Dallas Stars vs. New York IslandersMar 26, 2026

FinalThursday, Mar 26, 2026· UBS Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
DAL	0	0	1	1		DAL	6	11	10	27
NYI	1	0	1	2		NYI	10	6	9	25

: DAL 59NYI 47
: DAL 2.84NYI 3.33
PP goals: DAL 0NYI 0
Hits: DAL 21NYI 15
Blocks: DAL 10NYI 15
PIM: DAL 6NYI 4
: DAL 42%NYI 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders edge Dallas Stars 2–1

New York Islanders beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at home. Matthew Schaefer (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jamie Benn (DAL) played 18:00, +4:47 up on his 13:13 season average over 59 games.

Points
Matthew Schaefer had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:38.Schaefer
Usage
Jamie Benn (DAL) played 18:00, +4:47 up on his 13:13 season average over 59 games.Benn
New line
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Erne–Hryckowian skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blackwell Erne Hryckowian
Luck
DAL scored 1 goal on 2.84 expected goals (59 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Matt Duchene (DAL) played 19:56, +3:29 up on his 16:27 season average over 56 games.Duchene
Usage
Esa Lindell (DAL) played 18:24, −4:54 down on his 23:18 season average over 81 games.Lindell
Usage
Tyler Myers (DAL) played 15:08, −4:27 down on his 19:35 season average over 72 games.Myers
PP1
NYI's PP1 (Schenn, Horvat, Barzal, Ritchie and Schaefer) went scoreless in 3:10 of 5v4 time with 8 attempts.Schenn Horvat Barzal Ritchie Schaefer

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)NYI attacks right (top on phones) →

NYI
DAL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · NYI 47 · DAL 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYI
DAL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYI 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 33% of the game, NYI 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYI

DAL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

NYI 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	NYI
	49	46
	2.12	3.34
	2.04	3.05
	10	16
	6	5
	23	25
	−0.032	+0.032
	33%	32%

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

L1Robertson – Bourque – Johnston
11:5455% CF
L2Benn – Duchene – Steel
5:4140% CF
L3Bastian – Bäck – Hyry
4:5990% CF
L4Blackwell – Erne – Hryckowian
4:3667% CF
D1Lundkvist – Harley
15:1249% CF
D2Myers – Bichsel
12:0754% CF
D3Lindell – Heiskanen
11:5455% CF

PP1Benn – Duchene – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
2:26100% CF
PP2Benn – Robertson – Harley – Johnston – Hryckowian
0:58100% CF
PK1FBlackwell – Steel
1:52
PK2FBäck – Hyry
1:17
PK1DLindell – Heiskanen
3:27
PK2DMyers – Bichsel
1:16

Current DAL line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Lee – Horvat – Heineman
9:5525% CF
L2Palat – Pageau – Holmstrom
9:2775% CF
L3Schenn – Barzal – Ritchie
9:0835% CF
L4Cizikas – MacLean – Gatcomb
6:3344% CF
D1Pulock – Schaefer
13:3050% CF
D2Pelech – Soucy
12:4068% CF
D3Mayfield – Boqvist
7:440% CF

PP1Schenn – Horvat – Barzal – Ritchie – Schaefer
3:10100% CF
PP2Lee – Pageau – Boqvist – Holmstrom – Heineman
2:200% CF
PK1FPageau – Holmstrom
1:35
PK2FCizikas – Horvat
1:20
PK1DMayfield – Soucy
2:12
PK2DPelech – Pulock
1:35

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:48
NYIBo Horvat (Emil Heineman, Matthew Schaefer)wrist0.06 xG
DAL: Benn, Duchene, Lindell, Steel, HeiskanenNYI: Lee, Soucy, Horvat, Heineman, Schaefer
DAL 0 – 1 NYI

3rd period

2:19
NYICalum Ritchie (Matthew Schaefer, Ryan Pulock)tip-in0.11 xG
DAL: Myers, Blackwell, Erne, Bichsel, HryckowianNYI: Schenn, Pulock, Barzal, Ritchie, Schaefer
DAL 0 – 2 NYI
17:01
DALMatt Duchene (Jamie Benn, Thomas Harley)wrist0.10 xG
DAL: Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen, Harley, JohnstonNYI: Lee, Horvat, Pulock, Heineman, Schaefer
DAL 1 – 2 NYI

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
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.43	1	0	0	23:11	—	—	43	33
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.17	3	0	2	22:02	—	—	36	24
Mavrik Bourque C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.45	1	0	0	17:28	—	—	52	47
Matt Duchene C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.26	1	0	0	19:56	—	—	63	52
Jamie Benn L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	18:00	—	—	41	29
Sam Steel C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.28	2	0	0	13:36	—	—	46	28
Oskar Bäck C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	10:43	—	—	53	47
Arttu Hyry R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	9:16	—	—	83	94
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.37	1	0	0	8:32	—	—	60	41
Justin Hryckowian C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	1	0	15:27	—	—	50	29
Colin Blackwell C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	0	0	0	12:51	—	—	67	35
Adam Erne L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	3	0	2	9:28	—	—	69	40
Thomas Harley D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	1	3	2	25:11	—	—	49	35
Nils Lundkvist D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	18:14	—	—	47	34
Lian Bichsel D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	4	2	0	16:11	—	—	50	45
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	15:08	—	—	57	54
Miro Heiskanen D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.25	0	1	0	23:31	—	—	55	43
Esa Lindell D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	2	0	18:24	—	—	57	43

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	L	25	23	2	.920	3.33	56:51

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bo Horvat C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.23	1	0	0	21:08	—	—	33	34
Emil Heineman L	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.34	1	1	0	18:22	—	—	46	52
Anders Lee L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	3	0	0	16:24	—	—	33	28
Simon Holmstrom R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	1	1	0	18:31	—	—	61	78
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.54	0	0	0	18:06	—	—	60	76
Ondrej Palat L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:51	—	—	65	93
Mathew Barzal C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.13	1	0	0	17:48	—	—	42	40
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	1	3	0	16:04	—	—	46	63
Calum Ritchie C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.50	0	1	0	14:07	—	—	38	44
Casey Cizikas C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	3	0	2	11:27	—	—	64	74
Kyle MacLean C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	2	1	0	10:00	—	—	60	76
Marc Gatcomb C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	7:46	—	—	46	64
Matthew Schaefer D	D1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.49	1	2	0	26:38	—	—	50	62
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	0	3	0	20:53	—	—	47	66
Adam Pelech D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	21:45	—	—	69	73
Carson Soucy D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	0	1	0	18:30	—	—	57	65
Scott Mayfield D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:24	—	—	7	1
Adam Boqvist D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	2	12:16	—	—	27	45

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)	W	27	26	1	.963	2.84	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Bo Horvat (NYI) 1st 4:48 · assists Emil Heineman, Matthew Schaefer · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 79.8 mph shot · 2.0 s from entry to goal.

Bo Horvat · 1st 4:48 · NYI

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 79.8 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Calum Ritchie · 3rd 2:19 · NYI

Play: deflection
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 7.1 mph
Distance: 8 ft

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Matt Duchene · 3rd 17:01 · DAL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 52.8 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 4.2 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.