Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars
Recap
written from the game dataThe Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Carl Soderberg's goal at 2:53 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Stars, 2.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 16, DAL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 28 of 30 (.933), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Anton Khudobin stopped 4 of 8 (.500), 3.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kevin Lankinen (28 saves, .933), 2. Adam Boqvist (2 A), 3. Roope Hintz (1 G).
Three stars
- ★K. Lankinen28 saves, .933

- ★★A. Boqvist2 A

- ★★★R. Hintz1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
1-05:26
2nd period
2-02:53
3-014:37
4-016:10
3rd period
4-19:43
4-212:41
Penalties
1st
- 7:33
Dominik Kubalik · Interferencedrawn by Joe Pavelski2 min
- 15:42
Mark Pysyk · Trippingdrawn by Carl Soderberg2 min
- 18:48
David Kampf · Hookingdrawn by Miro Heiskanen2 min
2nd
- 1:25
Radek Faksa · Trippingdrawn by Pius Suter2 min
- 3:38
Joel Kiviranta · Trippingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
- 7:42
Jason Robertson · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
- 15:41
Miro Heiskanen · Interferencedrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min
- 17:10
Lucas Wallmark · Slashingdrawn by Joe Pavelski2 min
- 18:35
David Kampf · Trippingdrawn by Miro Heiskanen2 min
3rd
- 5:25
Adam Boqvist · Interferencedrawn by Nick Caamano2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Carl Soderberg, 2nd 2:53 — 66% → 80%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.04 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.5
- 1.02 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.6
- 0.52 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.9
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 65 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.56 – 2.47
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
- 16
- Shots on goal
- 30
- 46%
- Faceoffs
- 54%
- 2/5
- Power play
- 0/5
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 15
- Hits
- 25
- 20
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 8
- Giveaways
- 9
- 5
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
CHI leads 5-3
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
