DAL 2–1 STL

Final · W

Stars/Schedule/Recap Mon, Sep 21, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Dallas Stars

DAL · 2-0-0

2–1

FinalW

St. Louis Blues

STL · 0-2-0

1ST2ND3RDT DAL 1801019227 STL 08013110131 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the Stars lead the season series 2–0

DAL 2-0-0 · STL 0-2-0 · Meeting 2 this season — the Stars lead the season series 2–0

Stars beat the Blues

The Stars earned it: 4.0 expected goals to 2.8, and a 2–1 win to show for it. Casey DeSmith stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starCasey DeSmith

DAL · G · #1 SV% .968 · 30 saves

Who had the better chances

The Stars created the better chances: 4.0 expected goals to 2.8, on 27 and 31 shots on goal.

DAL 4.0 xG · 27 shots STL 2.8 xG · 31 shots

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3

4

1st 1.2 · 0.7

2nd 1.4 · 1.5

3rd · the swing 1.4 · 0.6

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Stars win 67.

DAL 67%STL 33%

Goals and penalties

3 goals · 12 penalties

← Stars shoot this way Blues shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

01:27

Jack Anderson· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

PEN

01:27

Dylan Peterson· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

PEN

02:22

Robert Thomas· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

1

15:15

Thomas Harley

Jason Robertson · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

15:31

Justin Hryckowian· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

PEN

07:18

Kyle Burroughs· Boarding

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

07:18

Dylan Holloway· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

PEN

07:18

Kyle Burroughs· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

PEN

07:37

Roope Hintz· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

08:26

Nils Lundkvist· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

11:46

Oskar Sundqvist· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

16:00

Dillon Dube· High-sticking

Killed

2 min
Minor

3rd period

2

05:57

Nils Lundkvist GWG

Mikko Rantanen, Dylan Hryckowian · snap shot, a good chance (16%)

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

09:04

Colin Ralph· Delaying game puck over glass

Killed

2 min
Minor

3

15:22

Jonatan Berggren

Otto Stenberg · snap shot, a good chance (17%)

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Casey DeSmith

DAL · G · #1 SV% .968 · 30 savesSV% .968 ★ 2nd star

Thomas Harley

DAL · D · #55 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A ★ 3rd star

Nils Lundkvist

DAL · D · #5 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Casey DeSmith

DAL

+1.7

vs expected

30/31 saves · 1 GA · 2.7 xGA Stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Joel Hofer

STL

+1.2

vs expected

17/18 saves · 1 GA · 2.2 xGA Stopped 1.2 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Team DALSTL

Shots on goal

27

31

Expected goals

4.0

2.8

Hits

19

22

Blocks

8

17

Faceoffs

59%

41%

Power play

0/4

0/3

Penalty minutes

18

18

The Stars went 0-for-4 on the power play and killed all 3 Blues power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
53W. JohnstonW. JohnstonC	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	20:18	22	89%	0	4	0	1.1
49Justin HryckowianJ. HryckowianC	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	2	19:48	27	67%	0	1	0	0.2
96Mikko RantanenM. RantanenRW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	19:33	24	—	0	1	1	0.2
21Jason RobertsonJ. RobertsonLW	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	18:30	20	—	0	2	0	0.4
24Roope HintzR. HintzC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	17:21	21	68%	0	2	0	0.4
39E. HemmingE. HemmingRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15:42	17	—	0	1	0	0.2
67A. ShlaineA. ShlaineC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	13:57	17	40%	0	0	0	0.2
43M. SeminoffM. SeminoffRW	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	13:56	19	—	0	2	0	0.1
46Dylan HryckowianD. HryckowianRW	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	13:52	21	—	0	0	0	0.5
54E. RickwoodE. RickwoodC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:13	17	43%	0	0	0	0.0
60A. MartinoA. MartinoLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:02	13	—	0	0	0	0.2
34C. HughesC. HughesC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00:22	1	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
55Thomas HarleyT. HarleyD	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	3	23:57	24	—	0	0	0	0.2
5Nils LundkvistN. LundkvistD	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	19:53	25	—	0	4	0	0.3
27T. TaylorT. TaylorD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	19:44	25	—	0	2	0	0.0
44A. MinnetianA. MinnetianD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18:03	20	—	0	5	1	0.2
40Jack AndersonJ. AndersonD	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	2	15:43	19	—	0	1	0	0.0
28Kyle BurroughsK. BurroughsD	0	0	0	0	7	1	3	3	15:06	21	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
1Casey DeSmithC. DeSmithG	30	31	1	.968	21/22	6/6	3/3	60:00		+1.7

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
18Robert ThomasR. ThomasC	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	22:10	20	33%	0	5	1	0.0
21J. SnuggerudJ. SnuggerudRW	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	19:48	20	—	0	1	0	0.5
81Dylan HollowayD. HollowayLW	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	1	16:53	18	—	0	0	1	0.4
83M. McTavishM. McTavishC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14:48	18	58%	0	0	0	0.2
41A. KaskimakiA. KaskimakiC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	2	0	14:41	21	—	0	2	0	0.3
29Jonatan BerggrenJ. BerggrenRW	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	14:40	17	—	0	2	0	0.6
65Dillon DubeD. DubeC	0	0	0	−1	2	0	1	0	14:09	20	67%	0	0	0	0.1
32Dylan PetersonD. PetersonC	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	12:21	15	—	0	1	0	0.1
70Oskar SundqvistO. SundqvistC	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	12:03	20	50%	0	0	0	0.0
28Otto StenbergO. StenbergC	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	12:01	18	—	0	0	2	0.1
52Z. DeanZ. DeanC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	2	0	11:53	16	40%	0	2	1	0.0
26N. WalkerN. WalkerLW	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	11:49	17	—	0	1	0	0.2

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
6P. BrobergP. BrobergD	0	0	0	−2	0	3	0	1	27:09	26	—	0	1	0	0.1
23L. MaillouxL. MaillouxD	0	0	0	−2	0	3	1	0	22:46	27	—	0	0	0	0.1
36A. JiricekA. JiricekD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	21:01	24	—	0	1	0	0.0
42Q. BurnsQ. BurnsD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	16:34	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
48A. KoromyslovA. KoromyslovD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	15:18	20	—	0	1	0	0.1
51Colin RalphC. RalphD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	13:21	19	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Joel HoferJ. HoferG	17	18	1	.944	11/12	6/6	0/0	40:00		+1.2
35Georgii RomanovG. RomanovG	8	9	1	.889	7/8	1/1	0/0	18:35		0.0

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