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Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers: game preview

DallasStars2026-27: 1-2-0 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 50-20-12 · 112 pts · 3rdat

EdmontonOilers2026-27: 2-0-1 · 5 pts · 2025-26: 41-30-11 · 93 pts · 14th

Puck drop20 Mar · 3:30 PM ET

VenueRogers Place

All-time meetings159 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Nineteen points apart last season

Dallas finished last season 3rd in the league on 112 points. Edmonton finished 14th on 93.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 160

Across 159 completed games, Dallas lead the head-to-head 107-37-15.

All-time record107-37-15Dallas's record in the series

Meetings played159This is number 160

2025-26 series—

Last 53-2Dallas

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

12 Mar 2026EDM 2 – DAL 7——DAL

25 Nov 2025DAL 8 – EDM 3——DAL

4 Nov 2025EDM 3 – DAL 4 SO——DAL

29 May 2025EDM 6 – DAL 3——EDM

27 May 2025DAL 1 – EDM 4——EDM

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateDallasEdmonton

4 Nov 20257-3-3 · 17 pts10th6-5-4 · 16 pts15th

25 Nov 202514-5-4 · 32 pts2nd10-10-5 · 25 pts23rd

12 Mar 202641-14-10 · 92 pts2nd32-26-8 · 72 pts19th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 4 Nov 2025, Dallas were 10th in the league and Edmonton 15th. By 12 Mar 2026 it was 2nd and 19th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Dallas out-attempted Edmonton 162 to 152

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Dallas Stars

162 att · 84 on goal · 18 G · 21.4%

Crease25 att · 7 G

Slot68 att · 8 G

Wing38 att · 3 G

Point29 att · 0 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

Edmonton Oilers

152 att · 83 on goal · 8 G · 9.6%

Crease16 att · 1 G

Slot36 att · 4 G

Wing60 att · 2 G

Point34 att · 1 G

Neutral zone6 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Dallas and Edmonton are level on chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

DallasEdmonton

3.08xG for per game3.31

2.44xG against per game2.10

55.8%xG share61.2%

−3.2FinishingGoals minus expected goals+7.1

+1.3GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−7.7

This season: 3 games for Dallas, 3 for Edmonton. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Dallas

Small sample

Power play · 2026-270.0%

Power play · 2025-2628.6% · 2nd

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2777.8%

Penalty kill · 2025-2680.3% · 13th

Faceoffs · 2026-2755.1% · 86/156

Drawn · 2026-278 (2.67/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-279 (3.00/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Edmonton

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2725.0%

Power play · 2025-2630.6% · 1st

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2757.1%

Penalty kill · 2025-2677.8% · 20th

Faceoffs · 2026-2751.7% · 91/176

Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-277 (2.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Dallas

Expected starter after their game on 17 Mar: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Edmonton

Expected starter after their game on 18 Mar: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Dallas crease

DAL · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 17 Mar

Jake Oettinger.9432 GP · 1-1-0 · GSAx +2.0

Casey DeSmith.9231 GP · 0-1-0 · GSAx +0.4

No appearances against Edmonton in the last meetings.

Edmonton crease

EDM · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 17 Mar

Devon Levi.8102 GP · 2-0-0 · GSAx −3.6

Tristan Jarry.7391 GP · 0-0-1 · GSAx −4.1

No appearances against Dallas in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.5 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

12 Mar 20269 · EDM 2–7 DAL

25 Nov 202511 · DAL 8–3 EDM

4 Nov 20257 · EDM 3–4 DAL

29 May 20259 · EDM 6–3 DAL

27 May 20255 · DAL 1–4 EDM

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Dallas2.002.003.402.76

Edmonton5.674.673.443.28

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.5Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings8.2Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

13 on the injury lists

Dallas · injuries

Cameron HughesUpper BodyIRReturn10 Oct

Harrison ScottUndisclosedIRReturn8 Oct

Luke KrysUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Matt DucheneLower BodyIRReturn25 Oct

Edmonton · injuries

Alec RegulaUndisclosedIRReturn24 Oct

Atro LeppanenUndisclosedIRReturn17 Oct

Frederik AndersenKneeIRReturn30 Dec

James StefanUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Jason DickinsonFootIRReturn7 Oct

Matt SavoieLower BodyIRReturn24 Nov

Mattias JanmarkUndisclosedIRReturn15 Oct

Ryan Nugent-HopkinsLower BodyIRReturn13 Oct

Zach HymanUndisclosedOutReturn17 Oct

Latest moves

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5 Oct · DAL

Assigned D Cameron Bertucci to Texas (AHL).

1 Oct · DAL

Placed F Matt Duchene on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Sept. 29. Recalled Fs Arttu Hyry and Colin Blackwell from Texas (AHL).

30 Sep · DAL

Signed G Casey DeSmith to a two-year contract.

1 Oct · EDM

Placed F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve. Placed D Alec Regula on long-term injured reserve. Recalled F Josh Samanski under emergency conditions.

27 Sep · EDM

Placed G Matt Tomkins on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield (AHL).

25 Sep · EDM

Loaned D Tomas Cibulka, Fs Connor Clattenburg, Quinn Hutson, Viljami Marjala, William Nicholl and Aku Raty and G Connor Ungar to Bakersfield (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield Ds Josh Brown and Riley Stillman and F Eduards Tralmaks.

Injury report

Dallas · 2026 draft

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#59Jakub VanecekRound 2 · Tri-cityD

#155Ryan BrownRound 5 · LondonLW

#187Anton Emil Wilde LarsenRound 6 · FrederikshavnG

#197Jasper KuhtaRound 7 · OttawaC

Full draft

Edmonton · 2026 draft

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#58Rudolfs BerzkalnsRound 2 · MuskegonC

#84Malcom GastrinRound 3 · Modo Jr.LW

#133Andrew RobinsonRound 5 · WindsorD

#180Caden HarveyRound 6 · WindsorC

Full draft

Saturday 20 March · the full slate

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Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers: game preview

Nineteen points apart last season

Meeting number 160

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Dallas out-attempted Edmonton 162 to 152

Dallas Stars

Edmonton Oilers

Dallas and Edmonton are level on chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Dallas

Edmonton

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

Dallas crease

Edmonton crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.5 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

13 on the injury lists

Dallas · injuries

Edmonton · injuries

Latest moves

Dallas · 2026 draft

Edmonton · 2026 draft

Saturday 20 March · the full slate