DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
April 8, 2023 – STARS 2 vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1 (shootout)
The Stars extended their winning streak to three games and swept the three-game season series against the Golden Knights with a 2-1 shootout victory in front of a sellout crowd of 18,532 at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Forward Joel Kiviranta (1-0—1) scored with the equalizer in the second period with his eighth goal of the season, forward Roope Hintz tallied the lone goal in the shootout and goaltender Jake Oettinger made 19 saves and all three in the shootout to seal the win for Dallas. The Stars went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill, dished out 29 hits and won 56% of the faceoffs.
PP: 0-2 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 25 | SA: 20 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (29:42 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Oettinger 2. VGK – J. Quick 3. DAL – J. Kiviranta
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon, April 10, 2023 Detroit Red Wings 6 p.m. Little Caesars Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Wed, April 12, 2023 St. Louis Blues 6:30 p.m. Enterprise Center TNT/KTCK
Thu, April 13, 2023 St. Louis Blues 7 p.m. American Airlines Center ESPN/KTCK
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 77
NAME INJURY GAMES
MISSED 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
Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
Lower body 1 April 6
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 11 Feb. 8-Mar. 4
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 11 Feb. 18-Mar. 13
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
Undisclosed 14 Mar. 1-28
F Tyler Seguin Lower body 6 Mar. 11-21
F Mason Marchment Lower body 12 Mar. 14-pres.
Dallas Stars: Media Notes
DALLAS STARS NOTES
X GON’ GIVE IT TO YA
- The Stars have clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight year, 18th time since relocating to Dallas in 1993-
94 and 35th time in franchise history. Dallas became the 10th team to clinch a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. - With a victory on April 6 vs. Philadelphia, the Stars (43-21-14, 100 points) secured a 100-point season for the 10th time in franchise history and first since 2015-16 (109 points). Each of the previous 10 times the franchise has reached the century mark have come since the team relocated to Dallas ahead of the 1993-94 season.
- Dallas is in a three-way battle for the top spot in the Central Division and currently ranks second behind Colorado.
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars embark on their final road trip of the regular season beginning this evening against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Three games remain in the 2022-23 regular season campaign for the Stars, who are neck and neck with Colorado and Minnesota for the top spot in the Central Division. Following tonight’s game, the Stars will take on the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Wednesday before wrapping up the regular season on Thursday at home against the Blues. Following that game, the Stars will begin their quest for the Stanley Cup.
GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IF YOU STILL WANNA LISTEN
- The Stars are 1-0-0 vs. the Red Wings this season, earning a 3-2 OT victory on Dec. 10, 2022 at American Airlines Center.
- Dallas is 118-112-38 all-time vs. Detroit, including a 68-44-22 mark on the road.
- Forward Mason Marchment had two assists in the series opener vs. the Red Wings and enters tonight’s game with seven points (2-5—7) in eight career games against them.
- Captain Jamie Benn lit the lamp in the first meeting of the season against Detroit. Benn ranks third among active Stars with 20 points (7-13—20) in 35 career games vs. the Red Wings.
- Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (20) and points (20-17—37) and ranks second in assists (17) in 48 career games vs. Detroit. Pavelski also paces the club in game winners (7) against them.
- Forward Roope Hintz enters tonight’s game with seven goals and 12 points (7-5—12) in 11 career games vs. Detroit.
- Forward Max Domi has 16 points (7-9—16) in 23 career games against the Red Wings.
- Forward Jason Robertson is averaging better than a point a game vs. Detroit in his career with 12 points (5-7—12) in nine games.
- Forward Evgenii Dadonov has four goals and 10 points (4-6—10) in 15 career games against the Red Wings.
- Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (26) and ranks second in points (6-26—32) in a team-high 67 games against the Red Wings.
- Defenseman Nils Lundkvist (1-0—1) became the 10th rookie in franchise history to score an overtime goal and just the fourth rookie defensemen to do so when he tallied the game winner on Dec. 10, 2022, joining Julius Honka (April 4, 2017), Esa Lindell (Dec. 23, 2016) and John Klingberg (March 28, 2015).
- Defenseman Miro Heiskanen has 10 points (all assists) in 14 career games against Detroit.
- Defenseman Colin Miller has seven points (1-6—7) in 16 career games vs. the Red Wings.
- Defenseman Esa Lindell enters tonight’s game with 13 points (2-11—13) in 19 career contests vs. Detroit.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 10, 2022 vs. Detroit – W, 3-2 (OT)
April 10, 2023 at Detroit
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 vs. PITTSBURGH 5 (4/8/23)
1ST PERIOD: PIT Nylander (Granlund, Carter) 9:25-EV; PIT Crosby (unassisted) 19:57-EV
2ND PERIOD: PIT Heinen (Crosby) 11:16-EV; DET Suter (Copp, Raymond) 11:58-EV
3RD PERIOD: PIT Crosby (Letang, Guentzel) 3:01-PP; PIT Malkin (Zucker) 13:00-EV
SHOTS: DET 20 (7-8-5) / PIT 28 (7-10-11)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 23-28) / PIT Jarry (W, 19-20)
PP: DET 0-3 / PIT 1-4
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (50 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (45 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (23 / Feb. 25)
Marco Kasper – lower body (3 / April 3)
Total Man Games Lost: 302
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Ville Husso (9), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Ben Chiarot (6), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Alex Chiasson (1), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/10 – Recalled forward Taro Hirose from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. STARS / 7:00 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 269th all-time meeting, 135th in Detroit … Second of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. DAL: 116-107-34-11 / HOME: 68-45-16-5 / LAST 10: 2-4-4 / IN 2021-22: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-1
DET top scorers vs. DAL: David Perron (15-18-33 in 42 GP), Dylan Larkin (7-6-13 in 19 GP), Robby Fabbri (6-4-10 in 18 GP), Dominik Kubalík (5-3-8 in 14 GP), Moritz Seider (0-3-3 in 3 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-2-2 in 3 GP)
DAL top scorers vs. DET: Joe Pavelski (20-17-37 in 48 GP), Jamie Benn (7-13-20 in 35 GP), Max Domi (7-9-16 in 23 GP), Esa Lindell (2-11-13 in 19 GP), Jason Robertson (5-7-12 in 9 GP), Roope Hintz (7-5-12 in 11 GP), Tyler Seguin (5-6-11 in 18 GP), Miro Heiskanen (0-10-10 in 14 GP), Evgenii Dadonov (4-6-10 in 15 GP), Mason Marchment (2-5-7 in 8 GP), Joel Hanley (0-5-5 in 10 GP), Ty Dellandrea (2-1-3 in 6 GP), Nils Lundkvist (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Tuesday, April 11: RED WINGS at HURRICANES / 7:00 p.m. / PNC Arena / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, April 13: RED WINGS at LIGHTNING / 7:00 p.m. / Amalie Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
April 8 vs. Pittsburgh – 5-1 L
Detroit fell against Pittsburgh to move to 35-34-10 overall and 19-16-5 inside Little Caesars Arena … Pius Suter put Detroit on the board with his 14th goal of the season … Suter has scored at least 14 goals in each of his three NHL campaigns … Suter is one goal away from matching his career high of 15 goals which he set in 2021-22 … Andrew Copp tallied the primary assist on Suter’s goal, giving him four points (1-3-4) in seven games since March 28 vs. Pittsburgh … Copp recorded his 42nd point of the season (9-33-42 in 79 GP), tying Moritz Seider for fifth-most among Red Wings skaters … Additionally, Copp has totaled 36 even-strength points this season (7-29-36), trailing only Dylan Larkin (15-31-46) … Lucas Raymond also picked up an assist on Suter’s goal to extend his point streak to four-straight games (1-5-6 in 4 GP) … Raymond has collected 12 points (2-10-12) in 16 games dating back to March 8 vs. Chicago … Raymond notched his 45th point of the season (17-28-45 in 71 GP), tying Dominik Kubalík for third place among Detroit skaters … Seider paced the Red Wings in hits (5), blocks (4) and time on ice (24:27) … Detroit finished 31-for-48 (64.6%) at the faceoff circle … Copp went 14-for-20 (70.0%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the day 11-for-16 (68.8%).
