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1. Team and season Dallas Stars · 2026–27 · Last 10 team games
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Together vs. apart

Dallas Stars

Mikko Rantanen · Sam Steel · Wyatt Johnston

Last 10 team games · 2026–27
8 / 8 games covered659 / 659 attempts in scope
Coverage and sample definitions

Regulation five-on-five with three forwards, two defensemen and a goalie per side. 22 attempts in other formations fall outside these samples.

Apart means that player was on the ice without the full selected group. Other selected players may still be present. Each apart sample is separate and may overlap another player's sample.

Power-play, overtime and other formations are accounted for separately in the player goal breakdowns.

Time together38:236 games
xG share74.9%Selected group together
Goals for / against2 / 0Attributed five-on-five
Attempt share53.7%36 for / 31 against

Together vs. apart

Blue is the full group together. Gray shows each player's separate apart sample. Read the ice time alongside each result.

Expected goals share

Scale: 0–100%. Higher means a larger share of chances.

Selected group together · 38:23 observed74.88%

1.91 for / 0.64 against (attributed xG)

Mikko Rantanen apart · 79:36 observed37.78%

2.79 for / 4.59 against (attributed xG)

Sam Steel apart · 63:59 observed45.74%

2.24 for / 2.66 against (attributed xG)

Wyatt Johnston apart · 45:01 observed33.33%

1.48 for / 2.96 against (attributed xG)

Shot-attempt share

Scale: 0–100%. Higher means a larger share of chances.

Selected group together · 38:23 observed53.73%

36 for / 31 against (attributed attempts)

Mikko Rantanen apart · 79:36 observed47.71%

73 for / 80 against (attributed attempts)

Sam Steel apart · 63:59 observed52.07%

63 for / 58 against (attributed attempts)

Wyatt Johnston apart · 45:01 observed45.45%

40 for / 48 against (attributed attempts)

Scoring rates and shared ice time

Expected goals for / 60

Higher means more expected goals created per 60 observed minutes.

Selected group together · 38:23 observed2.98
Mikko Rantanen apart · 79:36 observed2.10
Sam Steel apart · 63:59 observed2.10
Wyatt Johnston apart · 45:01 observed1.97

Expected goals against / 60

Lower means fewer expected goals allowed per 60 observed minutes.

Selected group together · 38:23 observed1.00
Mikko Rantanen apart · 79:36 observed3.46
Sam Steel apart · 63:59 observed2.49
Wyatt Johnston apart · 45:01 observed3.94

Observed ice time

Minutes in each separate sample.

Selected group together · 38:23 observed38.38 min
Mikko Rantanen apart · 79:36 observed79.60 min
Sam Steel apart · 63:59 observed63.98 min
Wyatt Johnston apart · 45:01 observed45.02 min
All metrics and per-60 rates by sample

Selected group together

38:23 observed · 6 games

Attempts for / against
36 / 31
Shots on goal for / against
17 / 8
Goals for / against
2 / 0
xG for / against
1.91 / 0.64
Per-60 rates
Attempts for / against
56.3 / 48.5
Shots for / against
26.6 / 12.5
Goals for / against
3.13 / 0.00
xG for / against
2.98 / 1.00

Mikko Rantanen apart

79:36 observed · 8 games

Attempts for / against
73 / 80
Shots on goal for / against
25 / 41
Goals for / against
6 / 4
xG for / against
2.79 / 4.59
Per-60 rates
Attempts for / against
55.0 / 60.3
Shots for / against
18.8 / 30.9
Goals for / against
4.52 / 3.02
xG for / against
2.10 / 3.46

Sam Steel apart

63:59 observed · 8 games

Attempts for / against
63 / 58
Shots on goal for / against
21 / 26
Goals for / against
2 / 1
xG for / against
2.24 / 2.66
Per-60 rates
Attempts for / against
59.1 / 54.4
Shots for / against
19.7 / 24.4
Goals for / against
1.88 / 0.94
xG for / against
2.10 / 2.49

Wyatt Johnston apart

45:01 observed · 6 games

Attempts for / against
40 / 48
Shots on goal for / against
16 / 22
Goals for / against
2 / 2
xG for / against
1.48 / 2.96
Per-60 rates
Attempts for / against
53.3 / 64.0
Shots for / against
21.3 / 29.3
Goals for / against
2.67 / 2.67
xG for / against
1.97 / 3.94

Individual production

Personal contributions during the same observed together/apart samples, excluding ambiguous events. These are not full-season player totals.

Mikko Rantanen

Together

38:23 observed · 6 games

Goals
2
Primary assists
0
Secondary assists
0
Points
2
Shots on goal
5
Shot attempts
6
Individual xG
0.38
Shooting percentage
40.0%
Apart

79:36 observed · 8 games

Goals
0
Primary assists
3
Secondary assists
1
Points
4
Shots on goal
3
Shot attempts
10
Individual xG
0.37
Shooting percentage
0.0%

Sam Steel

Together

38:23 observed · 6 games

Goals
0
Primary assists
1
Secondary assists
0
Points
1
Shots on goal
2
Shot attempts
6
Individual xG
0.47
Shooting percentage
0.0%
Apart

63:59 observed · 8 games

Goals
1
Primary assists
1
Secondary assists
0
Points
2
Shots on goal
5
Shot attempts
12
Individual xG
0.81
Shooting percentage
20.0%

Wyatt Johnston

Together

38:23 observed · 6 games

Goals
0
Primary assists
0
Secondary assists
1
Points
1
Shots on goal
4
Shot attempts
9
Individual xG
0.53
Shooting percentage
0.0%
Apart

45:01 observed · 6 games

Goals
0
Primary assists
0
Secondary assists
2
Points
2
Shots on goal
2
Shot attempts
6
Individual xG
0.29
Shooting percentage
0.0%

Shot maps

Goals, saved shots and misses while the full group was together. Each shooting team attacks right. Goals are solid circles; other attempts are hollow. Hover, tap or focus a dot for the shooter, distance and xG, or use the shot picker below each rink. Blocks and attempts without usable coordinates are omitted.

Chances for

Chances against

How to read these comparisons

Regular season, regulation five-on-five with both goalies present. Invalid or ambiguous shift intervals and events are excluded. Missing games are not replaced by older covered games. xG is available only when all eligible unblocked five-on-five attempts in every contributing game have current scores.

These are descriptive results. Opponents, deployment, other teammates and sample size affect the comparison. A difference does not establish that a combination caused better or worse play. “Apart” includes only this team's selected season and game window, including players who were later traded.

Charts use separate samples with different ice time. Samples under 10 minutes are flagged; rates can still be volatile with more time. No observed time produces unavailable rates. Missing xG is never treated as zero.