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Tue, Jan 23, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Dallas Stars 5, Detroit Red Wings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 59% of the time.

DET winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL1742506538
DET21207215434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 3:24DALJason RobertsonPPAssists: Thomas Harley, Roope Hintz · Snap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:33DETDavid PerronPPAssists: Shayne Gostisbehere, Lucas Raymond · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:53DETAlex DeBrincatPPAssists: Daniel Sprong · Snap, 0.28 xG1–2
  4. P2 0:22DALMason MarchmentAssists: Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin · Snap, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 4:35DALRoope HintzAssists: Wyatt Johnston, Thomas Harley · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–2
  6. P2 11:40DALEsa LindellAssists: Wyatt Johnston, Roope Hintz · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–2
  7. P2 15:12DALRoope HintzGWGAssists: Wyatt Johnston · Wrist, 0.07 xG5–2
  8. P3 11:28DETDylan LarkinPPAssists: Lucas Raymond · Wrist, 0.14 xG5–3
  9. P3 16:46DETJ.T. CompherAssists: Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin · Snap, 0.21 xG5–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:10DETDavid Perron: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:10DETJeff Petry: Holding2 min
  3. P1 12:33DALWyatt Johnston: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:54DALJoe Pavelski: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 10:53DALTy Dellandrea: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  6. P3 19:21DALJoel Hanley: Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
46% to win54% to win
← DAL attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Larkin won the faceoff against Hintz
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALDET
38Shots on goal34
2.6Expected goals3.1
67Shot attempts75
33Faceoffs won22
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
10Hits23
25Blocked shots18
7Giveaways8
4Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestHintz – Robertson – Johnston11:11

    xG 1.18–0.29 (81%)attempts 19–7goals 3–0

  2. Pavelski – Benn – Steel10:03

    xG 0.21–0.28 (43%)attempts 15–13goals 0–0

  3. Duchene – Seguin – Marchment11:14

    xG 0.53–0.66 (45%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

  4. Dadonov – Faksa – Dellandrea11:07

    xG 0.28–0.43 (39%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHakanpää – Lindell15:02

    xG 0.75–0.36 (67%)attempts 20–13goals 2–0

  2. Suter – Harley3:50

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Suter – Lundkvist12:26

    xG 0.65–0.51 (56%)attempts 19–16goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestCopp – Fischer – Rasmussen11:04

    xG 0.39–0.22 (64%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  2. Compher – Fabbri – DeBrincat2:12

    xG 0.09–0.00 (96%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Larkin – DeBrincat – Raymond3:28

    xG 0.04–0.02 (68%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Perron – Compher – Fabbri3:54

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHoll – Gostisbehere14:40

    xG 0.73–0.63 (54%)attempts 18–15goals 0–2

  2. Walman – Seider12:23

    xG 0.23–0.50 (31%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

  3. Petry – Maatta16:12

    xG 0.39–0.73 (35%)attempts 21–20goals 0–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

DET 3.1 xGDAL 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETDAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET is favoured, below it DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 84/100 · #253 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.68 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 59% of the time.

DET winsDAL wins

Simulated goal difference (DET − DAL), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).