Dallas Stars
2026-27 · Central Division · Western Conference
The Dallas Stars have not played a regular-season game in 2026-27 yet.
Next up: home to the St. Louis Blues on Fri, Oct 2.
Over the last 3 games, the top line has been Robertson – Duchene – Bourque and the top pair Heiskanen – Harley. PP1 is Duchene, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 47.5% of shot attempts (27th in the NHL) and 52.1% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 170-138.
Jake Oettinger has started 54 of 82 games with a .899 save percentage; DeSmith has 28 starts.
6 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 3 games of shift data. Times are together per game.
Stars line combinations tool →Next game: Jake Oettinger● Confirmed
- Jake Oettinger54 GS · .899 SV%
- Casey DeSmith28 GS · .907 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | 4 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Casey DeSmith | 4 | 1.2 | 0 |
Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Oct 8, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Fri, Oct 2 · STL @ DAL
Edge: DAL +3.5 ptsFirst game · 881 km travel
First game
DAL has the schedule edge (+3.5 pts net win probability): stl backup likely (83%), backup likely (83%).
Sat, Oct 3 · DAL @ NSH
Edge: NSH +12.4 ptsBack-to-back · 992 km travel
1 day rest
NSH has the schedule edge (+12.4 pts net win probability): dal on a b2b, dal backup likely (74%), b2b vs rested nsh, backup likely (74%).
Mon, Oct 5 · SJS @ DAL
No schedule edge1 day rest · 2,331 km travel · +2 h
1 day rest · 992 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: SJS (1 day rest) at DAL (1 day rest).
for Stars's next games, as win-probability edges.
No Stars skater is rising right now: nobody's role or production has jumped over his last 5 games.
Next: vs St. Louis Blues, Fri, Oct 2, 9:00 PM ET
No completed games this season yet.
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Robertson L | 82 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 20:15 | 3:51 | 51.2% |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 82 | 45 | 41 | 86 | 20:07 | 3:30 | 45.5% |
| Mikko Rantanen R | 64 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 20:11 | 3:54 | 45.3% |
| Miro Heiskanen D | 77 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 25:28 | 3:26 | 49.7% |
| Matt Duchene C | 57 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 16:31 | 2:18 | 45.2% |
| Roope Hintz L | 53 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 17:20 | 3:04 | 50.1% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Central Division
- PP1Matt Duchene – Mikko Rantanen – Jason Robertson – Miro Heiskanen – Wyatt Johnston3:13
69 PP goals in 391:46 of man-advantage time (2nd in GF/60).
- Matt DucheneCInjured ReserveLower Body · Duchene landed on injured reserve Wednesday and is now facing a lengthier absence to begin the regular season. The 35-year-old has been dealing with a lower-body injury since the start of training camp, and
- Harrison ScottCInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Luke KrysDInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Cameron HughesCInjured ReserveUpper Body · ir-nr
- Tristan BertucciDInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Jaxon FuderCInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
Where the offence comes from
Share of Stars 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 162.1 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.283 · 19th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%52.1% · 7th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%47.5% · 27th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2025-26)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Stars rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Stars news
- Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Defending road crease FridayCBS Sports
- Bruins' Morgan Geekie Makes Best NHL Players List After Big YearYahoo Sports
- When is Charlie McAvoy Coming Back? Why Bruins' Star is Suspended and Return Timelineheavy.com
- Morgan Geekie Game Log - NHLFOX Sports
- Bruins' Connor Clifton was looking for more playing time when he re-signed. He got it in the opener.The Boston Globe
- Back in Boston, Connor Clifton is already at home in Marco Sturm's D corpsBoston.com
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