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Early look · NHL 2026-27

Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview

Puck drop5 Mar · 7:00 PM ET
VenueXfinity Mobile Arena
All-time meetings49 completed
BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26
The thesis

Fourteen points apart last season

Dallas finished last season 3rd in the league on 112 points. Philadelphia finished 11th on 98.

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

Head-to-head

Meeting number 50

Across 49 completed games, Dallas lead the head-to-head 29-13-7.

All-time record29-13-7Dallas's record in the series
Meetings played49This is number 50
2025-26 series—
Last 53-2Dallas
DateResultShotsPower playWinner
29 Mar 2026DAL 1 – PHI 2 OT——PHI
15 Nov 2025PHI 1 – DAL 5——DAL
22 Mar 2025PHI 2 – DAL 3 OT——DAL
9 Jan 2025DAL 4 – PHI 1——DAL
18 Jan 2024DAL 1 – PHI 5——PHI
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The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateDallasPhiladelphia
15 Nov 202512-4-3 · 27 pts3rd9-6-3 · 21 pts20th
29 Mar 202644-18-12 · 100 pts2nd37-24-12 · 86 pts15th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 15 Nov 2025, Dallas were 3rd in the league and Philadelphia 20th. By 29 Mar 2026 it was 2nd and 15th.


Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Dallas out-attempted Philadelphia 102 to 96

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

Dallas Stars

102 att · 46 on goal · 6 G · 13.0%
Crease8 att · 0 G
Slot50 att · 3 G
Wing32 att · 2 G
Point11 att · 1 G
Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

Philadelphia Flyers

96 att · 51 on goal · 3 G · 5.9%
Crease6 att · 2 G
Slot33 att · 0 G
Wing35 att · 1 G
Point19 att · 0 G
Neutral zone3 att · 0 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.

DallasPhiladelphia
3.08xG for per game1.95
2.44xG against per game4.51
55.8%xG share30.2%
−3.2FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.8
+1.3GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.0

This season: 3 games for Dallas, 4 for Philadelphia. 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

Philadelphia

Small sample
Power play · 2026-270.0%
Power play · 2025-2615.7% · 32nd
Power play · last 5 meetings—
Penalty kill · 2026-2773.3%
Penalty kill · 2025-2677.6% · 22nd
Faceoffs · 2026-2753.6% · 133/248
Drawn · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)
Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2715 (3.75/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.

PlayerGPGAPP/GP
14Jamie Benn31120.67
96Mikko Rantanen31120.67
21Jason Robertson31120.67
14Sean Couturier40220.50
11Travis Konecny40220.50
74Owen Tippett41010.25
Points leaders
PlayerGPGAPP/GP
57Tyler Myers30000.00
23Esa Lindell30000.00
24Nick Seeler40110.25
Defencemen stats

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 →

Expected starter after their game on 3 Mar: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Expected starter after their game on 2 Mar: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Dallas crease

DAL · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 2 Mar

Jake Oettinger.9432 GP · 1-1-0 · GSAx +2.0
Casey DeSmith.9231 GP · 0-1-0 · GSAx +0.4

No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.

Philadelphia crease

PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 2 Mar

Dan Vladar.8632 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −1.6
Joseph Woll.9292 GP · 0-0-2 · GSAx +3.2

No appearances against Dallas in the last meetings.


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

29 Mar 20263 · DAL 1–2 PHI
15 Nov 20256 · PHI 1–5 DAL
22 Mar 20255 · PHI 2–3 DAL
9 Jan 20255 · DAL 4–1 PHI
18 Jan 20246 · DAL 1–5 PHI

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
Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96

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 meetings5.0Goals per game
Line—No total posted yet
Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

7 on the injury lists

Dallas · injuries

Cameron HughesUpper BodyIRReturn10 Oct
Harrison ScottUndisclosedIRReturn8 Oct
Luke KrysUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct
Matt DucheneLower BodyIRReturn25 Oct

Philadelphia · injuries

Helge GransLower BodyIRReturn8 Oct
Nikita GrebenkinUpper BodyIRReturn8 Oct
Rasmus RistolainenUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct
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 · PHI

Reinstated C Jett Luchanko Barkey from injured reserve.

27 Sep · PHI

Agreed to terms with LW Garrett Wilson on a 1-Year contract. Loaned G Alexei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

25 Sep · PHI

Loaned Fs Jacob Gaucher, Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko and D Oliver Bonk to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

Injury report
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#155Ryan BrownRound 5 · LondonLW
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Philadelphia · 2026 draft

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#27Maksim SokolovskiiRound 1 · LondonD
#53Brek LiskeRound 2 · EverettD
#62Martin PsohlavecRound 2 · Karlovy Vary Jr.G
#120Marek SklenickaRound 4 · SeattleG
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