St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars: game preview

Meeting number 168

Across 167 completed games, St. Louis lead the head-to-head 83-63-20.

Dallas out-attempted St. Louis 247 to 245

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

Dallas have created the better 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.

Every team’s xG →

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

Jimmy Snuggerud has 7 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

Forwards to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

77Connor McMichael31231.00

83Mason McTavish32020.67

15Dalibor Dvorsky32020.67

14Jamie Benn31120.67

96Mikko Rantanen31120.67

21Jason Robertson31120.67

Points leaders →

Defencemen to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

6Philip Broberg30220.67

55Colton Parayko30110.33

4Theo Lindstein30110.33

4Miro Heiskanen32020.67

57Tyler Myers30000.00

23Esa Lindell30000.00

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In the last meetings

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PlayerGPGAPSOG

21Jimmy Snuggerud534711

21Jason Robertson524615

95Matt Duchene44157

25Jordan Kyrou422414

89Pavel Buchnevich52247

53Wyatt Johnston513415

24Roope Hintz513410

4Miro Heiskanen50446

10Brayden Schenn42138

15Dalibor Dvorsky42137

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Jordan Binnington has been the difference

Jordan Binnington faced 90 shots across 4 appearances against Dallas and conceded 13, a .856 save percentage against a season figure of .833. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

St. Louis

Expected starter after their game on 10 Dec: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Dallas

Expected starter after their game on 9 Dec: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Scoring rates point to about 5.9 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

2 Oct4 · STL 4–0 DAL

4 Feb 20269 · STL 4–5 DAL

27 Jan 20267 · DAL 4–3 STL

23 Jan 20265 · STL 2–3 DAL

18 Oct 20254 · DAL 1–3 STL

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

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

St. Louis2.333.332.823.15

Dallas2.002.003.402.76

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 suggest5.9Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings5.8Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

8 on the injury lists

Saturday 12 December · the full slate

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