Dallas Stars vs. Montreal CanadiensJan 11, 2025

Final / SOSaturday, Jan 11, 2025· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
DAL	0	1	0	0	1	2		DAL	16	8	8	4	36
MTL	0	1	0	0	0	1		MTL	7	12	11	1	31

: DAL 64MTL 67
: DAL 3.51MTL 2.67
PP goals: DAL 0MTL 1
Hits: DAL 8MTL 30
Blocks: DAL 21MTL 20
PIM: DAL 8MTL 4
: DAL 56%MTL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in a shootout at MTL. Patrik Laine (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:05 together.

PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:05 together.Laine Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský
Luck
DAL scored 1 goal on 3.51 expected goals (64 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +9 against a season average of 27.1; the overtime loss.Montembeault
Luck
MTL scored 1 goal on 2.67 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Lane Hutson (MTL) played 25:54, +3:12 up on his 22:42 season average over 81 games.Hutson
Usage
David Savard (MTL) played 12:56, −3:42 down on his 16:38 season average over 74 games.Savard
Usage
Emil Heineman (MTL) played 14:26, +3:05 up on his 11:21 season average over 61 games.Heineman
Usage
Matt Duchene (DAL) played 20:10, +3:04 up on his 17:06 season average over 81 games.Duchene

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)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
DAL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 131 of 131 attempts · MTL 67 · DAL 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
DAL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 34% of the game, MTL 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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	MTL
	65	74
	3.01	2.36
	2.86	2.30
	18	10
	6	11
	19	23
	+0.046	−0.046
	34%	30%

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

L1Benn – Duchene – Johnston
12:0640% CF
L2Dadonov – Hintz – Robertson
11:2346% CF
L3Steel – Bourque – Stankoven
10:3939% CF
L4Blackwell – Bäck – Hyry
6:0856% CF
D1Dumba – Harley
12:0753% CF
D2Lindell – Lundkvist
11:5628% CF
D3Heiskanen – Lyubushkin
11:3847% CF

PP1Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
0:49
PP2Dadonov – Duchene – Heiskanen – Bourque – Stankoven
0:49100% CF
PK1FHintz – Johnston
1:16
PK2FBlackwell – Steel
1:11
PK1DLindell – Lyubushkin
2:49
PK2DHeiskanen – Harley
0:26

Current DAL line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Laine – Dach – Newhook
11:4150% CF
L2Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
11:1652% CF
L3Armia – Evans – Heineman
10:3876% CF
L4Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
9:3353% CF
D1Matheson – Hutson
19:0868% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
17:3150% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
10:4540% CF

PP1Laine – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
3:0567% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Dach – Newhook – Heineman
1:17100% CF
PK1FDvorak – Suzuki
1:07
PK2FArmia – Evans
0:48
PK1DSavard – Matheson
0:58
PK2DCarrier – Guhle
0:57

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

15:14
MTLPatrik LainePP (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)slap0.18 xG
DAL: Lindell, Bäck, LyubushkinMTL: Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský
DAL 0 – 1 MTL
17:34
DALJamie Benn (Mavrik Bourque)snap0.22 xG
DAL: Benn, Duchene, Lindell, Heiskanen, JohnstonMTL: Gallagher, Carrier, Dach, Newhook, Guhle
DAL 1 – 1 MTL

Decided in the shootout: DAL 2 – 1 MTL.

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
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.24	0	0	0	20:10	—	—	47	35
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:09	—	—	43	32
Jamie Benn L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.30	2	0	0	16:15	—	—	39	32
Jason Robertson L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	1	2	0	19:48	—	—	50	71
Roope Hintz C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	46	73
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.60	0	0	0	15:57	—	—	46	69
Logan Stankoven C	L3	0	0	0	0	7	0.64	0	0	0	16:24	—	—	52	70
Sam Steel C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	1	0	0	16:05	—	—	41	64
Mavrik Bourque C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	0	3	2	15:28	—	—	43	62
Oskar Bäck C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	0	1	0	12:49	—	—	52	51
Colin Blackwell C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	11:24	—	—	56	55
Arttu Hyry R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	6:56	—	—	47	45
Thomas Harley D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.33	0	3	0	23:42	—	—	50	57
Mathew Dumba D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	4	14:17	—	—	51	57
Esa Lindell D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	6	0	23:26	—	—	39	57
Nils Lundkvist D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:59	—	—	36	57
Miro Heiskanen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	5	0.21	0	1	0	26:12	—	—	55	59
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	20:20	—	—	47	41

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	W	31	30	1	.968	2.67	65:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Newhook C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	0	0	17:42	—	—	50	44
Patrik Laine L	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.34	2	1	0	17:00	—	—	53	46
Kirby Dach C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.69	2	0	0	16:18	—	—	47	42
Nick Suzuki C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.20	0	0	0	20:17	—	—	50	39
Cole Caufield R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	0	1	0	18:11	—	—	48	42
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	7	5	0	16:00	—	—	52	47
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.37	2	0	0	15:56	—	—	67	46
Emil Heineman L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	14:26	—	—	68	47
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	69	47
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	15:15	—	—	43	34
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	1	1	0	14:06	—	—	52	52
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	3	0	4	12:28	—	—	50	43
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	1	2	0	26:22	—	—	66	65
Lane Hutson D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.03	0	2	0	25:54	—	—	65	55
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	3	1	0	22:39	—	—	53	38
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.06	1	2	0	20:42	—	—	49	37
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	12:56	—	—	31	35
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	12:50	—	—	42	37

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	O	36	35	1	.972	3.51	64:54

Goal anatomy

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

Patrik Laine (MTL PP) 2nd 15:14 · assists Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · Cycle · 48.6 mph shot.

Patrik Laine · 2nd 15:14 · MTL PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 4
Shot: 48.6 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Type: one-timer

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

Jamie Benn · 2nd 17:34 · DAL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.9 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 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.