkonen–Nichushkin skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NelsonLehkonenNichushkin
  3. Luck
    COL scored 1 goal on 3.49 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    Nathan MacKinnon (COL) played 29:22, +7:37 up on his 21:45 season average over 6 games.MacKinnon
  5. New line
    New look for COL: Coyle–Landeskog–Kiviranta skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CoyleLandeskogKiviranta
  6. Usage
    Jonathan Drouin (COL) played 20:26, +6:47 up on his 13:39 season average over 6 games.Drouin
  7. Usage
    Ilya Lyubushkin (DAL) played 23:10, +6:35 up on his 16:35 season average over 13 games.Lyubushkin
  8. Usage
    Thomas Harley (DAL) played 29:47, +4:03 up on his 25:44 season average over 17 games.Harley

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: 127 attempts, 56 on goal, 3 goals, 5.77 expected goals; best chance Brock Nelson at 0.34 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 127 of 127 attempts · COL 70 · DAL 57

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 3.48 to 2.28 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 57, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTCOLDALNBSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 65:31
  • COL
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLDALcontrol2nd3rdOTNichushkin · 1st 8:09Benn · 3rd 9:18Seguin · OT 5:31
  • 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 16% of the game, COL 33%.

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 65:31; most ice Mackenzie Blackwood (65:31) for COL and Jake Oettinger (65:31) for DAL, 3 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
5466
1.802.79
1.732.62
814
135
1717
−0.040+0.040
16%33%

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

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:09
    COLValeri Nichushkin (Samuel Girard, Sam Malinski)wrist0.16 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Seguin, Lyubushkin, HarleyCOL: Nelson, Nichushkin, Girard, Malinski
    DAL 0 – 1 COL

3rd period

  1. 9:18
    DALJamie BennPP (Thomas Harley, Mikael Granlund)tip-in0.12 xG
    DAL: Benn, Seguin, Granlund, Marchment, HarleyCOL: Coyle, Nichushkin, Toews, Makar
    DAL 1 – 1 COL

OT period

  1. 5:31
    DALTyler Seguin (Mason Marchment, Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.12 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Seguin, Lindell, Marchment, HarleyCOL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Toews, Necas, Makar
    DAL 2 – 1 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
Mikael Granlund CL1011020.2410019:53——5150
Roope Hintz CL1000050.5110019:19——5659
Mikko Rantanen RL1011050.6513219:16——4950
Matt Duchene CL2000010.0620216:10——6028
Mason Marchment LL2011+120.0141415:27——5020
Tyler Seguin CL2101010.1200014:01——5727
Wyatt Johnston CL3000000.0022020:11——257
Jamie Benn LL3101010.1343015:20——3834
Evgenii Dadonov LL3000010.0430013:41——4435
Sam Steel CL4000000.0021012:39——2232
Colin Blackwell CL4000010.1610211:47——811
Oskar Bäck CL4000000.160009:13——2569
Thomas Harley DD1011000.0112029:47——4245
Ilya Lyubushkin DD1000-120.0441023:10——5059
Esa Lindell DD2000+120.0103027:19——3323
Cody Ceci DD2000020.0121024:08——3213
Alexander Petrovic DD3000010.0413013:02——5442
Lian Bichsel DD3000020.0951011:12——7091
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W28271.9643.4865:31

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1000-190.5910229:22——6029
Martin Necas CL1000-110.1531023:15——4816
Jonathan Drouin LL1000-110.3921020:26——5024
Artturi Lehkonen LL2000000.0221220:29——5779
Valeri Nichushkin RL2101+130.4510019:48——6382
Brock Nelson CL2000+140.8732017:59——5087
Logan O'Connor RL3000010.1902012:47——2963
Parker Kelly CL3000000.0051011:46——3349
Jack Drury CL3000020.3411011:39——4080
Charlie Coyle CL4000010.1030013:30——7558
Gabriel Landeskog LL4000000.0061013:16——7095
Joel Kiviranta LL4000000.064008:16——9294
Cale Makar DD1000-130.1942029:19——6146
Devon Toews DD1000-110.0211027:15——6642
Josh Manson DD2000020.0752018:05——4781
Ryan Lindgren DD2000000.0131216:34——3959
Samuel Girard DD3011+100.0011017:16——5573
Sam Malinski DD3011+100.0511012:23——5365
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)L28262.9292.2865:31

Goal anatomy

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

Valeri Nichushkin (COL) 1st 8:09 · assists Samuel Girard, Sam Malinski · Cycle · 47.4 mph shot.

Jamie Benn · 3rd 9:18 · DAL PP

Play
deflection
Passes
2
Shot
40.6 mph
Distance
6 ft
Type
deflection

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Tyler Seguin · OT 5:31 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
37.6 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
4.6 s

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