DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 1, 2023 – STARS 4 at CALGARY FLAMES 3
It marked their fourth comeback win of the season – only the Devils and Golden Knights have more (both w/ 5). Four different players lit the lamp for Dallas, including captain Jamie Benn (1-1—2) and forwards Jason Robertson (1-0—1), Evgenii Dadonov (1-0—1) and Mason Marchment (1-0—1). Benn’s goal was the 16th shorthanded tally of his career, giving him at least one shorthanded goal in each of the past three seasons. Robertson extended his point streak to two games (1-2—3), Dadonov scored for the second consecutive game (2-1—3) and Marchment pushed his point streak to three consecutive games (2-1—3). Goaltender Jake Oettinger improved to 5-0-1 with a 43-save performance, the third-most saves in a regular-season game in his NHL career. PP: 0-2 | PK: 4-5 | SF: 30 | SA: 46 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (24:39) | Attendance: 16,786 Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Oettinger 2. CGY – C. Zary 3. CGY – N. Kadri
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2023-24: 2
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
C Roope Hintz Upper body 1 Oct. 12
C Radek Faksa Upper body 1 Nov. 1-pres.
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out their first set of back-to-backs this evening against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. (7:30 p.m. CT, Bally Sports Southwest Extra, The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). One of three meetings against the Oilers, this will be the only time Dallas visits Edmonton during the regular season. The final two matchups will take place at American Airlines Center on Feb. 17, 2024 and April 3, 2024. Following tonight’s game, the Stars will conclude their three-game road trip on Saturday night in Vancouver.
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
QUICK FACTS • Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of three games against the Dallas this season and the lone game in Edmonton. The next time these teams meet is on February 17 th in Dallas. • The last time these teams met was on March 16th in Edmonton, where the Oilers defeated the Stars 4-1. • Connor McDavid leads the team with 28 career points (11G, 17A) against the Stars and Mattias Ekholm has appeared in a team leading 45 career games against Dallas.
GOALS BY PERIOD The Oilers rank T-2 nd in the NHL in first period goals (12) through seven games, trailing Philadelphia (13). In 2022-23, the Oilers ranked 1st in the NHL in goals for in the first period (92) and the second period (128) LAST 10 GAMES vs. DALLAS Record: 5-3-2 GF: 31 GA: 31 2022-23 3/16/23 @ EDM 4-1 W 2022-23 12/21/22 @ DAL 6-3 W 2022-23 11/5/22 @ EDM 6-2 L 2021-22 4/20/22 @ EDM 5-2 W 2021-22 3/22/22 @ DAL 5-3 L 2021-22 11/23/21 @ DAL 4-1 L 2019-20 3/3/20 @ DAL 2-1 W (OT) 2019-20 12/16/19 @ DAL 2-1 W 2019-20 11/16/19 @ EDM 5-4 L (OT) 2018-19 3/28/19 @ EDM 3-2 (SO)
