Dallas Stars vs. Nashville PredatorsApr 11, 2021

Final / SOSunday, Apr 11, 2021· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
DAL	1	1	0	0	0	2		DAL	9	7	9	1	26
NSH	1	1	0	0	1	3		NSH	8	5	4	3	20

: DAL 53NSH 42
: DAL 2.16NSH 1.61
PP goals: DAL 0NSH 0
Hits: DAL 22NSH 33
Blocks: DAL 10NSH 7
PIM: DAL 7NSH 11
: DAL 50%NSH 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in a shootout at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Benn–Dickinson–Gurianov skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.Hintz
New line
New look for DAL: Benn–Dickinson–Gurianov skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Benn Dickinson Gurianov
New line
New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Jeannot skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sissons Trenin Jeannot
Usage
Andrej Sekera (DAL) played 9:00, −6:47 down on his 15:47 season average over 45 games.Sekera
Usage
Miro Heiskanen (DAL) played 32:01, +7:11 up on his 24:50 season average over 54 games.Heiskanen
Usage
Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) played 20:37, +3:54 up on his 16:43 season average over 48 games.Jarnkrok
Usage
Joel L'Esperance (DAL) played 13:02, +3:56 up on his 9:06 season average over 11 games.L'Esperance
Usage
Matt Benning (NSH) played 20:01, +3:46 up on his 16:15 season average over 52 games.Benning

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)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →

NSH
DAL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 95 of 95 attempts · NSH 42 · DAL 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
DAL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NSH 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 44% of the game, NSH 21%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NSH

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	NSH
	52	43
	1.94	1.50
	1.89	1.49
	7	5
	5	2
	12	13
	+0.023	−0.023
	44%	21%

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

L1Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson
12:1662% CF
L2Comeau – Cogliano – Faksa
10:2447% CF
L3Benn – Dickinson – Gurianov
9:3043% CF
L4Dowling – Gardner – L'Esperance
8:5250% CF
D1Oleksiak – Heiskanen
18:1550% CF
D2Klingberg – Lindell
12:2454% CF
D3Sekera – Hanley
7:4730% CF

PP1Pavelski – Benn – Klingberg – Hintz – Heiskanen
4:20100% CF
PP2Faksa – Lindell – Gurianov – Robertson – L'Esperance
1:05
PK1FCogliano – Faksa
0:47
PK2FComeau – Benn
0:34
PK1DSekera – Lindell
0:51
PK2DKlingberg – Heiskanen
0:14

Current DAL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Jarnkrok – Granlund – Kunin
13:1646% CF
L2Johansen – Grimaldi – Arvidsson
11:4948% CF
L3Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot
8:2957% CF
L4Haula – Cousins – Pitlick
7:1333% CF
D1Ellis – Ekholm
16:3441% CF
D2Josi – Benning
14:1755% CF
D3Harpur – Davies
9:1150% CF

PP1Josi – Jarnkrok – Johansen – Granlund – Arvidsson
1:25100% CF
PP2Ekholm – Haula – Cousins – Grimaldi – Kunin
0:35
PK1FHaula – Jarnkrok
2:51
PK2FGranlund – Sissons
2:49
PK1DEllis – Ekholm
2:49
PK2DBenning – Harpur
2:03

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:56
DALRoope Hintz (John Klingberg)snap0.09 xG
DAL: Pavelski, Klingberg, Lindell, Hintz, RobertsonNSH: Ellis, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Granlund, Kunin
DAL 1 – 0 NSH
10:57
NSHRyan Ellis (Luke Kunin)wrist0.01 xG
DAL: Pavelski, Sekera, Hanley, Hintz, RobertsonNSH: Ellis, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Granlund, Kunin
DAL 1 – 1 NSH

2nd period

2:09
NSHYakov Trenin (Colton Sissons)wrist0.01 xG
DAL: Sekera, Dowling, Hanley, Gardner, L'EsperanceNSH: Sissons, Harpur, Trenin, Davies, Jeannot
DAL 1 – 2 NSH
18:56
DALJamie Oleksiak (Roope Hintz)wrist0.16 xG
DAL: Oleksiak, Hintz, Gurianov, Robertson, HeiskanenNSH: Ellis, Ekholm, Granlund, Trenin, Kunin
DAL 2 – 2 NSH

Decided in the shootout: DAL 2 – 3 NSH.

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
Joe Pavelski C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.30	3	0	0	20:49	—	—	59	69
Roope Hintz C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.62	1	0	0	20:36	—	—	62	58
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.20	1	0	0	19:03	—	—	67	71
Radek Faksa C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	3	0	0	20:00	—	—	46	47
Blake Comeau L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	6	1	0	14:40	—	—	39	40
Andrew Cogliano C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	1	5	14:04	—	—	52	63
Jamie Benn L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	1	0	0	17:25	—	—	47	54
Jason Dickinson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:05	—	—	53	39
Denis Gurianov R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	1	0	0	12:42	—	—	47	55
Joel L'Esperance R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	0	13:02	—	—	70	45
Justin Dowling C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	12:14	—	—	73	51
Rhett Gardner C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	10:19	—	—	43	29
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.12	0	3	0	32:01	—	—	55	71
Jamie Oleksiak D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.28	3	1	2	23:05	—	—	55	68
Esa Lindell D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	23:04	—	—	61	53
John Klingberg D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	1	1	0	22:59	—	—	56	51
Joel Hanley D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:52	—	—	50	53
Andrej Sekera D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:00	—	—	30	36

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Khudobin(start)	O	20	18	2	.900	1.61	65:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	1	1	0	22:56	—	—	47	49
Calle Jarnkrok C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	2	0	0	20:37	—	—	44	42
Luke Kunin C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	14:58	—	—	46	35
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.41	0	0	5	18:19	—	—	49	52
Ryan Johansen C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	0	0	17:10	—	—	50	49
Rocco Grimaldi R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	15:35	—	—	43	31
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:02	—	—	56	57
Yakov Trenin C	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.02	6	0	2	11:59	—	—	40	25
Tanner Jeannot L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.07	4	0	0	10:31	—	—	50	52
Erik Haula L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	36	36
Nick Cousins C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:37	—	—	42	35
Rem Pitlick C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	7:44	—	—	43	78
Ryan Ellis D	D1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.01	3	1	0	24:43	—	—	49	40
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	1	0	22:57	—	—	40	23
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.35	1	0	4	25:02	—	—	50	59
Matt Benning D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	2	0	20:01	—	—	48	63
Ben Harpur D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	1	0	19:15	—	—	31	40
Jeremy Davies D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	12:48	—	—	47	44

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	26	24	2	.923	2.16	65:00

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.