DAL
2–1
STL
Final / SO · W
Dallas Stars
DAL · 1-0-0
2–1
Final / SOW
St. Louis Blues
STL · 0-0-1
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DAL
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STL
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goals · shots on goal
Season opener for both teams
·First meeting this season — the Stars lead the season series 1–0
DAL 1-0-0 · STL 0-0-1 · First meeting this season — the Stars lead the season series 1–0
Stars beat the Blues
The Stars earned it: 3.1 expected goals to 2.4, and they won it in a shootout. Jordan Binnington stopped 2.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Stars created the better chances: 3.1 expected goals to 2.4, on 34 and 24 shots on goal.
DAL 3.1 xG · 34 shots
STL 2.4 xG · 24 shots
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1
2
3
1st
0.4 · 0.7
2nd
1.2 · 0.8
3rd
0.7 · 0.4
OT
0.8 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Jamie Benn · 2nd 00:18 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2
Tyler Tucker · 2nd 02:37 · 1–1 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Stars win 62.
DAL 62%STL 38%
Goals and penalties
2 goals · 0 penalties← Stars shoot this way
Blues shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Jamie Benn · 2nd 00:18 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2
Tyler Tucker · 2nd 02:37 · 1–1
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
1st period
No goals or penalties.
2nd period
3rd period
No goals or penalties.
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Stars
Goaltending
23/24 saves · 1 GA · 2.4 xGA
Stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
33/34 saves · 1 GA · 3.1 xGA
Stopped 2.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.
