Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Dallas Stars beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2. The Stars scored first and never trailed. The Stars led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Joe Pavelski's goal at 13:05 of the second period, which took the Stars' chances from 68% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Stars, 2.3 to 1.7; shots on goal were DAL 31, TBL 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 25 of 27 (.926); Curtis McElhinney stopped 26 of 31 (.839), 2.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Joe Pavelski (2 G, 2 A), 2. Roope Hintz (1 G, 2 A), 3. Joel Kiviranta (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Pavelski2 G, 2 A

- ★★R. Hintz1 G, 2 A

- ★★★J. Kiviranta1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-05:50
2nd period
2-05:17
2-111:11
3-113:05
4-119:45
3rd period
5-13:49
5-28:29
Penalties
1st
- 8:36
Blake Coleman · High stickingdrawn by Jason Robertson2 min
- 16:49
Jason Dickinson · Trippingdrawn by Brayden Point2 min
2nd
- 3:08
Joe Pavelski · Trippingdrawn by Brayden Point2 min
3rd
- 5:52
Esa Lindell · Boardingdrawn by Ondrej Palat2 min
- 7:58
Joel Hanley · Trippingdrawn by Alex Killorn2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Joe Pavelski, 2nd 13:05 — 68% → 85%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.35 G
- All situations
- 2 G1.7
- 2.35 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.2
- 0.00 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.28 – 1.69
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
- 27
- 63%
- Faceoffs
- 38%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 1/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 22
- Hits
- 28
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 1
- Giveaways
- 3
- 5
- Takeaways
- 2
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
