Edgehalla

Dallas Stars vs. Washington CapitalsJan 7, 2026

Final· Capital One Arena
away
DAL
4
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WSH
1
Goals123TShots123T
DAL1124DAL10101636
WSH0011WSH651324
DAL 66WSH 47
DAL 4.90WSH 1.93
PP goals
DAL 0WSH 0
Hits
DAL 16WSH 22
Blocks
DAL 11WSH 16
PIM
DAL 11WSH 11
DAL 44%WSH 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Sam Steel (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ryan Leonard (WSH) played 22:07, +7:48 up on his 14:19 season average over 74 games.

  1. Points
    Sam Steel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:16.Steel
  2. Usage
    Ryan Leonard (WSH) played 22:07, +7:48 up on his 14:19 season average over 74 games.Leonard
  3. Goalie
    Logan Thompson (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 27.4; the loss.Thompson
  4. New line
    New look for DAL: Duchene–Blackwell–Hryckowian skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DucheneBlackwellHryckowian
  5. Usage
    John Carlson (WSH) played 27:37, +4:31 up on his 23:06 season average over 70 games.Carlson
  6. Usage
    Esa Lindell (DAL) played 26:49, +3:38 up on his 23:11 season average over 81 games.Lindell
  7. Usage
    Justin Sourdif (WSH) played 19:45, +5:05 up on his 14:40 season average over 77 games.Sourdif
  8. Usage
    Connor McMichael (WSH) played 20:40, +3:49 up on his 16:51 season average over 77 games.McMichael

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 WSH: 113 attempts, 60 on goal, 5 goals, 6.83 expected goals; best chance Sam Steel at 0.63 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← DAL attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • WSH
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · WSH 47 · DAL 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, DAL at WSH: expected goals 1.93 to 4.90 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 66, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdWSHDALFSJOHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHDALcontrol2nd3rdFaksa · 1st 3:06Steel · 2nd 2:37Johnston · 3rd 13:31Ovechkin · 3rd 17:41Hintz · 3rd 19:41
  • WSH 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 54% of the game, WSH 16%.

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 WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (58:02) for WSH and Casey DeSmith (60:00) for DAL, 5 goals.

WSH
DAL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

WSH skaters (rows) against DAL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the WSH side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, WSH rows versus DAL columns: 249 matchups; most common Chychrun vs Harley, 11:09 at 36% xGF.

WSH ↓ · DAL →JohnstonRantanenSteelRobertsonHintzBourqueDucheneBlackwellHryckowianFaksaBäckBastianHeiskanenLindellHarleyLyubushkinLundkvistCapobiancoL1 LeonardL1 McMichaelL1 SourdifL2 StromeL2 OvechkinL2 BeauvillierL3 FrankL3 DowdL3 DuhaimeL4 MilanoL4 LapierreL4 LeasonD1 ChychrunD1 RoyD2 CarlsonD2 FehérváryD3 SandinD3 McIlrath
WSH xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatDALWSH
5443
2.831.48
2.721.46
138
84
2823
−0.018+0.018
54%16%

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 →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:06
    DALRadek FaksaSH (Esa Lindell)wrist0.43 xG
    DAL: Blackwell, Faksa, Lindell, HeiskanenWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, Leonard
    DAL 1 – 0 WSH

2nd period

  1. 2:37
    DALSam Steel (Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene)tip-in0.63 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Steel, Lundkvist, HarleyWSH: Carlson, Sandin, McMichael, Sourdif
    DAL 2 – 0 WSH

3rd period

  1. 13:31
    DALWyatt Johnston (Sam Steel)snap0.27 xG
    DAL: Rantanen, Capobianco, Steel, Lyubushkin, JohnstonWSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Beauvillier, Roy, Fehérváry
    DAL 3 – 0 WSH
  2. 17:41
    WSHAlex Ovechkin (John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun)snap0.11 xG
    DAL: Rantanen, Steel, Lyubushkin, Harley, JohnstonWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, McMichael, Leonard
    DAL 3 – 1 WSH
  3. 19:41
    DALRoope HintzENsnap0.20 xG
    DAL: Hintz, Robertson, Lyubushkin, Harley, BourqueWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, McMichael, Leonard
    DAL 4 – 1 WSH

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
Wyatt Johnston CL1101050.5501021:49——5773
Mikko Rantanen RL1000010.4600220:37——6474
Sam Steel CL1112+110.6300018:16——6575
Jason Robertson LL2000+110.4301018:08——5868
Roope Hintz CL2101+1121.1310017:13——5969
Mavrik Bourque CL2000+100.1100014:36——5569
Matt Duchene CL3011+120.2910013:40——4039
Colin Blackwell CL3000+120.0620011:18——4040
Justin Hryckowian CL3000000.3300010:36——3139
Radek Faksa CL4101+130.5400010:47——6461
Oskar Bäck CL4000000.0010010:19——6761
Nathan Bastian RL4000010.022008:35——6461
Miro Heiskanen DD1000+110.2313028:02——5051
Esa Lindell DD1011+100.0003026:49——5960
Thomas Harley DD2011+120.0132022:11——5563
Ilya Lyubushkin DD2000+110.0120915:14——4659
Nils Lundkvist DD3000+140.1020015:36——6175
Kyle Capobianco DD3000+100.0011010:14——6080
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmith(start)W24231.9581.9360:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan Leonard RL1000-120.0710022:07——4123
Connor McMichael LL1000-130.1011220:40——4723
Justin Sourdif CL1000-120.1900019:45——4439
Dylan Strome CL2000-220.3010020:50——6554
Alex Ovechkin LL2101-220.2611019:43——6858
Anthony Beauvillier RL2000-130.3610017:45——4539
Ethen Frank RL3000020.1211013:44——3918
Nic Dowd CL3000000.0013212:55——3621
Brandon Duhaime LL3000000.021178:09——4014
Sonny Milano LL4000010.051007:59——2726
Hendrix Lapierre CL4000000.000006:53——3345
Brett Leason RL4000000.041005:34——3345
Jakob Chychrun DD1011-160.3011024:30——5240
Matt Roy DD1000-100.0050021:49——5933
John Carlson DD2011-200.0811027:37——4035
Martin Fehérváry DD2000-100.0024018:31——2922
Rasmus Sandin DD3000-110.0412021:19——4833
Dylan McIlrath DD3000000.002106:08——5095
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)L35323.9144.2258:02

Goal anatomy

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

Radek Faksa (DAL SH) 1st 3:06 · assists Esa Lindell · Rush · passed in · 14.5 mph shot · 4.1 s from entry to goal.

Radek Faksa · 1st 3:06 · DAL SH

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
14.5 mph
Distance
43 ft
Entry to goal
4.1 s

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Sam Steel · 2nd 2:37 · DAL

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
5.4 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
7.9 s
Type
rebound

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 17:41 · WSH

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

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