Western Conference · Central Division

Dallas Stars

2016–17·34–37–11·79 points·6th in the Central, 11th in the Western

Seasons

Points: 79#24
Goal differential: −38#25
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.5%#18
Power play: 17.9%#20
Penalty kill: 73.9%#30
GSAx: −14.9#23

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

49 of 49 lines


Eaves – Benn – Seguin	238:11	40	54.6%	57.4%	6	7
Sharp – Faksa – Shore	197:29	28	54.6%	49.6%	7	11
Spezza – Benn – Seguin	194:59	43	46.8%	51.4%	15	13
Roussel – Ritchie – Faksa	171:28	33	59.9%	56.6%	8	3
Eaves – Benn – Eakin	148:32	25	44.7%	49.1%	6	5
Cracknell – McKenzie – Ritchie	110:03	20	50.3%	54.5%	4	5
Benn – Eakin – Seguin	87:59	28	54.5%	56.1%	2	2
Eaves – Roussel – Seguin	75:20	30	50.4%	44.3%	8	4
Seguin – Ritchie – Elie	74:52	9	43.9%	44.5%	2	1
Hemsky – Benn – Eakin	71:00	12	50.6%	47.3%	2	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

29 of 29 pairs


Klingberg – Lindell	1058:37	71	49.1%	49.5%	47	33
Hamhuis – Johns	293:46	54	54.7%	54.7%	11	11
Hamhuis – Benn	288:31	50	50.5%	51.3%	12	14
Oduya – Johns	270:08	27	46.2%	44.8%	14	14
Oduya – Benn	203:19	28	57.5%	52.3%	5	7
Hamhuis – Klingberg	201:52	74	50.7%	50.3%	10	10
Johns – Nemeth	139:43	23	56.6%	56.4%	3	6
Hamhuis – Honka	136:38	14	56.3%	58.0%	4	5

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 13 to Apr 8

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Spezza	Eakin	Eaves	Klingberg	Lindell	Seguin	Benn	Korpikoski	Benn	Sharp	Hamhuis	Shore	Johns	Ritchie	Faksa	Roussel	Cracknell	Oleksiak
Spezza F		45	58	46	45	45	45	51	47	51	52	41	45	69	50	55	41	57
Eakin F	45		46	49	51	51	47	32	48	45	53	48	48	56	9	53	57	45
Eaves F	58	46		51	51	54	51	47	52	59	59	54	51	0	70	56	83	46
Klingberg D	46	49	51		49	49	54	45	49	56	50	48	55	49	53	51	41	35
Lindell D	45	51	51	49		45	50	42	36	55	31	50	46	50	48	48	40	52
Seguin F	45	51	54	49	45		51	52	45	44	49	42	46	43	39	48	50	49
Benn F	45	47	51	54	50	51		43	45	51	44	38	39	55	33	17	34	35
Korpikoski F	51	32	47	45	42	52	43		42	42	45	44	45	44	49	69	40	43
Benn D	47	48	52	49	36	45	45	42		42	50	48	55	54	50	57	52	41
Sharp F	51	45	59	56	55	44	51	42	42		53	53	50	46	54	45	20	44
Hamhuis D	52	53	59	50	31	49	44	45	50	53		52	55	51	52	57	50	51
Shore F	41	48	54	48	50	42	38	44	48	53	52		55	46	55	48	53	42
Johns D	45	48	51	55	46	46	39	45	55	50	55	55		61	59	55	58	52
Ritchie F	69	56	0	49	50	43	55	44	54	46	51	46	61		59	63	49	52
Faksa F	50	9	70	53	48	39	33	49	50	54	52	55	59	59		58	52	52
Roussel F	55	53	56	51	48	48	17	69	57	45	57	48	55	63	58		51	63
Cracknell F	41	57	83	41	40	50	34	40	52	20	50	53	58	49	52	51		55
Oleksiak D	57	45	46	35	52	49	35	43	41	44	51	42	52	52	52	63	55

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game