Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 3-1. The Predators scored first; the Stars answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Blake Comeau's goal at 15:47 of the third period, which took the Stars' chances from 48% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Predators, 2.3 to 1.9; shots on goal were DAL 26, NSH 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Predators win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 38 of 39 (.974), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Pekka Rinne stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Blake Comeau (1 G), 2. Tyler Seguin (1 G), 3. Mattias Janmark (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Comeau1 G

- ★★T. Seguin1 G

- ★★★M. Janmark1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
0-19:35
1-111:11
3rd period
2-115:47
3-116:30
Penalties
1st
- 18:58
Blake Comeau · Roughingdrawn by Roman Josi2 min
2nd
- 6:37
P.K. Subban · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Blake Comeau2 min
- 10:48
Esa Lindell · Fightingdrawn by Ryan Hartman5 min
- 10:48
Ryan Hartman · Fightingdrawn by Esa Lindell5 min
- 12:09
Mattias Janmark · Holding the stickdrawn by Filip Forsberg2 min
3rd
- 7:40
Roman Josi · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 7:46
John Klingberg · Trippingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
- 11:31
Jamie Benn · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Hartman2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Blake Comeau, 3rd 15:47 — 48% → 90%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.93 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.3
- 1.23 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.5
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.8
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.52 – 2.27
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 26
- Shots on goal
- 39
- 44%
- Faceoffs
- 56%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/4
- 13
- Penalty minutes
- 9
- 19
- Hits
- 12
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 8
- Giveaways
- 12
- 5
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
NSH leads 3-2
5@
4OTFinal
2@
0Final
3@
1this game
2@
3OTFinal
5@
3Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















