FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 40
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 15
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 120
LAST GAME
Panthers 3, Red Wings 2 – Jan. 6 – Little Caesars Arena
FLA Goals: Forsling (6), Ekblad (5-PPG, 6-PPG)
DET Goals: Berggren (6), Fabbri (1)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 29 Saves
DET Goalie: Husso (L) – 17 Saves
FLA Shots: 20
DET Shots: 31
Notes: Aaron Ekblad became the first defenseman in franchise history to record multiple games with two power-play goals…Eric Staal notched his 600th assist, extending his point streak to three games (3-2-5)…Aleksander Barkov posted two assists, with three helpers over his past two games (0-3-3)…Matthew Tkachuk logged an assist to extend his point streak to three games (3-2-5)…Givani Smith recorded an assist, his first point with Florida…FLA PP: 2-2, FLA PK: 5-5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- Jan 5: F Chris Tierney recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- Jan 3: F Givani Smith recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- Jan. 1: F Chris Tierney loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- Dec. 31: F Anton Levtchi loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. STARS
ALL-TIME vs. DAL: 24-20-3-2
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. DAL: 12-8-2-1
2022-23 vs. DAL: 0-1-0
CATS STATS
- Aleksander Barkov has amassed 19 points (12-7-19) over 18 career games against Dallas.
- Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 16-2-2 career mark against the Stars, including a .927 SV% and 2.24 GAA.
CATS AND STARS
The Panthers face off against the Stars for the second and final time this season. Florida has earned at least one point in four of their past five matchups with Dallas (3-1-1), and are 8-3-1 against the Stars over 12 matchups since Dec. 20, 2019. In the Panthers prior visit to American Airlines Center on Jan. 6, 2022, Aleksander Barkov (2-1-3) and Aaron Ekblad (0-3-3) each produced three points, helping the Cats earn a point before falling in the shootout. In Florida and Dallas’ previous matchup this season at FLA Live Arena on Nov. 17, Sam Bennett (0-3-3), Matthew Tkachuk (1-1-2) and Carter Verhaeghe (1-1-1) all posted multi-point games.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Panthers will play eight of their next 10 games on the road. Florida ranks second in the NHL in shots on goal per game on the road (34.7). Matthew Tkachuk paces the Cats in assists (13) and points (21) away from FLA Live Arena, while Carter Verhaeghe’s nine road tallies lead the team. Gustav Forsling has scored all six of his goals on the road; Rasmus Dahlin (7) is the only NHL defenseman to tally more road goals this season.
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 4, 2023 – STARS 0 at DUCKS 2
The Ducks suffered just their second shutout loss of the season in the form of a 2-0 defeat against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Wednesday, Jan. 4. It marked their second consecutive defeat and dropped their record this season to 23-11-6 (52 points). Despite the setback, Dallas enters today’s game holding down first place in the Central Division. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves on 27 shots in the loss.
PP: 0-4 | PK: 0-1 | SF: 35 | SA: 27 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (30:46 – game high) | Attendance: 13,179
Three Stars: 1. ANA – J. Gibson 2. ANA – M. McTavish 3. ANA – A. Henrique
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Florida Panthers 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
New York Islanders 6:30 p.m. UBS Arena BSSWX/KTCK
New York Rangers 6 p.m. Madison Square Garden BSSW/KTCK
Calgary Flames 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Date
Sun., Jan. 8, 2023
Tue., Jan. 10, 2023
Thu., Jan. 12, 2023
Sat., Jan. 14, 2023
Mon., Jan. 16, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 5 p.m. T-Mobile Arena 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: After a two-game trek to Southern California, the Stars return home to host the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon at American Airlines Center. (2:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This wraps up the two-game season series between the two clubs, which opened with a 6-4 Stars victory on Nov. 17 at FLA Live Arena. Following today’s contest, Dallas will travel east to the Empire State for games against the New York Islanders on Tuesday and New York Rangers on Thursday.
