Thursday, January 29, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, DAL–VGK
- 3.4–2.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 43.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 27–21
- DAL–VGK
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Stars won 5-4 in a shootout and earned it, out-chancing the Golden Knights 3.4 to 2.5 in expected goals. Matt Duchene has scored in 3 straight games. Mavrik Bourque had two goals.
- Matt DucheneStreak
Matt Duchene has scored in 3 straight games. He has 8 goals this season. He played 17:26 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Stars in a shootout.
- Mavrik BourqueTwo goals
Mavrik Bourque had two goals. That was his tenth goal of the season. He played 17:09 and had four shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Stars in a shootout.
- Adam ErnePhysical
Adam Erne finished 7 checks. He has 4 points in 21 games this season. He played 10:43 and had no shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Stars in a shootout.
- Ivan BarbashevDrought over
Ivan Barbashev scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his 13th goal of the season. The Golden Knights lost 5-4 to the Stars in a shootout.
- Thomas HarleyShot blocker
Thomas Harley blocked 6 shots. He has 20 points in 42 games this season. He played 26:12 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Stars in a shootout.
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
8 goals from 80 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 | 26:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Thomas Harley D | 26:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 6 | 72 |
| Esa Lindell D | 23:51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.34 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| Mikko Rantanen R | 22:11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 20:39 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.35 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| Nils Lundkvist D | 19:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 77 |
| Jason Robertson L | 18:48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.54 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Matt Duchene C | 17:26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 17:09 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.47 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Sam Steel C | 16:15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| Roope Hintz C | 15:20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.28 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 5 | 0 | 63 |
| Alexander Petrovic D | 13:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| Jamie Benn L | 13:00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.36 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Kyle Capobianco D | 12:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Radek Faksa C | 12:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Oskar Bäck C | 12:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Adam Erne L | 10:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Theodore D | 26:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 23:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Jack Eichel C | 22:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 22:44 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.19 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Mitch Marner R | 21:23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Mark Stone R | 20:09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 18:58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.46 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 18:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Hutton D | 15:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 15:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 14:38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.27 | 5 | 2 | 47 |
| Reilly Smith R | 14:24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Alexander Holtz R | 13:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 13:04 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Tanner Laczynski C | 9:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Cole Reinhardt L | 9:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute