DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 3, 2023 – STARS 2 at KINGS 3
The Stars saw their four-game winning streak end in a 3-2 loss to the LA Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. Never leading in the game, the Stars erased two separate one-goal deficits on goals from defenseman Miro Heiskanen (1-0—1) and forward Jason Robertson (1-0—1). Forward Roope Hintz (0-2—2) led the club with two points, while forward Joe Pavelski added an assist (0-1—1). Pavelski boosted his totals against the Kings to 24-28—52 (71 GP), tied for his third-most points against one team (also 16-36—52 in 58 GP vs. CGY). Pavelski only has more points against the Coyotes (31-30—61 in 75 GP) and Oilers (26-34—60 in 62 GP). Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 32 saves on 35 shots in the loss.
PP: 0-3 | PK: 2-3 | SF: 30 | SA: 35 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:16 – game high) | Attendance: 16,498
Three Stars: 1. LAK – K. Fiala 2. DAL – R. Hintz 3. LAK – P. Copley
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Wed., Jan. 4, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 9 p.m. Honda Center BSSW/KTCK
Sun., Jan. 8, 2023 Florida Panthers 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Jan. 10, 2023 New York Islanders 6:30 p.m. UBS Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Thu., Jan. 12, 2023 New York Rangers 6 p.m. Madison Square Garden BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Jan. 14, 2023 Calgary Flames 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 12 – Recalled forward Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL)
Dec. 15 – Acquired defenseman Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Joseph Cecconi
Dec. 23 – Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
Dec. 27 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Signed forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season
Jan. 2 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14
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 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TODAY’S GAME: The Stars close out their West Coast swing against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center. (9 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This concludes Dallas’ fourth set of back-to-backs this season (they have 10 in all) and represents the club’s lone trip to Anaheim this season. The Stars are 1-0 against the Ducks in the 2022-23 campaign, having earned a 5-0 victory on Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center. Following tonight’s contest, Dallas will return home for a Sunday afternoon affair against the Florida Panthers.
I KNOW I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE
- The Stars opened the three-game season series against the Ducks with a 5-0 victory at American Airlines Center on Dec. 1.
- Forward Jason Robertson (3-0—3) recorded his third career hat trick in the win to give him five points (4-1—5) in four career games against them.
- Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-3—3) tied a career high with three points in the win against Anaheim. Heiskanen enters tonight’s matchup with seven points (2-5—7) in nine career games vs. the Ducks.
- Forward Roope Hintz is averaging a point per game in his career against the Ducks with six points (2-4—6) in six games. Hintz (0-2—2) egistered two helpers in the series opener on Dec. 1.
- Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in career scoring against Anaheim with 37 points (14-23—37) in a team-high 72 games. He also paces the team in goals (14), power-play tallies (7) and shots on goal (216) and co-leads in assists (23).
- Captain Jamie Benn co-leads active Stars in assists (23) and ranks second in goals (11) and points (11-23—34) in 44 games vs. the Ducks. He also leads the squad with four game-winning goals, including an overtime winner on March 31, 2022 at Honda Center in Anaheim.
- Forward Tyler Seguin has 13 points (all assists) in 24 career games but is still in search of his first goal against the Ducks in his career. Anaheim (24 GP) and Seattle (3 GP) are the only teams he’s yet to score on.
- Defenseman Ryan Suter ranks second among active Stars in games played (61) and third in assists (21) and points (5-21—26) vs. Anaheim. He also paces the club in TOI/G against the Ducks (24:43).
- Defenseman Jani Hakanpaa earned two points (1-1—2), including his first career NHL goal, in 47 games with Anaheim (2019-21) after signing as a free agent with the club on July 3, 2019.
- Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 4-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average, .942 save percentage and one shutout in four career appearances against Anaheim.
- Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-0-0 with a 4.83 GAA and .865 SV% in one career appearance vs. the Ducks.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 1 vs. Anaheim – W, 5-0
Jan. 4, 2023 at Anaheim
Feb. 6, 2023 vs. Anaheim
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 2, 2023 – ANAHEIM 1 vs. PHILADELPHIA 4
The Ducks opened their 2023 calendar year schedule with a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Monday evening at Honda Center. Ryan Strome scored his ninth goal of the season his fifth point the last eight contests (2-3=5). Trevor Zegras recorded the lone assist on Strome’s goal, his third helper the last three games (0-3=3). John Gibson made 29 saves in the contest.
PP: 0-5 PK: 2-2 SF: 29 SA: 33 TOI: Trevor Zegras (21:56)
Three Stars: 1. S. Ersson 2. T. Konecny 3. T. Zegras
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 6 San Jose Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 8 Boston Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Jan. 11 Edmonton Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 13 New Jersey Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 16 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 10 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL). Placed C Derek Grant on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 14 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed G Anthony Stolarz on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 19 Acquired D Michael Del Zotto in a three-team trade. Detroit acquires C Danny O’Regan from Anaheim while Florida
receives RW Givani Smith. Assigned D Colton White to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Dec. 20 Recalled C Justin Kirkland from San Diego (AHL). Placed LW Max Jones on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 29 Reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 1 Reassigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL). Activated G Anthony Stolarz from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 2 Recalled D Colton White from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 200
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 38
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 30
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 14
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 13
Max Jones Upper-body Day-to-day 9
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks continue a franchise record 10-game homestand tonight with the sixth straight contest on home ice vs. the Dallas Stars at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (0-1-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 162-141-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 58-40-9 in January, picking up points in 67 of the 106 contests (.631%). The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 12 of the last 13 penalties (92.3%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning five games), while also killing all opposition power plays in three of the last four contests (11-of-12, 91.7%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks continue their homestand vs. the San Jose Sharks on Friday, Jan. 6t Honda Center (7 p.m., ESPN+).
RECORD HOMESTAND: The Ducks are in the midst of a franchise record 10-game homestand with the stretch of contests at home spanning 24 days (Dec. 21 through Jan. 13). The homestand is tied for the third-longest in NHL history, trailing 12 straight at home by Tampa Bay (2010-11) and California (1975-76). The 24 days during the stretch are the third most, trailing Winnipeg (22 days, 2017-18) and Vancouver (22, 1981-82). Anaheim’s longest prior homestand was eight games (three times), including Dec. 28, 2014-Jan. 16, 2015 (6-2-0, 12 pts.), Mar. 2-18, 2007 (6-1-1, 13 pts.) and Oct. 28-Nov. 14, 2001 (2-4-2, 6 pts.). Anaheim begins the homestand tied for the most road contests in the NHL this season (21, also Arizona). The Ducks will also host an eight-game homestand from Mar. 12-27, 2023. Below is a list of the longest homestands in NHL history:
SEASON TEAM GAMES DATES DAYS RECORD (W-L-T-OT, PTS.)
2010-11 Tampa Bay 12 Jan. 23, 2011 – Feb. 25, 2011 34 7-3-0-2, 16 pts.
1975-76 California 12 Nov. 26, 1975 – Dec. 28, 1975 33 4-7-1-0, 9 pts.
2022-23 Anaheim 10 Dec. 21, 2022 – Jan. 13, 2023 24 1-3-1-0, 3 pts.
2017-18 Winnipeg 10 Jan. 30, 2018 – Feb. 20, 2018 22 6-3-0-1, 13 pts.
2005-06 Phoenix 10 Jan. 28, 2006 – Mar. 4, 2006 36 3-5-0-2, 8 pts
1981-82 Vancouver 10 Jan. 13, 1982 – Feb. 3, 1982 22 4-3-3-0, 11 pts.
DUCKS-STARS: Anaheim and Dallas hit the midway point of a three-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have earned points in seven of their past nine games in Orange County against the Stars (6-2-1). Dallas opened the 2022-23 season series with a 5-0 win Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center. The Ducks own a 47-72-12 all-time record vs. the Stars, including a 31-29-5 mark in Orange County. Kevin Shattenkirk (5-23=28 in 36 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in in career scoring and assists, and co-leads in goals alongside Jakob Silfverberg (5-7=12 in 18 GP) vs. the Stars. The two teams will wrap up the season set Feb. 6 at American Airlines Center (5:30 p.m. PT).
ANA-DAL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 1 American Airlines Center 5-0 DAL win
Jan. 4 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Feb. 6 American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
ANA-DAL ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Dallas
All-Time Series: 47-72-12 31-29-5 16-43-7
Current Streak: Six DAL wins Three DAL wins Nine DAL wins
Last ANA Win: Dec. 12, 2018 (6-3) Dec. 12, 2018 (6-3) Mar. 1, 2015 (3-1)
Last DAL Win: Dec. 1, 2022 (5-0) Mar. 31, 2022 (3-2 OT) Dec. 1, 2022 (5-0)
ANA Last 10: 2-7-1 6-3-1 1-9-0
