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Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues: game preview

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

St. LouisBlues2026-27: 1-2-0 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 37-33-12 · 86 pts · 22nd

Puck drop27 Nov · 2:00 PM ET

VenueEnterprise Center

All-time meetings167 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Twenty-six points apart last season

Dallas finished last season 3rd in the league on 112 points. St. Louis finished 22nd on 86, and the 2025-26 season series went DAL 3-1-0.

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

Head-to-head

Meeting number 168

Across 167 completed games, Dallas lead the head-to-head 83-61-22.

All-time record83-61-22Dallas's record in the series

Meetings played167This is number 168

2025-26 seriesDAL 3-1-0

Last 53-2Dallas

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

2 OctSTL 4 – DAL 024–25STL 0/4 · DAL 0/3STL

4 Feb 2026STL 4 – DAL 518–28STL 1/4 · DAL 1/3DAL

27 Jan 2026DAL 4 – STL 324–26DAL 2/3 · STL 0/3DAL

23 Jan 2026STL 2 – DAL 322–19STL 1/3 · DAL 2/5DAL

18 Oct 2025DAL 1 – STL 319–22DAL 0/2 · STL 0/2STL

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The table on each meeting night

DateDallasSt. Louis

18 Oct 20253-2-0 · 6 pts16th3-2-0 · 6 pts13th

23 Jan 202629-14-9 · 67 pts4th19-24-8 · 46 pts31st

27 Jan 202629-14-9 · 67 pts6th19-24-9 · 47 pts31st

4 Feb 202629-14-9 · 67 pts6th19-24-9 · 47 pts31st

2 Oct0-1-0 · 0 pts30th1-0-0 · 2 pts9th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 18 Oct 2025, Dallas were 16th in the league and St. Louis 13th. By 2 Oct it was 30th and 9th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Dallas out-attempted St. Louis 247 to 245

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

Dallas Stars

247 att · 115 on goal · 13 G · 11.3%

Crease30 att · 3 G

Slot81 att · 4 G

Wing90 att · 5 G

Point39 att · 1 G

Neutral zone7 att · 0 G

St. Louis Blues

245 att · 112 on goal · 16 G · 14.3%

Crease9 att · 1 G

Slot103 att · 8 G

Wing95 att · 4 G

Point29 att · 1 G

Neutral zone9 att · 2 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

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.

DallasSt. Louis

3.08xG for per game2.69

2.44xG against per game3.33

55.8%xG share44.7%

−3.2FinishingGoals minus expected goals−1.1

+1.3GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−0.0

This season: 3 games for Dallas, 3 for St. Louis. 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 meetings5/16 · 31.3%

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 meetings16 (3.20/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-279 (3.00/gm)

PP goals · last meetings5

St. Louis

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2712.5%

Power play · 2025-2617.6% · 26th

Power play · last 5 meetings2/16 · 12.5%

Penalty kill · 2026-2790.0%

Penalty kill · 2025-2676.7% · 25th

Faceoffs · 2026-2744.6% · 83/186

Drawn · 2026-278 (2.67/gm)

Drawn · last meetings16 (3.20/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2710 (3.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings2

Skaters

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.

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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Jimmy Snuggerud vs Dallas · game by game

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DateVenueGAPSOGTOI

2 Octaway112418:59

4 Feb 2026away112118:11

27 Jan 2026home022220:32

23 Jan 2026away000015:36

18 Oct 2025home101415:34

Last 5 meetings7 P3 G, 4 A · 11 SOG

Next best6 PJason Robertson, DAL

2026-27 season2 P3 GP · 1 G

Blank vs DAL1 of 5

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Goaltending

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 →

Dallas

Expected starter after their game on 25 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

St. Louis

Expected starter after their game on 25 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Jake Oettinger

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DAL · 1-1-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 24 Nov

SV% · 2026-27.9432 GP · 1.01 GAA · 2025-26 .899

vs St. Louis.8815 app · 109 SA · 13 GA

GSAx · 2026-27+2.02 starts · most on the roster

vs STLVenueSAGASV%

2 Octhome222.909

4 Feb 2026home184.778

27 Jan 2026away263.885

23 Jan 2026home222.909

18 Oct 2025away212.905

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Casey DeSmith .923 (1 GP)

Full game log

Jordan Binnington

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STL · 0-1-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 24 Nov

SV% · 2026-27.8331 GP · 6.00 GAA · 2025-26 .873

vs Dallas.8564 app · 90 SA · 13 GA

GSAx · 2026-27−2.51 start

vs DALVenueSAGASV%

4 Feb 2026away285.821

27 Jan 2026home244.833

23 Jan 2026away193.842

18 Oct 2025home191.947

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Joel Hofer .955 (2 GP)

Full game log

Totals

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

Dallas2.002.003.402.76

St. Louis2.333.332.823.15

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

Team news

8 on the injury lists

Dallas · injuries

Cameron HughesUpper BodyIRReturn10 Oct

Harrison ScottUndisclosedIRReturn8 Oct

Luke KrysUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Matt DucheneLower BodyIRReturn25 Oct

St. Louis · injuries

Alexey ToropchenkoUpper BodyIRReturn14 Nov

Felix TrudeauUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Logan MaillouxHandIRReturn25 Nov

Tyler TuckerKneeIRReturn12 Nov

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.

5 Oct · STL

Placed LW Alexey Toropchenko on injured reserve.

27 Sep · STL

Placed G Georgii Romanov and D Calle Rosen on waivers. Claimed RD Justin Barron off waivers.

19 Sep · STL

Placed D Marc Andre Gaudet was placed on waivers.

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

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St. Louis · 2026 draft

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#11Tynan LawrenceRound 1 · Boston UniversityC

#16Maddox DagenaisRound 1 · QuebecC

#75Luke SchairerRound 3 · Usa U-18D

#107Landon NyczRound 4 · UmassD

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Friday 27 November · the full slate

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Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues: game preview

Twenty-six points apart last season

Meeting number 168

Last 5 meetings

The table on each meeting night

Dallas out-attempted St. Louis 247 to 245

Dallas Stars

St. Louis Blues

Dallas have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Dallas

St. Louis

Jimmy Snuggerud has 7 points in the last 5 meetings

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

In the last meetings

Jimmy Snuggerud vs Dallas · game by game

Jordan Binnington has been the difference

Jake Oettinger

Jordan Binnington

Scoring rates point to about 5.9 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

8 on the injury lists

Dallas · injuries

St. Louis · injuries

Latest moves

Dallas · 2026 draft

St. Louis · 2026 draft

Friday 27 November · the full slate