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Dallas Stars vs. Colorado AvalancheMay 1, 2025

FinalPlayoffs· Ball Arena
away
DAL
4
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COL
7
Goals123TShots123T
DAL0404DAL109726
COL2147COL19161348
DAL 55COL 87
DAL 1.89COL 4.70
PP goals
DAL 1COL 0
Hits
DAL 19COL 46
Blocks
DAL 17COL 14
PIM
DAL 4COL 2
DAL 50%COL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 7–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 7–4 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. COL won it by committee.

  1. Points
    Roope Hintz had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:41.Hintz
  2. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:33.Rantanen
  3. Points
    Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 28:20.Makar
  4. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:32.MacKinnon
  5. Points
    Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:02.Nichushkin
  6. Points
    Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:07.Necas
  7. Points
    Brock Nelson had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:20.Nelson
  8. Points
    Gabriel Landeskog had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:36.Landeskog

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: 142 attempts, 74 on goal, 11 goals, 6.59 expected goals; best chance Martin Necas at 0.32 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 142 of 142 attempts · COL 87 · DAL 55

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 4.70 to 1.89 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 87 to 55, 11 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdCOLDALNLHGNHRNMMMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • COL
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLDALcontrol2nd3rdNichushkin · 1st 6:29Lehkonen · 1st 18:40Hintz · 2nd 1:18Granlund · 2nd 3:41Necas · 2nd 4:34Hintz · 2nd 7:51Rantanen · 2nd 18:35Nichushkin · 3rd 6:02MacKinnon · 3rd 9:04Manson · 3rd 18:44Makar · 3rd 19:03
  • 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 10% of the game, COL 58%.

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 60:00; most ice Mackenzie Blackwood (60:00) for COL and Jake Oettinger (58:17) for DAL, 11 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
5991
1.664.80
1.654.41
823
510
1617
+0.004−0.004
10%58%

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

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Colorado Avalanche

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:29
    COLValeri Nichushkin (Brock Nelson, Gabriel Landeskog)tip-in0.09 xG
    DAL: Benn, Dadonov, Lindell, Lyubushkin, JohnstonCOL: Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Toews, Makar
    DAL 0 – 1 COL
  2. 18:40
    COLArtturi Lehkonen (Cale Makar, Martin Necas)tip-in0.08 xG
    DAL: Benn, Dadonov, Ceci, Lyubushkin, JohnstonCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Makar
    DAL 0 – 2 COL

2nd period

  1. 1:18
    DALRoope HintzPP (Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston)snap0.22 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Rantanen, Hintz, Harley, JohnstonCOL: Coyle, Manson, Lindgren, Kiviranta
    DAL 1 – 2 COL
  2. 3:41
    DALMikael Granlund (Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.18 xG
    DAL: Granlund, Ceci, Rantanen, Hintz, HarleyCOL: Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Toews, Makar
    DAL 2 – 2 COL
  3. 4:34
    COLMartin Necas (Cale Makar, Devon Toews)snap0.32 xG
    DAL: Granlund, Lindell, Rantanen, Hintz, LyubushkinCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Makar
    DAL 2 – 3 COL
  4. 7:51
    DALRoope Hintz (Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.15 xG
    DAL: Granlund, Ceci, Lindell, Rantanen, HintzCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Lindgren, Girard
    DAL 3 – 3 COL
  5. 18:35
    DALMikko Rantanen (Roope Hintz, Cody Ceci)wrist0.15 xG
    DAL: Granlund, Ceci, Lindell, Rantanen, HintzCOL: Manson, MacKinnon, Drouin, Girard, Necas
    DAL 4 – 3 COL

3rd period

  1. 6:02
    COLValeri Nichushkin (Gabriel Landeskog, Brock Nelson)wrist0.31 xG
    DAL: Benn, Dadonov, Lyubushkin, Harley, JohnstonCOL: Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Girard, Malinski
    DAL 4 – 4 COL
  2. 9:04
    COLNathan MacKinnonbackhand0.01 xG
    DAL: Blackwell, Steel, Bäck, Lyubushkin, HarleyCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Girard, Necas, Malinski
    DAL 4 – 5 COL
  3. 18:44
    COLJosh MansonEN (Nathan MacKinnon)snap0.23 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Granlund, Rantanen, Hintz, Harley, JohnstonCOL: Manson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Lindgren
    DAL 4 – 6 COL
  4. 19:03
    COLCale MakarEN (Nathan MacKinnon)wrist0.16 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Granlund, Rantanen, Hintz, Harley, JohnstonCOL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Toews, Makar
    DAL 4 – 7 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
Mikko Rantanen RL1134020.2930017:33——4340
Mikael Granlund CL1101020.2310217:03——4746
Roope Hintz CL1224050.5902016:41——4346
Matt Duchene CL2000-200.1501017:14——5328
Tyler Seguin CL2000020.1020015:23——5028
Mason Marchment LL2000020.0230015:05——4724
Wyatt Johnston CL3011-530.1800017:39——4126
Evgenii Dadonov LL3000-310.0101012:39——3119
Jamie Benn LL3000-310.0210012:38——3621
Oskar Bäck CL4000-100.0011013:55——196
Sam Steel CL4000-110.0710013:48——177
Colin Blackwell CL4000-100.0220010:02——259
Esa Lindell DD1000010.0102025:11——3122
Cody Ceci DD1011+210.0405023:51——2925
Thomas Harley DD2000-320.1033226:42——4635
Ilya Lyubushkin DD2000-510.0111019:14——3624
Alexander Petrovic DD3000010.0511015:30——5213
Lian Bichsel DD3000010.000007:35——7344
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)L46415.8914.3158:17

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1123+320.2230022:32——7281
Martin Necas CL1112+260.7420021:07——7787
Artturi Lehkonen LL1101+280.6712020:38——6778
Gabriel Landeskog LL2022+340.1452019:36——5666
Brock Nelson CL2022+100.0610218:20——4963
Valeri Nichushkin RL2202+220.4050018:02——5058
Parker Kelly CL3000010.08110012:28——6586
Jack Drury CL3000030.3611012:02——6582
Logan O'Connor RL3000030.0920011:24——5777
Jonathan Drouin LL4000-120.2110010:12——5061
Charlie Coyle CL4000010.050009:25——5067
Joel Kiviranta LL4000000.072008:06——4769
Cale Makar DD1123+360.9212028:20——6679
Devon Toews DD1011+300.1211023:23——7284
Ryan Lindgren DD2000030.1303017:39——5562
Josh Manson DD2101030.3571016:53——4460
Samuel Girard DD3000010.0222017:13——5366
Sam Malinski DD3000+230.0710012:17——6686
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)W26224.8461.8960:00

Goal anatomy

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

Valeri Nichushkin (COL) 1st 6:29 · assists Brock Nelson, Gabriel Landeskog · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 34.6 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

Valeri Nichushkin · 1st 6:29 · COL

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
34.6 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Mikael Granlund · 2nd 3:41 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
4
Shot
20.9 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Martin Necas · 2nd 4:34 · COL

Play
rebound
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
27.9 mph
Distance
3 ft
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Roope Hintz · 2nd 7:51 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
74.2 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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Mikko Rantanen · 2nd 18:35 · DAL

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
53.3 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
8.5 s

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Valeri Nichushkin · 3rd 6:02 · COL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
29.4 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
rebound

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Josh Manson · 3rd 18:44 · COL EN

Play
faceoff
Entry
loose
Odd man
6-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
15.6 mph
Distance
62 ft
Entry to goal
0.7 s

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