NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

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COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Mon, Nov. 21 at Dallas 6:30 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Wed, Nov. 23 VANCOUVER 8 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Fri, Nov. 25 at Nashville Noon Altitude 92.5
Sat, Nov. 26 DALLAS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
LAST GAME – Nov. 19 (Colorado 4, Washington 0 at Capital One Arena)
Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 32 shots and the Avalanche blanked the Capitals, 4-0, in Washington, D.C. … Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist, and Cale Makar and Andrew Cogliano also scored.
SF: 29 SA: 32 PP: 1-3 PK: 2-2
• Georgiev posted his first shutout with the Avalanche and ninth of his NHL career
• The Avalanche improved 6-1-0 in their last seven games after starting the year 4-4-1
• Lehkonen extended his point streak to a career-high six games
• Makar’s goal was the 199th point of his career and his 15th career game-winning goal, the most of any NHL
defenseman since he made his debut in 2019-20 (Victor Hedman is next with 11)

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO at DALLAS
6:38 p.m. MT / 7:38 p.m. CT
Altitude / 92.5
TV: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Kyle Keefe (reporter)
Radio: Conor McGahey
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up a three-game road trip tonight in Dallas against the Stars … The Avs are 2-0-0 so far on this trip, beating Carolina 3-2 in overtime and Washington 4-0 … The Avs are 6-1-0 in their last seven games after starting the year 4-4-1.

AVALANCHE & STARS
Tonight is the first of four meetings between these Central Division rivals … Colorado and Dallas met three times last season, with the Stars winning two of those meetings … These clubs will face off again this Saturday night in Denver.

SCHEDULE vs. STARS
Nov. 21 @ DAL
Nov. 26 vs. DAL
Mar. 4 @ DAL
Apr. 1 vs. DAL
RECORD VS. STARS

THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-0-0 Overall: 1-2-0 Overall: 70-55-23 Overall: 47-37-19 Series: 5 (2-3)
Home: 0-0-0 Home: 0-1-0 Home: 42-19-13 Home: 26-14-11 Record: 18-14
Road: 0-0-0 Road: 1-1-0 Road: 28-36-10 Road: 21-23-8

ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar has 199 career points (52 goals, 147 assists) in 194 career games and with his next goal or assist will
reach the 200-point mark faster than any defenseman in NHL history.

FASTEST DEFENSEMEN TO 200 POINTS
NHL HISTORY
207 GP Sergei Zubov NYR, PIT
211 GP Brian Leetch NYR
212 GP Phil Housley BUF
212 GP Denis Potvin NYI
216 GP Mark Howe HFD, PHI
216 GP Bobby Orr BOS

  • Makar currently has 199 points in 194 games

ALL HAIL PART II
Cale Makar ranks among the NHL’s top defensemen in scoring this season with 19 points (4g/15a) in 16 contests … Makar scored his 15th career game-winning goal on Saturday night in Washington, the most of any defenseman since he made his debut in 2019-20 (Victor Hedman is second with 11) … Makar tallied his 50th career goal on Nov. 12 vs. Carolina, tying Paul Coffey (191 games) as the fourth-fastest defenseman to reach 50 goals in the modern era (since 1943-44) … Only Phil Housley (148), Ray Bourque (170) and Denis Potvin (185) did it in fewer games.

LET’S GO STREAKING
Artturi Lehkonen has a six-game point streak (4g/3a), a new career high … He topped his previous best of five straight games with a point set Feb. 26–March 9, 2022.

SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
As of Sunday, the Avalanche ranked second in the NHL in team save percentage at .927, trailing only Boston (.930)… Alexandar Georgiev (.930) and Pavel Francouz (.925) both rank among the NHL’s top 10 in save percentage.

IT TAKES TWO BABY
Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen rank 1-2 on the Avalanche with 26 and 25 points, respectively, placing both among the NHL’s top 10 … As of Sunday, MacKinnon’s 21 assists led the league, while Rantanen was tied for sixth in goals … MacKinnon’s 26 points are tied for the most by an Avalanche player through 16 team games, equaling Peter Forsberg’s mark from 1995-96 … Rantanen was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for Nov. 7-13 after MacKinnon was the NHL’s Second Star the week before from Oct. 31–Nov. 6

THAT’S THE POWER OF LOVE
Colorado is 19-for-52 (36.5%) so far on the power play, best in the NHL … The Avs have scored a PPG in a seasonhigh five consecutive games (6-18, 33.3%) … The club finished with a 39.3 success rate (11-28) in October, the secondbest mark in a single month since relocating to Denver (min 5 GP) behind only November 2018 (40.0%) … The Avalanche’s power play scored at a 32.8% clip during the 2022 playoffs, the highest rate on record (since 1977-78) by an NHL team that played at least 20 games … During the 2021-22 regular season, Colorado finished seventh in power-play percentage (24.0%) and led all teams in power-play goals (67) … It marked the Avalanche’s fourth top10 finish in the last five seasons.

VIEW TO A KILL
The Avalanche’s penalty kill unit has extinguished all six opponent power plays on this current road trip and has allowed only one power-play goal in the last four games (12/13, 92.3%).

HOME COOKING
Mikko Rantanen has 20 points (9g/11a) in seven home games this season, tied for the NHL lead as of Sunday … He was the first skater to reach 20 points in seven or fewer home contests since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96 … Mikko has two or more points in six of his seven home outings, three or more points in five of the seven contests and has had three four-point games on home ice.

SIMPLY GEOR-GEOUS
Alexandar Georgiev is 8-2-1 through his first 11 starts with the Avalanche, ranking among the league leaders in wins and win percentage (.773) … Georgiev, who was 7-1-1 in his first nine outings, became the third goaltender in franchise history with seven wins prior to his 10th appearance with the club, joining Dan Bouchard in 1980-81 (8-1- 0 in 9 GP) and Andrew Raycroft in 2008-09 (7-1-0 in 9 GP) … Going back to last year with the Rangers, Georgiev is 16- 3-1 in his last 21 games (20 starts).

GETTING OFFENSIVE
Colorado ranks among the NHL’s top-10 teamsin scoring at 3.56 tallies per game … The Avs set a record for the most goals in a two-game Global Series with 11 in Finland against the Blue Jackets earlier this month … Colorado averaged a league-best 4.25 goals/game during the 2022 playoffs, the highest by an NHL team that played at least 10 games in a postseason since 1988 (Edmonton 4.67, Detroit 4.31) … The Avalanche finished fourth in the NHL with 308 goals (3.76 per game) during the 2021-22 regular season, surpassing the 300-mark for only the second time since relocating to Denver (326 in 1995-96).

D-LIGHTFUL
Colorado’s defensemen have combined for 49 points (9g/40a) this year, second most in the NHL as of Sunday … The Avs defense produced 64 goals last season, a franchise record and the most by any team since the 1992-93 Capitals (94) … The Avalanche’s blueline also lead all teams in points with a franchise-record 238, the most since the 1995-96 Red Wings had 240 … Colorado’s defensemen finished with 69 points (18g/51a) during the playoffs, the most by any blueline in a four-round postseason since the 1984-85 Oilers (77).

CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE RECORD BOOKS
Nathan MacKinnon’s next goal will tie him with Gabriel Landeskog (248) for sixth place on the franchise’s all-time goals list … With 427 career assists, MacKinnon is three behind Milan Hejduk (430) for fifth place …. Mikko Rantanen needs two goals to tie Matt Duchene (178) for ninth place on the franchise goals list

FINNISH FIREWORKS
Led by Nathan MacKinnon’s seven combined points (0g/7a) and Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick in the opener, the Avalanche swept the two-game NHL Global Series from the Blue Jackets earlier this month, out-scoring Columbus 11-4 … Colorado’s six goals in the 6-3 opening win set an NHL record for a single game outside of North America while the 11 combined goals were also the most over a two-game overseas series … Rantanen’s hat trick was just the third outside of North America in NHL history, while MacKinnon’s four helpers that first night set a record for the most assists in a single game outside of North America … Alexandar Georgiev started and won both games, allowing just four goals 71 shots (2.02 GAA, .944 Sv%) … His two victories already equal the record for career wins in games played overseas … MacKinnon’s seven assists and eight career points (he had one goal in the 2017 Global Series in Sweden) are both NHL records for games played outside North America

BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche have played four of their 13 back-to-back games so far, going 2-2-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark in the NHL behind only Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second (.773), with only Tampa (10-0-2, .917) posting a better record in the second half of a back-to-back.

SCHEDULE NOTES
The Avs will play 26 games against their division foes, meeting Arizona, Dallas, Nashville, St. Louis Winnipeg four times each (two home/away) and Chicago (two home/one away) and Minnesota (one home/two away) three times apiece … Colorado will play 24 games versus the Pacific Division (three times each) and 32 against teams from the Eastern Conference (one home/away).

BEST SINCE 2019-20
The Avalanche are 147-57-20 (.701) since the start of the 2019-20 season, the most wins, points and best points percentage in the NHL … Only Tampa (49) has more playoff wins during that span

MOST WINS SINCE 2019-20 POINTS % SINCE 2019-20 PLAYOFF WINS SINCE 2019-20
Colorado 147 Colorado .701 Tampa Bay 49
Boston 144 Boston .690 Colorado 32
Tampa Bay 141 Carolina .670 NY Islanders 25
Florida 139 Florida .664 Vegas 23
Carolina 138 Tampa Bay .664 Montreal 19

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH; AVS WIN STANLEY CUP
The Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup championship in 2022 following 1996 and 2001 … Colorado claimed its title by going 16-4 in the postseason, which included a pair of sweeps and defeating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning in six games during the Final … The Avs became the sixth team to win a Cup with four or fewer postseason losses since 1987 when the NHL went to four rounds of best-of-seven … And of those six only one team had fewer losses, the 1988 Oilers (two) … The Avalanche did not lose consecutive games all playoffs.

ALL I DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTER WHAT
The 2021-22 Avalanche equaled the NHL record for the most combined regular season/playoff wins with 72 (56 regular season, 16 playoff), a feat only three teams in NHL history had achieved before … The 2021-22 Avalanche joined the 1995-96 Red Wings, 1983-84 Oilers and 1976-77 Canadiens on that list

TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
The 2021-22 Avalanche posted their best home season in franchise history with a 32-5-4 record (68 points) … Colorado tied Florida for the league lead in home points, ending with the most home points in the NHL for the second straight season after tying Penguins for league lead with 46 in 2020-21 … The Avs are just the third team over the last 30 years to post the league’s best home record in back-to-back seasons (outright or tie), joining the 2016 and 2017 Capitals and the 2007 and 2008 Red Wings … Colorado went 30-3-3 over its final 36 contests at Ball Arena … The Avs posted an 18-game home winning streak from Nov. 11–Jan. 30, the fifth longest run in NHL history … The club had a franchise record 22-game home point streak (20-0-2) from Oct. 30–Feb. 10, the NHL’s longest since 2013-14 (Anaheim, 20-0-2) … Colorado recently completed its best 60-game home stretch in franchise history going 49-5- 6 (.867) from March 10, 2021 to October 19, 2022.

RECORD REGULAR SEASON
The 2021-22 Avalanche set a franchise record with 56 wins and 119 points en route to winning their second straight division title and 11th since moving to Denver (13th in franchise history) … It marked the club’s first back-to-back division championships since their NHL-record run of nine straight from 1994-95 to 2002-03 … The Avs clinched the conference’s top spot despite facing a 10-point deficit behind the No. 1 seed on Dec. 3 … The last team to win their conference after overcoming a deficit of 10 or more points was the Rangers in 2014-15 (13) … After sweeping a backto-back from Arizona on Jan. 15, the Avalanche remained in first place in the West over the final 106 days of the regular season … During a span of over two months from Feb 10–April 19, Colorado was first in the entire NHL for all but one day (68 out of 69)

WINS, FRANCHISE HISTORY POINTS, FRANCHISE HISTORY
56 2021-22 119 2021-22
52 2000-01 118 2000-01
52 2013-14 112 2013-14

ROAD, SWEET ROAD
The Avalanche finished a league-best 9-1 on the road during the 2022 postseason, tied for the fewest road losses by a Stanley Cup champion since 1987 (the 2012 Kings and 1995 Devils were both 10-1) … Colorado earned all four series-clinching wins on the road, including Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa Bay … Colorado won its first seven away games to start these playoffs, matching its longest road playoff winning streak in franchise history (1999) and equaling the second longest such streak in NHL history.

AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH, AINT NO VALLEY LOW
Colorado’s Stanley Cup championship came five years after a last-place finish in 2016-17 …. The Avs became the fifth team in the expansion era (1967-68) to win a title within five years of a last place finish and the first since the 2009 Penguins … Colorado won the Presidents’ Trophy the previous year in 2020-21, becoming the first NHL team to go from worst to first overall in four seasons or less since the Bruins in 1970-71.

DOWN BUT NEVER OUT
Ten of the Avalanche’s wins during the 2022 postseason were earned in come-from-behind fashion, including four third-period comebacks … Colorado’s 10 comeback wins tied the 2009 Penguins for the most in NHL history … The Avs trailed in all four of their series-clinching victories, the first team in NHL history to do so.

MAGIC YEAR FOR MAKAR
After becoming the first player in franchise history to win the Norris Trophy, Makar followed that up by winning the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP … At 23 years, 239 days, he became the youngest defenseman in 52 years to win the Conn Smythe and just the third overall to do so at age 23 or younger, joining Bobby Orr with the 1970 Bruins (22 years, 51 days) and Serge Savard with the 1969 Canadiens (23 years, 102 days) … Makar won the Conn Smythe just five days after receiving his first Norris Trophy … He became the third player to win both awards in the same season, following Orr in 1970 and Nicklas Lidstrom in 2002 … Makar led the Avalanche and all NHL defensemen with 29 points (8g/21a) in 20 games, the fourth-highest total by a defenseman in Stanley Cup Playoff history behind Paul Coffey (37) with the 1985 Oilers, Brian Leetch (34) with the 1994 Rangers and Al MacInnis (31) with the 1989 Flames.

SUPER JOE ACHIEVES RARE FIRST
General Manager (now President) Joe Sakic, who captained the Avalanche to a pair of titles in 1996 and 2001, became the first individual in league history to win a Stanley Cup as a captain and GM with the same organization … He was just the third to win a championship as a player and general manager with the same franchise, joining Serge Savard of the Canadiens and Milt Schmidt of the Bruins.

IN BEDNAR WE TRUST
Jared Bednar is beginning his seventh season as the Avalanche’s head coach … Hired on Aug. 25, 2016, he is the third-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Jon Cooper (March 25, 2013) and Mike Sullivan (Dec. 12, 2015) … Jared led the 2021-22 Avalanche to their most successful regular season in franchise history (56-19-7, 119 points) and continued that into the postseason with a 16-4 playoff mark en route to capturing the 2022 Stanley Cup … Bednar, who won a Calder Cup with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016 and a Kelly Cup with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2009, became the first individual to win a championship in the NHL, AHL and ECHL as a head coach … He is the winningest coach in Avalanche history with a 250-173-47 (.582) regular season record … Bednar owns a 40-22-1 (.635) record in 63 postseason games, the best playoff winning percentage among active coaches and the third highest all time (min 50 GP) behind Glen Sather (.706), Toe Blake (.689).

TIP OF CAP
Gabriel Landeskog enters his 12th NHL season and 11th as team captain … Landeskog was the youngest captain in NHL history when he assumed the role at 19 years, 286 days on Sept. 4, 2012, a title he held for four years before Connor McDavid was given the ‘C’ by Edmonton at 19 years, 266 days on Oct. 5, 2016 … Landeskog is the second-longest serving captain in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (17 seasons, 16 consecutive) … Only three players have been captain of their current teams longer:

Sidney Crosby (PIT)…………………. 16th season (since 2007-08)
Jonathan Toews (CHI) …………….. 15th season (since 2008-09)
Alex Ovechkin (WSH)………………. 14th season (since 2009-10)
Gabriel Landeskog (COL)…………11th season (since 2012-13)

MILE HIGH MAINSTAY
Erik Johnson begins his 15th NHL season and 13th with the Avalanche … His 13 seasons rank fourth in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (20), Adam Foote (17) and Milan Hejduk (14), with Foote the only other defenseman on that list … Johnson is the longest current tenured athlete of any of Denver’s four major sports teams, followed by Gabriel Landeskog and Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon (both 12 seasons).
2022-23 AVALANCHE TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 13 – Andreas Englund recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Shane Bowers placed on IR (retroactive to Nov. 12)
Nov. 14 – Jayson Megna, Sampo Ranta recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Andreas Englund, Jayson Megna, Sampo
Ranta reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Nov. 15 – Anton Blidh recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Nov. 16 – Andreas Englund, Jayson Megna recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 19, 2022 – STARS 5 vs. ISLANDERS 2
Led by veterans Jamie Benn (1-2—3) and Tyler Seguin (0-2—2), the Stars opened a four-game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders in front of a sellout crowd of 18,532 at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Dallas erased two separate one-goal deficits and broke open a 2-2 tie with three unanswered goals in the third period to lift its record this season to 11-5-2 (24 points) – tops in the Central Division. Benn’s point streak reached five consecutive games (4-5—9), while Seguin’s first of two assists on the night gave him 700 career points (309-392—701 in 843 GP), becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark. With a goal (1-0—1) in the third period, forward Jason Robertson’s point streak reached 11 consecutive games (10-10—20) – tied for the third longest point streak in Dallas Stars history (1993-present). Forwards Joe Pavelski (0-2—2) and Mason Marchment (1-1—2) recorded multi-point efforts, while forward Radek Faksa (1-0—1) and defenseman Jani Hakanpaa (1-0—1) rounded out the scoring. Goaltender Jake Oettinger improved his record this season to 7-2-1 with a 27-save effort. PP: 0-2 | PK: 4-5 | SF: 35 | SA: 29 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (24:38 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Benn 2. DAL – T. Seguin 3. NYI – M. Barzal

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Nov. 21, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed., Nov. 23, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Fri., Nov. 25, 2022 Winnipeg Jets 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Nov. 26, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 8 p.m. Ball Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon., Nov. 28, 2022 St. Louis Blues 7 p.m. Enterprise Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 26 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned forward Jacob Peterson to Texas
Oct. 30 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Oct. 31 – Signed goaltender Matt Murray to a one-year entry-level contract
Nov. 9 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas
Nov. 18 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 13
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 5 Nov. 11-pres.
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov 19-pres.

TONIGHT’S GAME: Dallas’ four-game homestand rolls along with a Monday night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche at American Airlines Center (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the longest consecutive stretch of home games thus far for the Stars, who have played 11 of their first 18 games on the road. Dallas had a three-game homestand Oct. 27-Nov. 1 against Washington, the New York Rangers and Los Angeles. This is the first of four meetings between the Central Division rivals, and one of two in Dallas. These clubs will meet again in five days at Ball Arena in Denver before battling twice more in the final two months of the regular season (March 4, 2023 at American Airlines Center and April 1 at Ball Arena).

I TALK TO YOU EVERY NOW AND THEN

  • The Stars went 2-1-0 last season against the Avs, splitting the two games at home and earning a victory in Denver.
  • Dallas’ 4-1 win at Ball Arena on Feb. 15 snapped Colorado’s 19-game point streak and gave the Avs their first regulation home loss in four months. (They were 20-0-2 in their past 22 home contests leading into the game).
  • Dallas owns a 66-63-10 all-time record vs. Colorado, including a 41-22-11 mark at home.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger made a career high 46 saves in the win, while forwards Joe Pavelski (2-2—4), Jason Robertson (1-1—

2) and Tyler Seguin (1-2—3) registered multi-point performances.

  • Pavelski led the Stars in scoring against the Avs last season with six points (4-2—6) in three games, while Robertson (1-2—3) and Seguin (1-2—3) finished with three points in three games.
  • Pavelski co-leads active Stars in goals (18) and shares second in points (18-23—41) in 49 career games against the Avalanche.
  • Seguin enters tonight’s contest with 39 points (18-21—39) in 34 career games vs. Colorado.
  • The Stars have earned wins in six of the past seven (6-1-0) and seven of their past nine games against the Avs (7-2-0).
  • Forward Roope Hintz enters Monday’s game with six points (2-4—6) over his past six games against the Avalanche.
  • Captain Jamie Benn leads active Stars with 42 points (13-29—42) in 50 career games against Colorado, including 23 points (7-16— 23) in 25 home games against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads all current Stars with 36 assists and shares second in points (5-36—41) in a team-high 76 career games against the Avs.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-0-0 with a 1.07 goals-against average and .975 save percentage in two career appearances vs. Colorado.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .898 SV% in two career appearances vs. Colorado.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 21 vs. Colorado
Nov. 26 at Colorado
March 4, 2023 vs. Colorado
April 1, 2023 at Colorado

LEAVING THEIR MARK

  • Since Nov. 1, four of the league’s top-12 point producers overall are Stars.
  • Forward Jason Robertson (8-9—17) and captain Jamie Benn (8-9—17) share the league lead with 17 points apiece, while forwards Roope Hintz (5-8—13) and Joe Pavelski (5-8—13) each have 13 points.
  • Additionally, Benn co-leads the league in overall goals (8; also Robertson), ranks first in goals at even strength (6) and shares second in even strength points (5-5—10; also Robertson).
  • Robertson ranks second in even-strength goals (5), shares fourth in power-play points (3-4—7; also Benn), is tied for fifth in assists (9; also Benn) and ranks third in shots on goal (44).
  • Not to be overlooked, defenseman Esa Lindell ranks third among NHL blueliners in plus-minus (+10) since Nov. 1, while blueliner Miro Heiskanen (0-9—9) shares 10th among NHL rearguards in points.

MAN ON A MISSION

  • Forward Jason Robertson extended his career-long point streak to 11 consecutive games with a goal (1-0—1) on Nov. 19
  • Robertson has earned 20 points (10-10—20) over that span, which is tied for the third longest point streak in Dallas Stars history (1993-present). It’s also the fifth longest point streak in franchise history (1963-present) and the longest since Patrick Sharp’s 12-game run during the 2015-16 season.
  • Robertson has goals in nine of his 11 games on his current point streak and has seven multi-point efforts over that span.
  • Among league leaders, the 23-year-old shares third in goals (12), ranks sixth in points (12-15—27) and shares 13th in assists (15). He also co-leads the NHL in game-winning goals (3), shares sixth in even-strength points (8-9—17) and eighth in points-per-game average (1.50), and is tied for 13th in power-play points (4-6—10).
  • He had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history (1967-present) to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
  • The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (70-82—152 in 146 GP).

GO ON AHEAD, I’LL MEET YOU THERE

  • Forward Roope Hintz saw his career-best 10-game point streak come to an end on Nov. 19 when he missed his first game of the season with a lower-body injury.
  • Hintz tallied 15 points (6-9—15) over his 10-game point streak, including four multi-point efforts.
  • With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1963-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
  • Hintz ranks second on the Stars in assists (14) and points (8-14—22) and shares third in goals (8). He also ranks third in power-play points (1-6—7) and is one of four players on the Stars to have shorthanded goals this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
  • The Tampere, Finland native also ranks second on the club in points per game (1.29) and ranks third with a +12 rating.
  • Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).

I GOT A FIRE IN MY EYE, A LITTLE BLOOD ON MY SHIRT

  • Captain Jamie Benn recorded his third three-point game of the season on Saturday against New York (1-2—3).
  • Benn enters Saturday’s matchup riding a five-game point streak (4-5—9) and has points in eight of his past nine overall (8-9—17).
  • Of his eight goals in November, six have come at even strength – the most in the league.
  • Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
  • With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
  • In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
  • Among team leaguers, the 33-year-old shares third in goals (8) and assists (12) and ranks fourth in points (8-12—20) in 18 GP.
  • He also ranks second on the club in faceoff wins (107), faceoffs taken (181) and faceoff win percentage (59.1%).

MOVIN’ ON UP

  • With his first of two assists (0-2—2) on Saturday vs. New York, forward Tyler Seguin recorded career point No. 700, becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark.
  • Seguin leads the 2020 draft class in both points (309-392—701) and goals (309) and ranks fifth with a +63 rating. He also leads the class with 55 game-winning goals and ranks third with nine overtime markers.
  • Seguin ranks 28th among all active skaters in career points, having played in fewer games (843) than all but one player ranked above him.
  • Seguin’s multi-point performance on Saturday gave him four points (1-3—4) in his past two games and 15 points (4-11—15) in 18 games overall this season.

BREAK A WINDOW AND BUST A WALL

  • Forward Mason Marchment extended his point streak to three consecutive games with a goal and an assist (1-1—2) on Saturday against the Islanders. He also matched his career high for shots in a game (7) done once before (March 31 vs. Chicago w/ Florida).
  • Marchment has two goals and four points (2-2—4) in his past three games, including a +4 rating.
  • Among team leaders, Marchment ranks eighth overall and fourth among forwards in hits (22).
  • The 27-year-old ended a six-game goal drought with his fifth tally of the season on Nov. 15 at Tampa Bay.
  • Marchment has appeared in all 18 games with Dallas and has registered 12 points (6-6—12).
  • Marchment opened the scoring 2:31 into his Dallas debut on Oct. 13 at Nashville, the fourth-fastest goal by a Stars/North Stars player from the start of their franchise debut, behind Bob Barlow (1:08 on Oct. 11, 1969), Mattias Janmark (1:39 on Oct. 8, 2015) and Warren Peters (2:22 on Nov. 21, 2009).
  • He became the seventh player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his Stars/North Stars debut, following Mark Parrish (3 G on Nov. 7, 2008), Fabian Brunnstrom (3 G on Oct. 15, 2008), Jaromir Jagr (2 G on Jan. 19, 2013), Dave Archibald (2 G on Oct. 10, 1987), Marc Habscheid (2 G on Jan. 27, 1986) and Jean Potvin (2 G on Nov. 1, 1978).
  • Marchment signed a four-year contract with the Stars on July 13.

SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR (I’M FEELIN’ THIS!)

  • Defenseman Esa Lindell enters Monday’s matchup with the fourth-best plus-minus rating among NHL blueliners at +13.
  • Lindell is +6 combined over his past two games and +9 in his past five.
  • The 6-foot-3, 220-pound blueliner ranks second among Stars defensemen with eight points (2-6—8) in 18 games.
  • Lindell also ranks second on the club in hits (33) and third in blocked shots (24).
  • The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.

IT IS EXCITING RECITING THE STORY

  • Rookie defenseman Nils Lundkvist scored a highlight reel goal in Dallas’ victory over Florida on Nov. 17.
  • It marked his first goal with the Stars and the second tally of his young NHL career (also Dec. 8, 2021 vs. Colorado w/ New York Rangers).
  • Through 18 games in 2022-23, the 22-year-old blueliner has set personal bests in assists (4) and points (1-4—5), eclipsing his point output last season with the Rangers (1-3—4) in 25 GP.
  • Selected by the Rangers in the first round (28th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Lundkvist was acquired by the Stars for a conditional first-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft and a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft on Sept. 19.
  • He made his Stars debut and picked up his first point with the club (0-1—1) in the regular-season opener Nov. 13 at Nashville.
  • Lundkvist ranks third among Dallas d-men in assists (4) and points (1-4—5) and ranks second among club blueliners in shots on goal (34).

I HEARD IT ONCE, I’M SURE I’VE HEARD IT TWICE

  • With a goal on Nov. 15 against Tampa Bay, Joe Pavelski (430) took over sole possession of eighth place all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. The only active U.S.-born skater with more is Patrick Kane (433).
  • Pavelski has seven multi-point games on the season and 43 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
  • Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Roope Hintz (46) and Jason Robertson (45).
  • Pavelski has points (5-9—14) in eight of his past 10 games and 11 of 18 overall (9-12—21).
  • Through 18 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native ranks second on the Stars in goals (9), shares third in assists (12) and ranks third in points (9-12—21).
  • He also leads the club in plus-minus (+14), ranks second in even-strength points (5-10—15) and ranks fourth in even-strength goals (5).