Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis BluesJan 25, 2025

FinalSaturday, Jan 25, 2025· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
DAL	2	0	0	2		DAL	9	6	4	19
STL	0	0	0	0		STL	12	14	7	33

: DAL 42STL 70
: DAL 2.22STL 3.40
PP goals: DAL 1STL 0
Hits: DAL 21STL 38
Blocks: DAL 19STL 14
PIM: DAL 2STL 6
: DAL 45%STL 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 2–0

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 2–0 at STL. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL scored 0 goals on 3.40 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:06.Dadonov
Luck
STL scored 0 goals on 3.40 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Bolduc skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Buchnevich Thomas Bolduc
New line
New look for STL: Saad–Faksa–Neighbours skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Saad Faksa Neighbours
Usage
Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) played 17:06, +3:37 up on his 13:29 season average over 79 games.Dadonov
Usage
Roope Hintz (DAL) played 20:17, +3:26 up on his 16:51 season average over 75 games.Hintz
Usage
Brendan Smith (DAL) played 8:52, −4:29 down on his 13:21 season average over 31 games.Smith
Usage
Justin Faulk (STL) played 18:56, −3:34 down on his 22:30 season average over 77 games.Faulk

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 112 of 112 attempts · STL 70 · DAL 42

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 16% of the game, STL 48%.

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
	38	62
	1.53	2.84
	1.51	2.73
	6	13
	7	8
	23	22
	−0.021	+0.021
	16%	48%

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

L1Dadonov – Robertson – Johnston
10:5040% CF
L2Benn – Duchene – Bourque
9:2054% CF
L3Hintz – Steel – Stankoven
6:3950% CF
D1Heiskanen – Harley
17:2532% CF
D2Lindell – Lyubushkin
12:5924% CF
D3Dumba – Bichsel
12:2738% CF

PP1Benn – Duchene – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
3:000% CF
PP2Dadonov – Hintz – Heiskanen – Bourque – Stankoven
2:3350% CF
PK1FHintz – Johnston
1:25
PK2FBlackwell – Steel
0:33
PK1DLindell – Harley
1:25
PK2DSmith – Heiskanen
0:33

Current DAL line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Schenn – Kyrou – Holloway
12:1661% CF
L2Buchnevich – Thomas – Bolduc
11:4867% CF
L3Saad – Faksa – Neighbours
4:3458% CF
L4Sundqvist – Joseph – Toropchenko
2:41100% CF
D1Fowler – Parayko
15:4563% CF
D2Suter – Broberg
12:3145% CF
D3Faulk – Tucker
11:4867% CF

PP1Fowler – Saad – Sundqvist – Buchnevich – Thomas
1:26100% CF
PP2Schenn – Faulk – Kyrou – Holloway – Neighbours
0:32
PK1FSaad – Joseph
2:07
PK2FFaksa – Toropchenko
1:50
PK1DSuter – Parayko
2:28
PK2DTucker – Broberg
1:20

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:07
DALEvgenii Dadonov (Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen)wrist0.19 xG
DAL: Dadonov, Robertson, Heiskanen, Harley, JohnstonSTL: Schenn, Fowler, Parayko, Buchnevich, Holloway
DAL 1 – 0 STL
9:36
DALEsa LindellPP (Roope Hintz, Evgenii Dadonov)snap0.25 xG
DAL: Dadonov, Lindell, Hintz, Harley, StankovenSTL: Suter, Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas
DAL 2 – 0 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
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.26	1	0	0	19:46	—	—	37	37
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.03	0	2	0	18:35	—	—	39	37
Evgenii Dadonov L	L1	1	1	2	+1	1	0.27	0	1	0	17:06	—	—	39	39
Jamie Benn L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	16:51	—	—	38	37
Matt Duchene C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:45	—	—	45	41
Mavrik Bourque C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.52	1	1	0	13:59	—	—	53	50
Roope Hintz C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.24	0	2	0	20:17	—	—	35	48
Logan Stankoven C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	2	1	0	16:25	—	—	36	37
Sam Steel C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	0	0	0	15:07	—	—	32	39
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	25:20	—	—	33	24
Thomas Harley D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.07	0	3	0	25:10	—	—	40	27
Esa Lindell D	D2	1	0	1	0	1	0.25	0	1	0	20:13	—	—	43	49
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	14:44	—	—	28	46
Lian Bichsel D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	2	0	14:48	—	—	45	37
Mathew Dumba D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:59	—	—	37	29
Colin Blackwell C	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	4	1	0	11:38	—	—	27	12
Oskar Bäck C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	9:25	—	—	31	12
Brendan Smith D	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	8:52	—	—	43	25

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	W	33	33	0	.1000	3.40	60:00

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Kyrou R	L1	0	3	0.27	0	0	0	19:15	—	—	59	69
Dylan Holloway L	L1	-1	2	0.13	9	0	0	18:45	—	—	52	57
Brayden Schenn C	L1	-1	2	0.22	5	0	2	17:09	—	—	55	57
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	-1	0	0.20	1	1	2	20:27	—	—	69	61
Robert Thomas C	L2	0	3	0.52	1	0	0	19:21	—	—	71	70
Zachary Bolduc R	L2	0	3	0.17	3	0	0	15:59	—	—	67	64
Brandon Saad L	L3	0	3	0.24	0	0	0	15:50	—	—	60	52
Jake Neighbours L	L3	0	1	0.12	1	0	2	13:40	—	—	59	57
Radek Faksa C	L3	0	0	0.19	3	2	0	12:01	—	—	61	62
Mathieu Joseph R	L4	0	1	0.29	2	1	0	10:37	—	—	67	99
Alexey Toropchenko R	L4	0	1	0.05	3	1	0	9:49	—	—	56	98
Oskar Sundqvist C	L4	0	1	0.17	0	1	0	9:37	—	—	56	81
Cam Fowler D	D1	-1	2	0.09	0	1	0	23:24	—	—	67	69
Colton Parayko D	D1	-1	4	0.30	5	2	0	22:46	—	—	65	64
Philip Broberg D	D2	0	0	0.26	1	1	0	18:21	—	—	54	62
Ryan Suter D	D2	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	17:01	—	—	48	52
Justin Faulk D	D3	0	3	0.11	0	1	0	18:56	—	—	67	70
Tyler Tucker D	D3	0	3	0.07	2	2	0	15:31	—	—	69	72

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	L	19	17	2	.895	2.22	55:34

Goal anatomy

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

Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) 1st 7:07 · assists Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen · Rush · loose puck · 17.4 mph shot · 2.6 s from entry to goal.

Evgenii Dadonov · 1st 7:07 · DAL

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.4 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Esa Lindell · 1st 9:36 · DAL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.0 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 9.4 s
Type: one-timer

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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.