Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 29, 2026

Final / SOThursday, Jan 29, 2026· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
DAL	1	3	0	0	1	5		DAL	9	9	6	3	27
VGK	0	1	3	0	0	4		VGK	7	7	7	0	21

: DAL 56VGK 61
: DAL 3.49VGK 2.41
PP goals: DAL 0VGK 0
Hits: DAL 29VGK 26
Blocks: DAL 23VGK 11
PIM: DAL 2VGK 4
: DAL 49%VGK 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in a shootout at VGK. Mavrik Bourque (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Faksa–Erne–Bäck skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mavrik Bourque had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:09.Bourque
Points
Keegan Kolesar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:38.Kolesar
Points
Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:23.Marner
Points
Jamie Benn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:00.Benn
Points
Sam Steel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.Steel
New line
New look for DAL: Faksa–Erne–Bäck skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Faksa Erne Bäck
Luck
VGK scored 4 goals on 2.41 expected goals (61 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Keegan Kolesar (VGK) played 14:38, +3:08 up on his 11:30 season average over 81 games.Kolesar

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)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
DAL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · VGK 61 · DAL 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
DAL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK 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 36% of the game, VGK 25%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

DAL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

VGK 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
Stat	DAL	VGK
	56	64
	3.07	2.13
	3.01	2.08
	10	10
	5	0
	23	20
	−0.002	+0.002
	36%	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

L1Rantanen – Johnston – Hryckowian
12:1150% CF
L2Hintz – Robertson – Bourque
10:3659% CF
L3Benn – Duchene – Steel
9:2438% CF
L4Faksa – Erne – Bäck
9:0931% CF
D1Lindell – Heiskanen
16:1141% CF
D2Lundkvist – Harley
16:0944% CF
D3Petrovic – Capobianco
11:1144% CF

PP1Rantanen – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
1:4567% CF
PP2Duchene – Rantanen – Robertson – Harley – Johnston
1:04100% CF
PK1FFaksa – Bäck
0:51
PK2FSteel – Hryckowian
0:51
PK1DLindell – Heiskanen
1:04

Current DAL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Marner – Dorofeyev – Bowman
7:4636% CF
L2Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
7:4068% CF
L3Laczynski – Reinhardt – Holtz
7:0740% CF
L4Smith – Hertl – Kolesar
4:5779% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
17:0862% CF
D2Theodore – Lauzon
16:3933% CF
D3Hutton – Korczak
13:1859% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev
1:02100% CF
PP2Theodore – Barbashev – Andersson – Laczynski – Bowman
0:54100% CF
PK1FStone – Marner
1:17
PK2FSmith – Kolesar
0:38
PK1DHanifin – Andersson
1:23
PK2DTheodore – Lauzon
0:31

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: DAL 5 – 4 VGK.

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
Mikko Rantanen R	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.15	0	1	0	22:11	—	—	47	60
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.38	3	1	0	20:39	—	—	48	58
Justin Hryckowian C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.42	5	0	0	15:03	—	—	48	62
Jason Robertson L	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.55	1	0	2	18:48	—	—	55	56
Mavrik Bourque C	L2	2	0	2	+1	4	0.49	1	0	0	17:09	—	—	64	78
Roope Hintz C	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.08	2	0	0	15:20	—	—	59	66
Matt Duchene C	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.28	1	0	0	17:26	—	—	44	53
Sam Steel C	L3	0	2	2	+1	2	0.10	1	1	0	16:15	—	—	41	56
Jamie Benn L	L3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.37	1	2	0	13:00	—	—	44	57
Radek Faksa C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	1	0	12:14	—	—	31	27
Oskar Bäck C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:01	—	—	33	27
Adam Erne L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	7	0	0	10:43	—	—	31	27
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.05	0	1	0	26:50	—	—	47	51
Esa Lindell D	D1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.37	1	3	0	23:51	—	—	46	48
Thomas Harley D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	1	6	0	26:12	—	—	48	73
Nils Lundkvist D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.04	1	2	0	19:33	—	—	50	86
Alexander Petrovic D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	1	3	0	13:25	—	—	48	53
Kyle Capobianco D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	0	2	0	12:20	—	—	44	52

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	W	21	17	4	.810	2.41	65:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mitch Marner R	L1	1	1	2	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	21:23	—	—	46	48
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.09	0	0	0	17:17	—	—	50	55
Braeden Bowman R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.47	0	1	0	13:04	—	—	32	39
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	3	0	2	22:48	—	—	58	34
Mark Stone R	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.24	0	1	0	20:09	—	—	67	42
Ivan Barbashev L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.35	3	0	0	18:58	—	—	52	39
Alexander Holtz R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	13:11	—	—	29	13
Tanner Laczynski C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:43	—	—	31	18
Cole Reinhardt L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:03	—	—	36	28
Tomas Hertl C	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:17	—	—	59	38
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	1	1	2	-1	2	0.35	5	1	0	14:38	—	—	63	49
Reilly Smith R	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.21	0	0	0	14:24	—	—	65	29
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	1	0	23:51	—	—	64	54
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.19	0	2	0	22:44	—	—	64	50
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	26:19	—	—	31	8
Jeremy Lauzon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	3	2	2	18:14	—	—	39	20
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	15:50	—	—	56	68
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:02	—	—	63	80

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	O	27	23	4	.852	3.27	64:05

Goal anatomy

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

Matt Duchene (DAL) 1st 1:37 · assists Sam Steel, Jamie Benn · Rebound · 64.2 mph shot.

Matt Duchene · 1st 1:37 · DAL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 64.2 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: rebound

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Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 4:07 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 34.0 mph
Distance: 12 ft

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Mavrik Bourque · 2nd 8:46 · DAL

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.0 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Type: one-timer

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Mavrik Bourque · 2nd 14:16 · DAL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 61.8 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 8.4 s
Type: one-timer

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Wyatt Johnston · 2nd 16:43 · DAL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.4 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Type: rebound

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Reilly Smith · 3rd 4:04 · VGK SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 56.6 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 13:54 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 76.2 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Mitch Marner · 3rd 19:11 · VGK

Play: faceoff
Passes: 0
Shot: 59.9 mph
Distance: 60 ft

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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.

Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 29, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Dallas Stars edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Dallas Stars

Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Dallas Stars

Vegas Golden Knights

Goal anatomy

Matt Duchene · 1st 1:37 · DAL

Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 4:07 · VGK

Mavrik Bourque · 2nd 8:46 · DAL

Mavrik Bourque · 2nd 14:16 · DAL

Wyatt Johnston · 2nd 16:43 · DAL

Reilly Smith · 3rd 4:04 · VGK SH

Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 13:54 · VGK

Mitch Marner · 3rd 19:11 · VGK