Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Expected goals, DAL–WSH
- 3.7–1.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- WSH share of xG
- 34.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 36–24
- DAL–WSH
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Stars won 4-1 and earned it, out-chancing the Capitals 3.6 to 2.0 in expected goals. Roope Hintz had 15 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Radek Faksa scored for the first time in 39 games.
- Roope HintzVolume
Roope Hintz had 15 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Twelve reached the net and one went in. His average this season was 3.7. His 2.0 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. It finished 4-1 for the Stars.
- Radek FaksaDrought over
Radek Faksa scored for the first time in 39 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 10:47 and had three shots on goal. The Stars beat the Capitals 4-1.
- Wyatt JohnstonStreak
Wyatt Johnston has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 24th goal of the season. He played 21:49 and had five shots on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Stars.
- Ryan LeonardIce time
Ryan Leonard played 22:07, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 25 points in 37 games this season. The Capitals lost 4-1 to the Stars.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
5 goals from 83 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Dallas Stars
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miro Heiskanen D | 28:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.91 | 1 | 3 | 52 |
| Esa Lindell D | 26:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 67 |
| Thomas Harley D | 22:11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 21:49 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.61 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| Mikko Rantanen R | 20:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Sam Steel C | 18:16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| Jason Robertson L | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Roope Hintz C | 17:13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.96 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Nils Lundkvist D | 15:36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 72 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | 15:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 14:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Matt Duchene C | 13:40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Colin Blackwell C | 11:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Radek Faksa C | 10:47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 10:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Oskar Bäck C | 10:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Kyle Capobianco D | 10:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Nathan Bastian R | 8:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
Washington Capitals
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson D | 27:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 24:30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.27 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Ryan Leonard R | 22:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Matt Roy D | 21:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 34 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 21:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| Dylan Strome C | 20:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Connor McMichael C | 20:40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Justin Sourdif R | 19:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | 19:43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Martin Fehérváry D | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| Anthony Beauvillier L | 17:45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Ethen Frank C | 13:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Nic Dowd C | 12:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| Brandon Duhaime R | 8:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Sonny Milano L | 7:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 6:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Dylan McIlrath D | 6:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 93 |
| Brett Leason R | 5:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
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