Venue & Match Info
Arena: American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
Capacity: ~18,500
Puckdrop: 8:30 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN, Fubo
Injury Report
Washington Capitals:
Dylan Strome (C, lower body) – Day-to-day (2G, 8A in 9 GP)
Rasmus Sandin (D, upper body) – OUT (2A in 7 GP)
Pierre-Luc Dubois (LW, IR) – OUT
Dallas Stars:
Roope Hintz (C, undisclosed) – Day-to-day (1G, 7A in 8 GP)
Matt Duchene (C, upper body) – Day-to-day (1G, 1A in 4 GP)
Jamie Benn (LW, lung) – OUT (long-term)
Nils Lundkvist (D, lower body) – OUT
Oskar Back (C, IR) – OUT
Key Player Matchups
Capitals:
Tom Wilson – 11 points (5G, 6A), physical two-way leader
Aliaksei Protas – 9 points (4G, 5A), emerging scorer
John Carlson – 7 points (2G, 5A), 23:14 TOI leader on defense
Logan Thompson (G) – 4-1-0, 1.60 GAA, .927 SV%
Stars:
Wyatt Johnston – 10 points (6G, 4A), team’s top goal scorer
Mikko Rantanen – 11 points (4G, 7A), leads team in scoring
Jason Robertson – 9 points (3G, 6A), 6 points in last 4 vs. WSH
Jake Oettinger (G) – 3-2-0, 3.18 GAA, .896 SV% (5-0-0 career vs. WSH, .952 SV%)
Matchup Focus: Washington’s stingy defense (2.2 GA/G, 2nd NHL) vs. Dallas’ elite power play (32.3%, 2nd NHL).
Team Recent Form
Washington Capitals:
Last 5: L 7-1 OTT, W 5-1 CBJ, W 4-1 SEA, L 4-3 VAN, W 5-1 MIN
Strengths: 2.2 GA/G (2nd NHL), .912 SV%, 3-0-0 on road
Weaknesses: PK 67.9% (27th NHL)
Dallas Stars:
Last 5: W 3-2 NSH, W 3-2 CAR, L 3-2 LA, L 5-1 CBJ, L 3-1 STL
Strengths: PP 32.3% (2nd NHL), 3.0 GF/G
Weaknesses: 3.3 GA/G (22nd NHL), PK 66.7% (28th NHL)
Series History
All-time: Dallas leads 58-31-20 vs. Washington.
Stars have won 7 of last 10 vs. Capitals.
Dallas has won last 3 home games vs. Washington.
Oettinger: 5-0-0 career vs. Capitals, 1.49 GAA, .952 SV%.
Betting Trends
Washington: First game as underdog this season; 55.6% of games OVER 5.5 goals.
Dallas: 4-4 as favorite; 5 of 9 games OVER 5.5 goals.
Totals: Teams combine for 6.0 GF/G, allow 5.7 GA/G.
Game Odds
Washington Capitals 5.5
Dallas Stars – 135
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, October 27, 2025
