Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 5-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nino Niederreiter's goal at 3:58 of the third period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 48% to 74%. Expected goals were close — CAR 3.4, DAL 3.6; shots on goal were CAR 32, DAL 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. James Reimer stopped 34 of 37 (.919), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Anton Khudobin stopped 27 of 31 (.871), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Staal (1 G, 1 A), 2. Roope Hintz (1 G), 3. Nino Niederreiter (1 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Staal1 G, 1 A

- ★★R. Hintz1 G

- ★★★N. Niederreiter1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-016:01
2nd period
1-15:16
2-15:46
2-28:25
2-311:28
3-319:33
3rd period
4-33:58
5-319:06
Penalties
1st
- 5:01
Nino Niederreiter · Trippingdrawn by Miro Heiskanen2 min
- 11:54
Jamie Oleksiak · Interferencedrawn by Andrei Svechnikov2 min
- 13:32
Morgan Geekie · Holdingdrawn by Mark Pysyk2 min
- 15:37
Radek Faksa · Hookingdrawn by Andrei Svechnikov2 min
- 19:23
Andrei Svechnikov · Trippingdrawn by Jason Dickinson2 min
2nd
- 9:50
Nino Niederreiter · Interferencedrawn by Blake Comeau2 min
- 10:40
served by R. Dzingel · Too many men on the ice2 min
3rd
- 15:55
Mark Pysyk · Hookingdrawn by Jordan Martinook2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Nino Niederreiter, 3rd 3:58 — 48% → 74%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.44 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.6
- 1.93 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.5
- 0.61 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.2
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.42 – 3.59
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 37
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 1/5
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 19
- Hits
- 39
- 17
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 13
- Giveaways
- 13
- 4
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
CAR leads 6-2
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






