DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 10, 2023 – STARS 2 at ISLANDERS 1 (shootout)
Making 26 of 27 saves in regulation and overtime and stopping all three attempts in the shootout, goaltender Jake Oettinger
backstopped the Stars to a 2-1 shootout victory over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Tuesday. After allowing a goal in the
opening frame, Oettinger was unflappable the rest of the way. He stopped 18 of 18 from the second period on to improve his record this
season to 19-6-3 overall. The Stars swept the two-game season series, also winning 5-2 at American Airlines Center on Nov. 19, 2022.
Forward Jason Robertson (1-0—1) potted his team-leading 29th goal of the season in the first preiod and scored the lone goal in the
shootout, while forwards Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) and Tyler Seguin (0-1—1) picked up assists.
PP: 0-1 | PK: 2-3 | SF: 26 | SA: 28 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:22 – game high) | Attendance: 16,412
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Robertson 2. DAL – J. Oettinger 3. NYI – A. Lee
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
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
Mon., Jan. 16, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 5 p.m. T-Mobile Arena BSSW/KLIF
Wed., Jan. 18, 2023 San Jose Sharks 9 p.m. SAP Center TNT/KTCK
Thu., Jan. 19, 2023 Los Angeles Kings 9:30 p.m. Crypto.com 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: 15
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
F Roope Hintz Upper body 1 Jan. 10-pres.
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: It’s the finale of a brief two-game trek to New York as the Stars clash with the Rangers tonight at Madison Square Garden (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This closes out the two-game season series between Dallas and New York, which saw the Rangers skate to a 6-3 victory on Oct. 29, 2022 at American Airlines Center. The last time the Stars visited MSG was on Oct. 14, 2021, a game they won 3-2 in OT to kick start the 2021-22 regular season. Following tonight’s game, Dallas will return home to host the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m. CT).
I PUT ON MY OVERCOAT AND WALKED INTO WINTER
- Dallas enters tonight’s game with wins in four of the past five trips to Madison Square Garden, posting a 4-1-0 record dating back to the 2016-17 season.
- The Stars are 47-77-23 all-time against the Rangers, including a 23-40-11 mark on the road.
- Forward Jason Robertson tallied a goal and an assist (1-1—2) against the Rangers on Oct. 29, 2022. Robertson has two goals and three points (2-1—3) in two career games vs. New York.
- In his 100th career NHL game, forward Mason Marchment (1-0—1) tallied his fourth goal of the season in the series opener between the two clubs on Oct. 29, 2022.
- Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (6), assists (13) and points (6-13—19) in 21 career games against the Rangers. He also paces the club in power-play goals (2) and has a team-best +7 rating vs. New York.
- Forward Tyler Seguin has points in two of his past three (1-2—3) and four of his past five (1-3—4) games at MSG. Seguin ranks second among active Stars in goals (4), assists (8) and points (4-8—12) in a team-high 28 games against the Rangers.
- Captain Jamie Benn enters tonight’s game with seven points (1-6—7) 20 career matchups vs. the Rangers, all of which accumulated in his past five games at Madison Square Garden.
- Defenseman Miro Heiskanen led the way in the Stars’ most recent trip to MSG, recording a goal and an assist including the OT winner. The 23-year-old blueliner is averaging a point a game in his career against the Rangers with five points (1-4—5) in five games.
- Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 0-1-0 with a 5.67 goals-against average and .790 save percentage in two career appearances against the Rangers, while netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-2-0 with a 4.33 GAA and .852 SV% in three appearances vs. New York.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Oct. 29, 2022 vs. New York, L – 6-3
Jan. 12 at New York
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 4, Minnesota Wild 3 – SHOOTOUT – January 10, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: K. Miller (4), A. Fox (8), F. Chytil (12), A. Panarin (SOW)
MIN Goals: J. Merrill (2), K. Kaprizov (24), M. Zuccarello (17)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 29/32)
MIN Goalie: M-A. Fleury (OTL – 40/43)
NYR Shots: 43
MIN Shots: 32
NYR PP: 0/3
NYR PK: 1/1
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers extended their point streak to six games with a shootout victory against the Wild to begin the three-game homestand. The Rangers rallied from down two goals to earn the win for their third multi-goal comeback of the season and 11th comeback win overall.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers continue their three-game homestand when they host the Dallas Stars at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts will play eight of their next 10 games at home.
- The Blueshirts have earned points in six-straight games (4-0-2) and are 5-1-2 in their last eight games. New York has points in 14 of its last 16 games (12-2-2). Since November 30, the Rangers rank tied for first in wins (13), tied for second in points (29), and fourth in goals-against per game (2.53).
- At home, New York has won six of its last seven games dating back to December 5. In that span, the Rangers’ .857 point percentage at home ranks second in the league.
- The Rangers have earned at least one point in four-straight contests against Dallas (3-0-1), six of their last nine games against them (4-3-2) and have earned a point in 10 of their last 14 games against the Stars (7-4-3). In their last two games against Dallas, the Blueshirts have combined for 13 goals.
- The Rangers are 8-3-1 against Central Division teams this season and 12-5-3 against Western Conference foes.
- New York has scored three or more goals in five-straight games, four or more goals in three of those five games and on the year is 15-0-0 when scoring four or more goals in a game. Only two other teams (VGK, ARI) are undefeated this season when scoring 4+ goals.
- New York ranks tied for third in the NHL in third period goals (54) and fourth in third-period goal differential (+14).
- Heading into the third period tied, the Rangers are 10-1-5, the most such wins in the NHL.
- The Rangers defensemen group has collected 106 points and 84 assists, both the second most in the NHL. 28.5 percent of all Rangers points this season have contributed to a defensman.
- New York’s 11 comeback victories this season are tied for the sixth most in the league.
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 15/5:00 PM Montreal/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 16/7:00 PM Columbus/Nationwide Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 19/7:00 PM Boston/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 23/7:00 PM Florida/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 25/7:00 PM Toronto/Scotiabank Arena TNT ESPN 98.7 FM
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 10 Minnesota SOW, 4-3
Jan. 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
Jan. 5 at Montreal W, 4-1
Jan. 3 Carolina W, 5-3
Jan. 1 at Florida W, 5-3
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 11 – Jake Leschyshyn claimed off waivers
January 6 – Gustav Rydahl re-assigned to Hartford
January 5 – Gustav Rydahl recalled from Hartford
January 4 – Jimmy Vesey re-signed to two-year contract extension
December 9 – Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.
December 5 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford
ALL-TIME RECORD 78-43-22-4 (182 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 1-0-1
NYR HOME 40-20-11-3 (94 PTS)
NYR AWAY 38-23-11-1 (88 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-1-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Trocheck (7) – A: Panarin (15) – Pts: Trocheck (21)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Ratelle, Gilbert (20) – A: Gilbert (38) – Pts: Gilbert (58)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
October 29 at American Airlines Center W, 6-3
January 12 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
SPECIAL TEAMS
- The Blueshirts have scored six power play goals in their last five games.
- The Rangers have the fifth fewest PIM/G with a 7.8 mark.
- The Rangers have scored multiple power play goals in seven games this year and in two of their last five contests.
