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Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars

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Recap

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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-1. The Stars scored first; the Lightning answered. The Lightning led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Yanni Gourde's goal at 12:44 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 47% to 67%. Expected goals were close — TBL 1.9, DAL 2.1; shots on goal were TBL 26, DAL 17. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 16 of 17 (.941), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Anton Khudobin stopped 24 of 26 (.923). Three stars: 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (16 saves, .941), 2. Roope Hintz (1 G), 3. Steven Stamkos (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TBL
    A. Vasilevskiy16 saves, .941
  2. ★★
    DAL
    R. Hintz1 G
  3. ★★★
    TBL
    S. Stamkos1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
TBLTBL0921007226
DALDAL1601010117

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. DAL
    R. Hintz(9)PPG
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +9 pts
    0-1
    4:32

2nd period

  1. TBL
    S. Stamkos(16)PPG
    V. Hedman (27), O. Palat (18)
    slapxG 0.17win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    8:08
  2. TBL
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.09win prob +20 pts
    2-1
    12:44

Penalties

TBL 8 PIM·DAL 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:33TBLErik Cernak · Trippingdrawn by Joe Pavelski2 min

2nd

  • 4:40DALJamie Oleksiak · Trippingdrawn by Anthony Cirelli2 min
  • 7:10DALJamie Benn · Holdingdrawn by Andreas Borgman2 min

3rd

  • 6:03DALRadek Faksa · Holdingdrawn by Andreas Borgman2 min
  • 6:14TBLAlex Killorn · Slashingdrawn by Andrej Sekera2 min
  • 11:55TBLMikhail Sergachev · Interferencedrawn by Joe Pavelski2 min
  • 12:26TBLBlake Coleman · Hookingdrawn by John Klingberg2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
DAL goalTBL goalFinal: DAL 0%

Biggest swing: Yanni Gourde, 2nd 12:44 — TBL 47% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Pavelski · Missed · xG 0.23R. Hintz · Goal · xG 0.18J. Pavelski · Missed · xG 0.15J. Robertson · Missed · xG 0.12J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.11J. Pavelski · On goal · xG 0.11R. Hintz · Missed · xG 0.09R. Hintz · Missed · xG 0.08J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.08M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.08J. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.07R. Faksa · Missed · xG 0.07R. Hintz · On goal · xG 0.06T. Dellandrea · Missed · xG 0.06J. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.06D. Gurianov · On goal · xG 0.05M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.05R. Faksa · Missed · xG 0.05J. Pavelski · Missed · xG 0.05M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.04A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.04R. Hintz · On goal · xG 0.04M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.04J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.02M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.02M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.01J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.01M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.01T. Dellandrea · On goal · xG 0.01M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.00J. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.00M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.00
DAL1 G · 2.1 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TBLvsDAL
1.92 G
All situations
1 G2.1
1.51 G
Even strength
0 G1.1
0.41 G
Power play
1 G1.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TBL46%54%DAL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.87 – 2.08

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

TBLvsDAL
26
Shots on goal
17
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/3
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
19
Hits
26
15
Blocked shots
16
10
Giveaways
11
6
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
77V. HedmanD011050.29030—26:05
81E. CernakD000+130.07122—23:56
98M. SergachevD000+120.19212—20:36
44J. RuttaD000000.04120—20:33
17A. KillornL000010.03002—19:37
71A. CirelliC000020.070006419:20
21B. PointC000000.000007517:05
91S. StamkosC101030.353006716:30
18O. PalatL011020.04110—16:14
19B. GoodrowC000+120.052206315:20
37Y. GourdeC101+110.091202914:52
5A. BorgmanD000000.02110—14:13
20B. ColemanL000+100.1030210014:05
9T. JohnsonC000030.380002013:55
52C. FooteD000000.00210—11:52
14P. MaroonL000000.00100—09:49
92A. VolkovR000010.07100—09:35
7M. JosephR000010.090003309:24
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
88A. Vasilevskiy(W)17161.9412.08+1.0860:00

Season series

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).