Western Conference · Central Division

Dallas Stars

2023–24·52–21–9·113 points·1st in the Central, 1st in the Western·Clinched conference

Seasons

Points: 113#2
Goal differential: +62#3
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 54.8%#4
Power play: 24.2%#6
Penalty kill: 82.0%#8
GSAx: −7.4#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

28 of 28 lines


Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson	710:39	78	56.4%	54.6%	41	33
Duchene – Seguin – Marchment	646:26	63	52.3%	49.2%	42	21
Smith – Faksa – Steel	367:36	53	54.3%	57.0%	13	11
Benn – Dadonov – Johnston	310:11	40	54.5%	50.8%	11	15
Benn – Stankoven – Johnston	226:08	24	64.3%	55.7%	15	9
Hintz – Robertson – Johnston	111:05	25	76.1%	68.4%	9	1
Pavelski – Benn – Steel	92:30	16	48.4%	51.1%	3	4
Smith – Faksa – Dellandrea	87:04	17	48.8%	54.1%	5	10
Benn – Dellandrea – Johnston	86:09	24	55.0%	49.2%	7	2
Duchene – Marchment – Dellandrea	60:50	20	60.0%	50.4%	2	1

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

20 of 20 pairs


Heiskanen – Harley	599:14	68	61.6%	60.4%	39	23
Hakanpää – Lindell	578:22	62	55.0%	47.5%	31	28
Suter – Heiskanen	570:33	71	55.3%	53.7%	22	27
Suter – Lundkvist	292:18	55	55.8%	53.2%	14	7
Tanev – Lindell	206:23	19	67.2%	56.7%	9	7
Hanley – Harley	206:18	26	51.5%	52.9%	5	6
Hakanpää – Harley	184:08	59	43.6%	47.5%	8	7
Lindell – Lundkvist	182:45	57	49.1%	49.5%	8	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 12 to Apr 17

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.

	Steel	Faksa	Smith	Suter	Pavelski	Robertson	Hintz	Harley	Heiskanen	Seguin	Marchment	Duchene	Lindell	Hakanpää	Lundkvist	Dadonov	Johnston	Benn
Steel F		51	57	52	44	45	27	52	54	54	48	45	49	52	48	51	47	52
Faksa F	51		54	51	48	64	50	55	57	29	73	24	50	47	48	48	61	51
Smith F	57	54		57	0	69	84	63	61	81	65	61	54	55	55	40	48	60
Suter D	52	51	57		48	56	57	47	55	54	55	51	49	44	56	45	55	52
Pavelski F	44	48	0	48		54	56	54	60	47	42	40	54	48	49	70	49	53
Robertson F	45	64	69	56	54		60	61	60	58	48	49	58	52	52	61	63	47
Hintz F	27	50	84	57	56	60		61	61	62	68	96	60	55	59	58	76	55
Harley D	52	55	63	47	54	61	61		61	48	51	52	57	44	56	58	58	56
Heiskanen D	54	57	61	55	60	60	61	61		58	59	58	63	36	71	57	58	59
Seguin F	54	29	81	54	47	58	62	48	58		52	52	53	48	51	43	53	38
Marchment F	48	73	65	55	42	48	68	51	59	52		53	55	50	53	59	56	45
Duchene F	45	24	61	51	40	49	96	52	58	52	53		51	47	52	50	62	43
Lindell D	49	50	54	49	54	58	60	57	63	53	55	51		55	49	57	64	60
Hakanpää D	52	47	55	44	48	52	55	44	36	48	50	47	55		59	51	55	50
Lundkvist D	48	48	55	56	49	52	59	56	71	51	53	52	49	59		47	61	61
Dadonov F	51	48	40	45	70	61	58	58	57	43	59	50	57	51	47		55	55
Johnston F	47	61	48	55	49	63	76	58	58	53	56	62	64	55	61	55		58
Benn F	52	51	60	52	53	47	55	56	59	38	45	43	60	50	61	55	58

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