DAL 3–4 CHI Final / SO · L
Stars/Schedule/Recap Sat, Dec 27, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Dallas Stars
DAL · 25-7-7
3–4
Final / SOL
Chicago Blackhawks
CHI · 14-17-6
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT DAL 11115113020331 CHI 11119111021433 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Stars trail the season series 0–1
DAL 25-7-7 · CHI 14-17-6 · First meeting this season — the Stars trail the season series 0–1

Stars fell to the Blackhawks

The Stars created the better chances (5.0 to 2.5 expected goals) — and lost it in a shootout. Arvid Soderblom stopped 2.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Stars created the better chances: 5.0 expected goals to 2.5, on 31 and 33 shots on goal.

DAL 5.0 xG · 31 shots CHI 2.5 xG · 33 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 0.9 · 0.4
2nd 1.2 · 1.0
3rd · the swing 2.4 · 1.0
OT 0.6 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Stars win 82.
DAL 82%CHI 18%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 6 penalties
← Stars shoot this way Blackhawks shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
03:20 Tyler Bertuzzi
Alex Vlasic, Landon Slaggert · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
0–1
PEN
08:20 Oliver Moore· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
11:31 Nils Lundkvist
Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
1–1
2nd period
PEN
05:26 Connor Murphy· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
10:37 Jason Dickinson
Artyom Levshunov · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
1–2
4
11:32 Justin Hryckowian
Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen · snap shot, a great chance (32%)
2–2
PEN
17:56 Kyle Capobianco· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:19 Arvid Soderblom· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
05:23 Wyatt Kaiser· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:11 Jamie Benn· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
11:18 Mikko Rantanen
Wyatt Johnston, Sam Steel · snap shot, a good chance (17%)
3–2
6
12:25 Tyler Bertuzzi
Connor Murphy, Alex Vlasic · snap shot, a great chance (30%)
3–3
Shootout
1 Jason Robertson Miss
2 Teuvo Teravainen Save
3 Mikko Rantanen Miss
4 Ryan Donato Goal
5 Matt Duchene Goal
6 Andre Burakovsky Save
7 Wyatt Johnston Save
8 Nick Lardis Goal
Goaltending
−0.5
vs expected
30/33 saves · 3 GA · 2.5 xGA Allowed 0.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+2.0
vs expected
28/31 saves · 3 GA · 5.0 xGA Stopped 2.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DALCHI
Shots on goal
31
33
Expected goals
5.0
2.5
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
57%
43%
Power play
0/4
0/2
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Stars went 0-for-4 on the power play and killed all 2 Blackhawks power plays.