Dallas Stars
2026-27: 1-2-0 · 2 pts · 25th in the NHL · 6th in the Central · L10 1-2-0 · W1
2025-26: 50-20-12 · 112 pts · 3rd in the NHL · 2nd in the Central
at Buffalo · 7:00 PM ETPrices after the game-day snapshotExpected in goal: Jake Oettinger 55%Game preview →Dallas are 1-2-0 after 3 games of 2026-27, 6th in the Central. Last season they finished 3rd in the league with 112 points.
6th in the Central after 3 games
League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.
League rank through the season
See all: League rank through the season →2026-27 · 25th in the league · 1-2-0 · 2 pts
StandingsBehind their goal difference
Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.
Expected vs actual points
See all: Expected vs actual points →Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 6 goals for and 6 against in 3 games. Last season: 112 points against 108.6. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.
MethodClose games
Splits
Four of the next six on the road
Next six
See all: Next six →Buffalo Sabres109 pts · 4th10 Oct@
Pittsburgh Penguins98 pts · 10th13 Octvs
Colorado Avalanche121 pts · 1st14 Oct@Colorado Avalanche121 pts · 1st17 Oct@
Chicago Blackhawks72 pts · 31st20 Octvs
Boston Bruins100 pts · 8thDifficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.
Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 51.8% of the time. 5 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.
Full scheduleLast results
See all: Last results →
San Jose5–026–13W3 Oct@
Nashville1–230–26L2 Octvs
St. Louis0–425–24LScores Jamie Benn leads with 2 points in 3 games
2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.
Moves since July
See all: Moves since July →2026-27 roster
See all: 2026-27 roster →Projected cap hit $105.4M against a $104M ceiling
Cap hit against the ceiling
Biggest cap hits
See all: Biggest cap hits →Out of contract in summer 2027
See all: Out of contract in summer 2027 →As of 2 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.
Who dressed against San Jose on 5 Oct
Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.
Changes from 3 Oct: in Joel Kiviranta; out Colin Blackwell.
Forwards · by ice time
Defence · by ice time
Goalies · by ice time
Did not dress
On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.
A 28th power play and a 17th penalty kill
Small sample after 3 games. Last season: power play 28.6%, penalty kill 80.3%.
2026-27
Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.
Dallas attempt more from the slot than anywhere else
Every Dallas attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (3 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best).
Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.
Team xG tableBy zone
190 att · 81 on goal · 6 G
By shot type
Dallas Stars rank 28th for 22+ mph bursts and 10th for shot-attempt differential
How fast Dallas Stars skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.
Fastest skaters
- 22.36Roope HintzvsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 00:13
- 21.54Joel KivirantavsSJS5 Oct · 1st 02:37
- 21.51Nils LundkvistvsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 04:49
- 21.40Justin HryckowianvsSJS5 Oct · 3rd 16:52
- 21.32Mikko RantanenvsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 13:42
- 21.14Lian BichselvsSJS5 Oct · 2nd 19:04
- 21.13Sam Steel@NSH3 Oct · 1st 03:08
- 20.85Arttu HyryvsSTL2 Oct · 1st 15:40
Each Dallas Stars skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.
Hardest shots
- 95.23Arttu HyryvsSTL2 Oct · 1st 10:22
- 86.91Mikko RantanenvsSJS5 Oct · 2nd 11:14
- 86.89Tyler MyersvsSJS5 Oct · 1st 02:46
- 85.77Justin Hryckowian@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 02:36
- 83.92Nils LundkvistvsSJS5 Oct · 1st 08:01
- 83.60Thomas Harley@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 18:14
- 82.68Roope Hintz@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 10:17
- 81.35Wyatt JohnstonvsSTL2 Oct · 1st 09:42
Each Dallas Stars skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.
Territory
Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.
Jake Oettinger has started 2 of 3
Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.
2026-27
2025-26
Four on the injury list
Injury report
See all: Injury report →Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET
InjuriesTransactions
See all: Transactions →Assigned D Cameron Bertucci to Texas (AHL).
Placed F Matt Duchene on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Sept. 29. Recalled Fs Arttu Hyry and Colin Blackwell from Texas (AHL).
Signed G Casey DeSmith to a two-year contract.
Placed RW Colin Blackwell on waivers.
Waived G Remi Poirier.
Loaned Ds Trey Taylor and Kyle Burroughs and F Matthew Seminoff to Texas (AHL).
Loaned D Jack Anderson, Fs Dylan Hryckowian, Artem Shlaine and Emil Hemming and G Arno Tiefensee to Texas (AHL).
2026 draft class
See all: 2026 draft class →Priced at 78% to make the playoffs
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Make the playoffs: market vs last season
A 115-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 96%; the market sits 19 points lower.
Season points: the market's ladder
2 points from 3 games so far. A points pace is shown from game 10.
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Colorado is the most-played rivalry: 167 meetings
Dallas against every Central rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.
Minnesota Wild
Winnipeg Jets
Utah Mammoth19 playoff trips and a Stanley Cup in 30 seasons
Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.
The last 30 seasons
Points leaders since 1990-91
Regular season, with this franchise only.
Retired numbers
Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.
Top picks since 1980
The 6 highest first-round picks of 38 since 1980.
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct