Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis BluesDec 27, 2023

FinalWednesday, Dec 27, 2023· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
DAL	0	1	0	1		DAL	14	11	15	40
STL	1	1	0	2		STL	8	17	5	30

: DAL 77STL 51
: DAL 2.72STL 3.66
PP goals: DAL 0STL 0
Hits: DAL 12STL 19
Blocks: DAL 13STL 19
PIM: DAL 8STL 4
: DAL 45%STL 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Dallas Stars 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at home. Scott Perunovich (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Joel Hofer (STL) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +12 against a season average of 27.7; the win.

Points
Scott Perunovich had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:17.Perunovich
Goalie
Joel Hofer (STL) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +12 against a season average of 27.7; the win.Hofer
Luck
DAL scored 1 goal on 2.72 expected goals (77 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
STL scored 2 goals on 3.66 expected goals (51 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
Brayden Schenn (STL) generated 1.63 xG on 5 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Schenn
Usage
Scott Perunovich (STL) played 12:17, −3:03 down on his 15:20 season average over 53 games.Perunovich
Usage
Oskar Sundqvist (STL) played 10:07, −3:11 down on his 13:18 season average over 70 games.Sundqvist
Usage
Thomas Harley (DAL) played 17:55, −3:08 down on his 21:03 season average over 78 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.

Strength

Period

Team

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

STL
DAL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · STL 51 · DAL 77

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
DAL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

STL 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 43% of the game, STL 25%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

STL

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
Stat	DAL	STL
	82	38
	2.66	1.25
	2.53	1.22
	12	2
	5	4
	30	24
	−0.038	+0.038
	43%	25%

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

L1Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson
12:3564% CF
L2Duchene – Seguin – Marchment
11:5283% CF
L3Benn – Dadonov – Johnston
8:3050% CF
L4Smith – Faksa – Steel
7:3463% CF
D1Suter – Heiskanen
15:3279% CF
D2Hakanpää – Lindell
10:2365% CF
D3Hanley – Harley
8:4256% CF

PP1Duchene – Seguin – Marchment – Harley – Johnston
1:5250% CF
PP2Pavelski – Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen
1:40100% CF
PK1FFaksa – Steel
1:57
PK2FBenn – Johnston
1:01
PK1DHakanpää – Lindell
3:22

Current DAL line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Hayes – Saad – Toropchenko
11:1826% CF
L2Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas
11:1531% CF
L3Schenn – Kapanen – Neighbours
11:1333% CF
L4Sundqvist – MacEachern – Blais
5:2038% CF
D1Leddy – Parayko
16:5626% CF
D2Faulk – Krug
15:4523% CF
D3Scandella – Perunovich
9:1060% CF

PP1Schenn – Krug – Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas
4:08100% CF
PP2Faulk – Hayes – Saad – Perunovich – Neighbours
1:38100% CF
PK1FSchenn – Toropchenko
1:11
PK2FSundqvist – Kapanen
0:55
PK1DLeddy – Parayko
2:47
PK2DScandella – Faulk
0:50

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:08
STLJake Neighbours (Scott Perunovich)slap0.02 xG
DAL: Smith, Hakanpää, Faksa, Lindell, SteelSTL: Scandella, Hayes, Saad, Perunovich, Neighbours
DAL 0 – 1 STL

2nd period

10:53
STLMarco Scandella (Kasperi Kapanen, Scott Perunovich)wrist0.05 xG
DAL: Benn, Dadonov, Hakanpää, Lindell, JohnstonSTL: Scandella, Schenn, Kapanen, Perunovich, Neighbours
DAL 0 – 2 STL
18:31
DALJason Robertson (Roope Hintz)wrist0.04 xG
DAL: Suter, Pavelski, Hintz, Robertson, HarleySTL: Faulk, Hayes, Saad, Toropchenko, Perunovich
DAL 1 – 2 STL

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.21	1	0	0	18:37	—	—	67	60
Joe Pavelski C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	1	1	0	18:24	—	—	69	58
Roope Hintz C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.15	0	0	0	18:20	—	—	62	56
Matt Duchene C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	0	0	0	17:54	—	—	79	66
Tyler Seguin C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	2	16:32	—	—	83	68
Mason Marchment L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	14:59	—	—	80	72
Wyatt Johnston C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	0	0	2	14:40	—	—	58	83
Jamie Benn L	L3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.56	0	1	0	14:24	—	—	58	83
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	0	1	0	11:33	—	—	46	80
Sam Steel C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	0	0	13:36	—	—	73	68
Radek Faksa C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	11:55	—	—	67	47
Craig Smith C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.08	0	1	4	8:38	—	—	68	67
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.21	2	1	0	26:08	—	—	70	57
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	0	0	0	20:14	—	—	82	70
Jani Hakanpää D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	4	3	0	19:19	—	—	71	92
Esa Lindell D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	0	2	0	18:54	—	—	63	80
Thomas Harley D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	1	1	0	17:55	—	—	60	51
Joel Hanley D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	2	0	11:50	—	—	62	54

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	L	30	28	2	.933	2.83	58:08

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brandon Saad L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	18:21	—	—	32	37
Kevin Hayes R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	0	2	0	16:00	—	—	32	39
Alexey Toropchenko R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	1	0	15:27	—	—	21	20
Robert Thomas C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	2	20:19	—	—	32	39
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.28	3	0	0	19:42	—	—	32	40
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.62	0	0	0	17:16	—	—	31	35
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	1.63	2	1	0	20:31	—	—	27	12
Jake Neighbours L	L3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.02	1	2	0	14:40	—	—	35	17
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	1	0	0	13:44	—	—	29	13
Oskar Sundqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	10:07	—	—	42	68
Sammy Blais L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	5	0	0	7:27	—	—	58	86
Mackenzie MacEachern L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	6:30	—	—	38	46
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	1	5	0	24:43	—	—	27	41
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	4	0	23:24	—	—	25	32
Torey Krug D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	1	2	0	22:32	—	—	24	16
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	2	0	0	21:28	—	—	24	8
Scott Perunovich D	D3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	12:17	—	—	59	59
Marco Scandella D	D3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.06	0	0	0	11:32	—	—	50	53

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joel Hofer(start)	W	40	39	1	.975	2.72	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jake Neighbours (STL) 1st 18:08 · assists Scott Perunovich · Forecheck turnover · 68.9 mph shot.

Jake Neighbours · 1st 18:08 · STL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 68.9 mph
Distance: 49 ft
Type: one-timer

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Marco Scandella · 2nd 10:53 · STL

Play: point-shot
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 77.5 mph
Distance: 42 ft

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Jason Robertson · 2nd 18:31 · DAL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 56.3 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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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.