Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1. The Stars scored first and never trailed. The Stars led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Roope Hintz's goal at 5:25 of the second period, which took the Stars' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Stars, 2.9 to 0.9; shots on goal were DAL 31, MIN 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 14 of 15 (.933); Devan Dubnyk stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Joel L'Esperance (1 G), 2. Roope Hintz (1 G), 3. Jason Zucker (1 G).
Three stars
- ★J. L'Esperance1 G

- ★★R. Hintz1 G

- ★★★J. Zucker1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals2nd period
1-04:11
2-05:25
3-06:33
3-19:14
3rd period
4-119:42
Penalties
2nd
- 8:08
Roope Hintz · Holdingdrawn by Jared Spurgeon2 min
- 14:31
Jonas Brodin · Hookingdrawn by Roman Polak2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Roope Hintz, 2nd 5:25 — 64% → 81%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.93 G
- All situations
- 1 G0.9
- 1.93 G
- Even strength
- 0 G0.5
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.09 – 0.87
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
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 22
- 60%
- Faceoffs
- 40%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 1/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 19
- Hits
- 16
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 2
- Giveaways
- 6
- 8
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
DAL leads 4-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






