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Dallas Stars vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 28, 2026

Final· PPG Paints Arena
away
DAL
6
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PIT
3
Goals123TShots123T
DAL0426DAL99826
PIT1113PIT45312
DAL 54PIT 57
DAL 3.64PIT 2.26
PP goals
DAL 2PIT 1
Hits
DAL 12PIT 19
Blocks
DAL 24PIT 13
PIM
DAL 6PIT 8
DAL 59%PIT 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at PIT. Mavrik Bourque (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:25 together.

  1. Points
    Mavrik Bourque had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.Bourque
  2. Points
    Erik Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 24:47.Karlsson
  3. Points
    Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:03.Robertson
  4. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:57.Rantanen
  5. Points
    Jamie Benn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:08.Benn
  6. PP1
    DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:25 together.DucheneRantanenRobertsonHeiskanenJohnston
  7. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Mantha and Chinakhov) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 3:44 together.KarlssonRustRakellManthaChinakhov
  8. New line
    New look for DAL: Duchene–Robertson–Bourque skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DucheneRobertsonBourque

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 PIT: 111 attempts, 38 on goal, 9 goals, 5.90 expected goals; best chance Mavrik Bourque at 0.52 xG.

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

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · PIT 57 · DAL 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, DAL at PIT: expected goals 2.26 to 3.64 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 54, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdPITDALMHKRRBABBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITDALcontrol2nd3rdMantha · 1st 2:12Hryckowian · 2nd 2:10Karlsson · 2nd 2:58Robertson · 2nd 7:12Rantanen · 2nd 10:12Bichsel · 2nd 11:38Acciari · 3rd 8:54Bourque · 3rd 16:52Bourque · 3rd 18:50
  • PIT 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 35% of the game, PIT 40%.

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 PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Stuart Skinner (58:32) for PIT and Jake Oettinger (59:23) for DAL, 9 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, PIT rows versus DAL columns: 250 matchups; most common Karlsson vs Bunting, 8:41 at 81% xGF.

PIT ↓ · DAL →RobertsonBourqueDucheneJohnstonRantanenBuntingHryckowianBlackwellBennBäckHyryBastianHeiskanenLindellHarleyLundkvistMyersBichselL1 RakellL1 RustL1 ManthaL2 DewarL2 AcciariL2 SoderblomL3 ChinakhovL3 NovakL3 BrazeauL4 KindelL4 KoivunenL4 McGroartyD1 LetangD1 GirardD2 KarlssonD2 WotherspoonD3 CliftonD3 Shea
PIT 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
StatDALPIT
4347
1.541.61
1.471.48
68
50
2013
+0.065−0.065
35%40%

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 →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:12
    PITAnthony ManthaPP (Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell)tip-in0.16 xG
    DAL: Lindell, Heiskanen, Bäck, HyryPIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Mantha, Chinakhov
    DAL 0 – 1 PIT

2nd period

  1. 2:10
    DALJustin Hryckowian (Colin Blackwell, Jamie Benn)wrist0.14 xG
    DAL: Benn, Myers, Blackwell, Bichsel, HryckowianPIT: Clifton, Shea, Koivunen, McGroarty, Kindel
    DAL 1 – 1 PIT
  2. 2:58
    PITErik Karlsson (Parker Wotherspoon)wrist0.07 xG
    DAL: Lindell, Bunting, Rantanen, Heiskanen, JohnstonPIT: Karlsson, Wotherspoon, Acciari, Dewar, Soderblom
    DAL 1 – 2 PIT
  3. 7:12
    DALJason RobertsonPP (Mikko Rantanen, Matt Duchene)wrist0.07 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen, JohnstonPIT: Clifton, Acciari, Shea, Dewar
    DAL 2 – 2 PIT
  4. 10:12
    DALMikko RantanenPP (Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen)slap0.08 xG
    DAL: Duchene, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen, JohnstonPIT: Rakell, Clifton, Shea, Kindel
    DAL 3 – 2 PIT
  5. 11:38
    DALLian Bichsel (Mavrik Bourque, Oskar Bäck)slap0.06 xG
    DAL: Myers, Bäck, Bourque, Bichsel, HyryPIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Mantha, Wotherspoon
    DAL 4 – 2 PIT

3rd period

  1. 8:54
    PITNoel Acciari (Elmer Soderblom, Erik Karlsson)deflected0.14 xG
    DAL: Benn, Myers, Blackwell, Harley, HryckowianPIT: Karlsson, Wotherspoon, Acciari, Dewar, Soderblom
    DAL 4 – 3 PIT
  2. 16:52
    DALMavrik BourqueEN (Tyler Myers)wrist0.45 xG
    DAL: Myers, Duchene, Robertson, Bourque, BichselPIT: Letang, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Mantha, Chinakhov
    DAL 5 – 3 PIT
  3. 18:50
    DALMavrik BourqueEN (Jamie Benn, Esa Lindell)wrist0.52 xG
    DAL: Benn, Lindell, Heiskanen, Bourque, HryckowianPIT: Letang, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Mantha, Chinakhov
    DAL 6 – 3 PIT

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
Jason Robertson LL1112+150.4401021:03——6846
Mavrik Bourque CL1213+320.9701019:02——7058
Matt Duchene CL1011+120.3400017:33——6743
Wyatt Johnston CL2000-100.2510019:01——2557
Mikko Rantanen RL2112-130.4500018:57——2152
Michael Bunting LL2000-100.0002012:23——1638
Justin Hryckowian CL3101+110.2301015:55——4837
Colin Blackwell CL3011030.1722215:36——5541
Jamie Benn LL3022+110.0320212:08——5049
Oskar Bäck CL4011+120.0902012:27——5059
Arttu Hyry RL4000+130.1820012:14——6372
Nathan Bastian RL4000000.001104:02——3341
Miro Heiskanen DD1011020.0704025:38——6534
Esa Lindell DD1011000.3303022:20——6344
Thomas Harley DD2000-100.0000020:44——3127
Nils Lundkvist DD2000000.0003214:47——4770
Tyler Myers DD3011+200.0033016:17——3944
Lian Bichsel DD3101+320.0911014:12——5673
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W1293.7502.2659:23

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Rickard Rakell RL1011-310.2011021:45——4325
Bryan Rust RL1000-320.4202021:33——4226
Anthony Mantha RL1101-310.1811217:17——3537
Connor Dewar CL2000+200.0100015:35——5572
Noel Acciari CL2101+220.1511013:09——4772
Elmer Soderblom LL2011+200.173028:48——4172
Egor Chinakhov RL3000-230.4700018:36——4453
Tommy Novak CL3000000.1501015:14——4758
Justin Brazeau RL3000000.1070012:02——5063
Ben Kindel CL4000-110.1700013:57——6445
Ville Koivunen RL4000-110.0800011:36——7658
Rutger McGroarty RL4000-100.0020210:41——7844
Kris Letang DD1000-200.0000021:50——4742
Samuel Girard DD1000000.0001016:49——4830
Erik Karlsson DD2123-110.1611024:47——6466
Parker Wotherspoon DD2011+100.0020217:11——7166
Connor Clifton DD3000-100.0011016:42——4445
Ryan Shea DD3000-100.0004016:02——3845
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Stuart Skinner(start)L24204.8332.3458:32

Goal anatomy

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

Anthony Mantha (PIT PP) 1st 2:12 · assists Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell · Deflection · 12.5 mph shot.

Lian Bichsel · 2nd 11:38 · DAL

Play
point-shot
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2
Shot
68.6 mph
Distance
49 ft
Entry to goal
9.2 s
Type
one-timer

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