Dallas Stars vs. Utah Hockey ClubDec 2, 2024

FinalMonday, Dec 2, 2024· Delta Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
DAL	0	2	0	2		DAL	8	6	7	21
UTA	0	0	1	1		UTA	13	11	13	37

: DAL 60UTA 68
: DAL 1.99UTA 3.08
PP goals: DAL 1UTA 0
Hits: DAL 11UTA 19
Blocks: DAL 21UTA 23
PIM: DAL 4UTA 6
: DAL 43%UTA 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Utah Hockey Club 2–1

Dallas Stars beat Utah Hockey Club 2–1 at UTA. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Duchene, Marchment, Heiskanen and Stankoven) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:12 together.

PP1
DAL's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Duchene, Marchment, Heiskanen and Stankoven) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:12 together.Dadonov Duchene Marchment Heiskanen Stankoven
New line
New look for DAL: Duchene–Marchment–Stankoven skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Duchene Marchment Stankoven
Goalie
Casey DeSmith (DAL) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 28.2; the win.DeSmith
Luck
UTA scored 1 goal on 3.08 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Olli Maatta (UTA) played 24:03, +4:33 up on his 19:30 season average over 76 games.Maatta
Cats
Jack McBain (UTA) threw 6 hits, a night for hits leagues.McBain
Cats
Olli Maatta (UTA) blocked 5 shots in 24:03.Maatta

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)UTA attacks right (top on phones) →

UTA
DAL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · UTA 68 · DAL 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

UTA
DAL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

UTA 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 22% of the game, UTA 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

UTA

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	UTA
	64	74
	2.16	3.35
	2.07	3.19
	8	12
	10	1
	41	26
	−0.030	+0.029
	22%	38%

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

L1Hintz – Robertson – Johnston
12:4352% CF
L2Duchene – Marchment – Stankoven
9:3850% CF
L3Benn – Dadonov – Steel
9:3748% CF
L4Blackwell – Bäck – Bourque
7:0855% CF
D1Lindell – Lundkvist
12:4237% CF
D2Heiskanen – Lyubushkin
12:2745% CF
D3Dumba – Harley
11:0258% CF

PP1Dadonov – Duchene – Marchment – Heiskanen – Stankoven
1:12100% CF
PP2Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
1:0250% CF
PK1FBlackwell – Bäck
0:31
PK1DLindell – Lyubushkin
0:53

Current DAL line combinations →

Utah Mammoth

L1Bjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli
11:1042% CF
L2Schmaltz – Keller – Hayton
10:4070% CF
L3McBain – Guenther – Cooley
9:3855% CF
L4Kerfoot – Stenlund – Carcone
8:2750% CF
D1Maatta – Sergachev
13:0928% CF
D2Cole – Kesselring
11:0267% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Välimäki
7:2365% CF

PP1Schmaltz – Keller – Sergachev – Guenther – Cooley
0:58100% CF
PK1FKerfoot – Stenlund
1:17
PK2FMcBain – Cooley
0:57
PK1DBortuzzo – Maatta
0:52
PK2DCole – Sergachev
0:27

Current UTA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

7:07
DALEvgenii DadonovPP (Matt Duchene, Miro Heiskanen)snap0.12 xG
DAL: Dadonov, Duchene, Marchment, Heiskanen, StankovenUTA: Bortuzzo, Maatta, McBain, Cooley
DAL 1 – 0 UTA
19:17
DALJamie Benn (Sam Steel)snap0.10 xG
DAL: Benn, Dadonov, Lindell, Steel, LyubushkinUTA: Sergachev, McBain, Kesselring, Guenther, Cooley
DAL 2 – 0 UTA

3rd period

6:57
UTANick Schmaltz (Matias Maccelli, Nick Bjugstad)snap0.18 xG
DAL: Benn, Dadonov, Steel, Heiskanen, LyubushkinUTA: Bjugstad, Maatta, Schmaltz, Kesselring, Maccelli
DAL 2 – 1 UTA

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
Roope Hintz C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	1	0	19:09	—	—	43	34
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	0	2	0	18:58	—	—	44	36
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	2	0	18:27	—	—	47	37
Logan Stankoven C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	1	0	15:38	—	—	44	36
Matt Duchene C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.12	0	0	0	15:18	—	—	49	40
Mason Marchment L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	2	14:07	—	—	49	42
Jamie Benn L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	15:22	—	—	50	40
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.45	1	1	0	14:33	—	—	45	43
Sam Steel C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:01	—	—	37	39
Oskar Bäck C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:11	—	—	41	34
Mavrik Bourque C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	11:00	—	—	67	78
Colin Blackwell C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:17	—	—	47	39
Esa Lindell D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	2	1	0	23:06	—	—	49	38
Nils Lundkvist D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	3	2	17:21	—	—	34	30
Miro Heiskanen D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.02	1	3	0	24:42	—	—	40	30
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	2	2	0	19:07	—	—	51	39
Thomas Harley D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	1	0	20:53	—	—	50	64
Mathew Dumba D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	12:50	—	—	57	63

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	W	37	36	1	.973	3.08	60:00

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Matias Maccelli L	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:15	—	—	44	55
Nick Bjugstad C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	4	0	0	14:08	—	—	50	57
Lawson Crouse L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	12:51	—	—	46	45
Nick Schmaltz C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.18	0	2	0	18:06	—	—	61	69
Clayton Keller R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.15	0	0	2	17:14	—	—	68	80
Barrett Hayton C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.47	0	1	0	15:35	—	—	67	76
Dylan Guenther R	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.60	2	1	0	16:31	—	—	53	51
Logan Cooley C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.33	0	0	0	15:41	—	—	52	57
Jack McBain C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	6	0	0	13:08	—	—	54	54
Alexander Kerfoot C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.38	1	1	0	14:24	—	—	57	82
Michael Carcone L	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.30	1	1	0	13:38	—	—	48	56
Kevin Stenlund C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	13:06	—	—	48	53
Olli Maatta D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.21	0	5	0	24:03	—	—	34	42
Mikhail Sergachev D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	2	2	4	22:48	—	—	38	42
Michael Kesselring D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	1	1	0	20:16	—	—	63	73
Ian Cole D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	5	0	20:12	—	—	62	64
Juuso Välimäki D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	0	1	0	18:40	—	—	64	74
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	11:15	—	—	68	76

UTA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)	L	21	19	2	.905	1.99	57:48

Goal anatomy

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

Evgenii Dadonov (DAL PP) 2nd 7:07 · assists Matt Duchene, Miro Heiskanen · Forecheck turnover · 49.7 mph shot.

Evgenii Dadonov · 2nd 7:07 · DAL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3
Shot: 49.7 mph
Distance: 27 ft

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

Jamie Benn · 2nd 19:17 · DAL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 54.4 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 6.1 s

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

Nick Schmaltz · 3rd 6:57 · UTA

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.7 mph
Distance: 31 ft

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

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.