Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars — February 28, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Nashville Predators pushed the Dallas Stars to the limit before falling 3-2 in overtime on February 28, 2026. Wyatt Johnston generated the most offense at even strength with 1.67 ixG on 3 shots. DAL had the better of the chances at even strength, putting up 6.78 xG against 2.40 while holding 58.1% of shot attempts. NSH outshot DAL 27-25.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars progressed on Feb 28, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

NSH2 - 3DAL (OT)

Feb 28, 2026 · Regular Season

Strength:

Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
DAL	P1	13	15	46.4	11	13	45.8	6	11	35.3	10	8	55.6	5	2	71.4	3.34	2.39	58.2	0	2	0.0
	P2	20	11	64.5	14	7	66.7	8	4	66.7	12	7	63.2	5	1	83.3	2.57	0.93	73.5	1	0	100.0
	P3	22	20	52.4	13	13	50.0	10	11	47.6	17	14	54.8	5	1	83.3	2.75	2.19	55.6	1	0	100.0
	OT	3	2	60.0	2	2	50.0	1	1	50.0	3	2	60.0	1	0	100.0	0.97	0.33	74.6	1	0	100.0
	Total	58	48	54.7	40	35	53.3	25	27	48.1	42	31	57.5	16	4	80.0	9.62	5.84	62.2	3	2	60.0
NSH	P1	15	13	53.6	13	11	54.2	11	6	64.7	8	10	44.4	2	5	28.6	2.39	3.34	41.8	2	0	100.0
	P2	11	20	35.5	7	14	33.3	4	8	33.3	7	12	36.8	1	5	16.7	0.93	2.57	26.5	0	1	0.0
	P3	20	22	47.6	13	13	50.0	11	10	52.4	14	17	45.2	1	5	16.7	2.19	2.75	44.4	0	1	0.0
	OT	2	3	40.0	2	2	50.0	1	1	50.0	2	3	40.0	0	1	0.0	0.33	0.97	25.4	0	1	0.0
	Total	48	58	45.3	35	40	46.7	27	25	51.9	31	42	42.5	4	16	20.0	5.84	9.62	37.8	2	3	40.0

Win Probability

DAL Favored

NSH Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

DAL

NSH

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NSH Attempts

DAL Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

NSH ShootDAL Shoot

Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (DAL) performed against every skater on the away team (NSH) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = DAL players, Columns = NSH players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the DAL player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

DAL ↓ / NSH →	O'Reilly	Stamkos	McCarron	Jost	Forsberg	Haula	L'Heureux	Bunting	Evangelista	Marchessault	Smith	Wood	Josi	Skjei	Hague	Perbix	Blankenburg	Wilsby
Johnston	65	56	88	33	80	67	50	50	63	100	78	40	55	69	85	75	60	0
Bourque	61	56	88	33	71	67	50	25	63	100	67	40	40	67	85	75	55	0
Duchene	57	67	83	100	60	67	100	50	60	67	100	100	82	90	63	71	50	33
Steel	44	44	86	67	54	69	50	75	67	45	67	100	67	82	57	67	57	33
Bäck	14	14	100	29	0	—	67	100	100	36	100	33	53	58	67	0	50	—
Blackwell	0	0	—	67	0	100	67	100	100	0	—	80	11	50	100	—	100	100
Hryckowian	33	0	100	50	63	83	75	75	—	60	100	67	40	83	100	80	75	100
Robertson	61	56	88	50	67	67	75	25	63	100	88	40	50	75	85	82	55	0
Benn	67	67	83	100	56	58	100	50	60	63	100	100	90	90	57	63	43	33
Erne	—	—	100	33	75	75	50	75	—	100	100	50	50	50	100	50	67	100
Bastian	100	100	100	14	33	67	57	80	100	67	100	0	89	57	50	29	33	—
Hyry	100	100	100	25	0	—	50	100	100	57	100	25	86	45	67	0	50	—
Heiskanen	40	38	100	0	13	75	100	50	61	14	100	0	29	64	69	60	50	25
Lindell	40	36	83	0	10	67	33	75	63	0	75	20	36	67	75	25	60	0
Harley	71	83	100	75	69	73	67	60	80	73	100	80	78	83	90	76	50	33
Lundkvist	100	100	78	43	58	62	50	63	67	60	75	67	77	63	86	58	40	0
Lyubushkin	50	0	80	38	75	67	55	71	50	88	60	50	75	57	57	50	56	100
Bichsel	50	0	88	50	75	67	70	75	33	89	80	50	80	69	75	50	60	50