Dallas Stars vs. Ottawa SenatorsJan 12, 2025

FinalSunday, Jan 12, 2025· Canadian Tire Centre

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
DAL	1	0	1	2		DAL	8	7	11	26
OTT	0	2	1	3		OTT	5	15	7	27

: DAL 51OTT 60
: DAL 2.19OTT 4.77
PP goals: DAL 0OTT 0
Hits: DAL 9OTT 24
Blocks: DAL 13OTT 10
PIM: DAL 6OTT 8
: DAL 42%OTT 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Dallas Stars 3–2 at home. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Highmore–MacEwen–Ostapchuk skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:38.Dadonov
New line
New look for OTT: Highmore–MacEwen–Ostapchuk skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Highmore MacEwen Ostapchuk
New line
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Bäck–Blümel skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blackwell Bäck Blümel
Luck
OTT scored 3 goals on 4.77 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Shane Pinto (OTT) played 21:50, +4:20 up on his 17:30 season average over 69 games.Pinto
Usage
Tim Stützle (OTT) played 15:31, −4:21 down on his 19:52 season average over 81 games.Stützle
Usage
Ilya Lyubushkin (DAL) played 14:09, −3:17 down on his 17:26 season average over 79 games.Lyubushkin
Usage
Jamie Benn (DAL) played 18:27, +3:11 up on his 15:16 season average over 79 games.Benn

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)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →

OTT
DAL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · OTT 60 · DAL 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

OTT
DAL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

OTT 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 18% of the game, OTT 47%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

OTT

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	OTT
	47	56
	1.82	3.65
	1.68	3.40
	6	12
	4	2
	22	22
	−0.053	+0.053
	18%	47%

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

L1Benn – Duchene – Johnston
11:1045% CF
L2Dadonov – Hintz – Robertson
8:5457% CF
L3Steel – Bourque – Stankoven
8:3636% CF
L4Blackwell – Bäck – Blümel
7:2030% CF
D1Lindell – Lundkvist
8:5533% CF
D2Dumba – Harley
7:5241% CF
D3Heiskanen – Lyubushkin
7:4133% CF

PP1Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
3:32100% CF
PP2Dadonov – Duchene – Heiskanen – Bourque – Stankoven
1:06100% CF
PK1FBlackwell – Steel
2:23
PK2FHintz – Johnston
1:38
PK1DLindell – Harley
2:55
PK2DDumba – Heiskanen
0:34

Current DAL line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

L1Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk
9:3361% CF
L2Highmore – MacEwen – Ostapchuk
5:4760% CF
L3Cousins – Pinto – Greig
5:4143% CF
L4Giroux – Gaudette – Stützle
2:5167% CF
D1Sanderson – Zub
15:1971% CF
D2Jensen – Chabot
13:4453% CF
D3Kleven – Matinpalo
8:5938% CF

PP1Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk – Sanderson – Stützle
3:15100% CF
PP2Giroux – Chabot – Gaudette – Pinto – Greig
2:16100% CF
PK1FGiroux – Norris
1:53
PK2FPinto – Greig
1:31
PK1DSanderson – Zub
2:47
PK2DJensen – Chabot
2:04

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.45	0	2	0	21:27	—	—	47	38
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.22	0	1	0	18:58	—	—	46	44
Jamie Benn L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.28	2	2	0	18:27	—	—	43	33
Jason Robertson L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.26	0	0	0	19:36	—	—	57	55
Roope Hintz C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.26	0	0	0	18:26	—	—	60	74
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	1	1	2	+1	1	0.15	0	1	0	13:38	—	—	59	67
Sam Steel C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	1	0	0	14:23	—	—	31	9
Mavrik Bourque C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	0	0	0	14:20	—	—	48	24
Logan Stankoven C	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	14:05	—	—	43	21
Colin Blackwell C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.04	3	0	0	12:24	—	—	40	17
Oskar Bäck C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	10:33	—	—	31	9
Matěj Blümel R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:44	—	—	25	10
Esa Lindell D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	0	2	0	19:22	—	—	47	17
Nils Lundkvist D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	1	0	14:39	—	—	32	13
Thomas Harley D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.12	0	1	0	25:14	—	—	55	49
Mathew Dumba D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	2	12:40	—	—	38	32
Miro Heiskanen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	0	3	2	25:57	—	—	52	42
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	2	0	2	14:09	—	—	39	21

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	L	27	24	3	.889	3.51	56:58

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Josh Norris C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.44	7	1	2	19:15	—	—	57	70
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.76	1	0	0	18:49	—	—	49	62
Drake Batherson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	1	0	0	15:29	—	—	65	76
Matthew Highmore C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.72	2	0	0	13:10	—	—	65	73
Zack MacEwen R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	2	0	0	7:14	—	—	64	44
Zack Ostapchuk C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	2	0	0	7:06	—	—	67	56
Shane Pinto C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.67	0	0	0	21:50	—	—	38	66
Ridly Greig C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.22	1	0	2	18:52	—	—	41	50
Nick Cousins C	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.36	0	1	0	13:16	—	—	63	90
Claude Giroux R	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.56	1	0	0	17:52	—	—	55	66
Tim Stützle C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.23	2	0	0	15:31	—	—	60	68
Adam Gaudette R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:55	—	—	63	85
Jake Sanderson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.01	0	4	0	26:14	—	—	65	94
Artem Zub D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.34	1	0	2	22:58	—	—	66	88
Thomas Chabot D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	1	0	22:17	—	—	49	48
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	2	0	19:51	—	—	50	52
Tyler Kleven D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	1	2	11:39	—	—	40	41
Nikolas Matinpalo D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:36	—	—	40	48

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Leevi Meriläinen(start)	W	26	24	2	.923	2.19	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jason Robertson (DAL) 1st 4:31 · assists Roope Hintz, Evgenii Dadonov · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 55.9 mph shot · 3.0 s from entry to goal.

Jason Robertson · 1st 4:31 · DAL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 55.9 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Josh Norris · 2nd 3:14 · OTT

Play: deflection
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.5 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Tim Stützle · 2nd 3:53 · OTT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 50.2 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s

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Matthew Highmore · 3rd 0:21 · OTT

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 4.9 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Evgenii Dadonov · 3rd 19:07 · DAL

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: 6-on-4
Passes: 5
Shot: 50.5 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 6.9 s

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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.

Dallas Stars vs. Ottawa SenatorsJan 12, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Ottawa Senators edge Dallas Stars 3–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Dallas Stars

Ottawa Senators

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Dallas Stars

Ottawa Senators

Goal anatomy

Jason Robertson · 1st 4:31 · DAL

Josh Norris · 2nd 3:14 · OTT

Tim Stützle · 2nd 3:53 · OTT

Matthew Highmore · 3rd 0:21 · OTT

Evgenii Dadonov · 3rd 19:07 · DAL