Dallas Stars vs. Nashville PredatorsMay 1, 2021

Final / OTSaturday, May 1, 2021· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
DAL	0	0	0	0	0		DAL	12	11	5	0	28
NSH	0	0	0	1	1		NSH	6	14	9	5	34

: DAL 44NSH 64
: DAL 1.65NSH 2.99
PP goals: DAL 0NSH 0
Hits: DAL 17NSH 24
Blocks: DAL 15NSH 10
PIM: DAL 10NSH 8
: DAL 51%NSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 1–0 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 1–0 in overtime at home. Erik Haula (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Johansen Forsberg Tolvanen
New line
New look for NSH: Richardson–Duchene–Haula skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Richardson Duchene Haula
Luck
NSH scored 1 goal on 2.99 expected goals (64 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Anton Khudobin (DAL) faced 34 shots and stopped 33 (.971), +9 against a season average of 25.0; the overtime loss.Khudobin
Usage
Jason Dickinson (DAL) played 9:09, −7:11 down on his 16:20 season average over 50 games.Dickinson
Usage
Mattias Ekholm (NSH) played 27:16, +4:29 up on his 22:47 season average over 47 games.Ekholm
Luck
DAL scored 0 goals on 1.65 expected goals (44 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Andrej Sekera (DAL) played 20:02, +4:29 up on his 15:33 season average over 45 games.Sekera

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 108 of 108 attempts · NSH 64 · DAL 44

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 30% of the game, NSH 46%.

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
	44	59
	1.74	2.59
	1.71	2.39
	6	6
	6	6
	12	24
	+0.043	−0.043
	30%	46%

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
12:4657% CF
L2Comeau – Cogliano – Faksa
10:1129% CF
L3Benn – Dickinson – Kero
3:4940% CF
D1Oleksiak – Heiskanen
17:1850% CF
D2Sekera – Klingberg
13:1040% CF
D3Vatanen – Lindell
10:5133% CF

PP1Vatanen – Faksa – Lindell – Kero – Heiskanen
1:0267% CF
PP2Pavelski – Benn – Klingberg – Hintz – Robertson
0:58
PK1FCogliano – Faksa
0:55
PK2FComeau – Dickinson
0:39
PK1DSekera – Lindell
0:55
PK2DOleksiak – Heiskanen
0:39

Current DAL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Jarnkrok – Granlund – Kunin
11:4431% CF
L2Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot
10:5167% CF
L3Johansen – Forsberg – Tolvanen
10:4375% CF
L4Richardson – Duchene – Haula
9:2568% CF
D1Ekholm – Carrier
16:3546% CF
D2Josi – Ellis
13:5777% CF
D3Gudbranson – Benning
9:2262% CF

PP1Duchene – Ellis – Ekholm – Haula – Jarnkrok
1:0275% CF
PP2Josi – Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg – Tolvanen
0:58100% CF
PK1FJarnkrok – Granlund
0:53
PK2FHaula – Sissons
0:49
PK1DEllis – Ekholm
0:53
PK2DGudbranson – Benning
0:49

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

OT period

3:32
NSHErik Haula (Mattias Ekholm)wrist0.03 xG
DAL: Comeau, Benn, Klingberg, HeiskanenNSH: Duchene, Ellis, Ekholm, Haula
DAL 0 – 1 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	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	3	0.17	2	0	4	19:26	—	—	48	33
Roope Hintz C	L1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:09	—	—	58	49
Joe Pavelski C	L1	0	1	0.19	0	1	0	17:39	—	—	48	42
Radek Faksa C	L2	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	19:28	—	—	21	16
Blake Comeau L	L2	-1	1	0.03	0	1	2	18:54	—	—	31	32
Andrew Cogliano C	L2	0	1	0.04	2	1	2	16:21	—	—	29	29
Jamie Benn L	L3	-1	1	0.42	1	0	0	18:14	—	—	45	40
Tanner Kero C	L3	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	12:56	—	—	50	53
Jason Dickinson C	L3	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	9:09	—	—	43	25
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	-1	2	0.19	1	0	0	24:31	—	—	53	59
Jamie Oleksiak D	D1	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	20:09	—	—	52	56
John Klingberg D	D2	-1	4	0.04	0	1	0	22:45	—	—	36	16
Andrej Sekera D	D2	0	2	0.07	0	3	0	20:02	—	—	46	25
Esa Lindell D	D3	0	3	0.11	1	4	0	23:07	—	—	32	45
Sami Vatanen D	D3	0	3	0.03	0	1	0	15:24	—	—	39	46
Joel Kiviranta L	—	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	11:13	—	—	56	52
Mark Pysyk D	—	0	3	0.12	0	0	0	10:01	—	—	57	52
Rhett Gardner C	—	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:42	—	—	39	37

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Khudobin(start)	O	34	33	1	.971	2.99	63:32

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	2	0	0	21:06	—	—	29	23
Calle Jarnkrok C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.43	1	0	0	18:25	—	—	38	43
Luke Kunin C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	1	0	14:14	—	—	27	20
Yakov Trenin C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	2	0	0	13:27	—	—	53	80
Tanner Jeannot L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	4	0	0	13:09	—	—	58	84
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:00	—	—	53	68
Filip Forsberg L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	2	0	0	18:20	—	—	68	81
Eeli Tolvanen R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	15:51	—	—	74	87
Ryan Johansen C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	1	0	0	14:29	—	—	71	84
Erik Haula L	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.32	2	0	0	18:00	—	—	67	79
Matt Duchene C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.27	0	1	0	14:43	—	—	61	67
Brad Richardson R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	10:59	—	—	67	72
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	1	1	+1	6	0.38	1	0	0	27:16	—	—	54	46
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	1	1	2	21:14	—	—	49	41
Ryan Ellis D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.07	0	2	0	24:36	—	—	58	78
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	1	0	19:49	—	—	73	92
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	3	4	16:22	—	—	55	59
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	0	1	2	14:10	—	—	67	70

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	28	28	0	.1000	1.65	63:32

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.