NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (13-8-5) at Dallas Stars (15-7-5)

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DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 at FLORIDA 5 (12/8/22)
1ST PERIOD: FLA Tierney (M. Staal) 18:05-EV
2ND PERIOD: FLA Luostarinen (Barkov, Reinhart) 1:47-EV; FLA Mahura (Bennett, Tkachuk) 2:45-EV; DET Berggren (Copp,
Raymond) 8:08-PP; FLA Kiersted (Cousins, E. Staal) 14:52-EV; FLA Tkachuk (Verhaeghe, Ekblad) 15:37-EV
3RD PERIOD: No scoring
SHOTS: DET 20 (5-10-5) / FLA 41 (15-19-7)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (L, 36-41) / FLA Bobrovsky (W, 19-20)
PP: DET 1-4 / FLA 0-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (26 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (24 / Oct. 17)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (17 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (15 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (13 / Nov. 8)
Olli Määttä – non-COVID illness (1 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 129
Individual Man Games Lost: Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Michael Rasmussen (2)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/9 – Activated forward Elmer Söderblom from injured reserve and assigned him to Grand Rapids … Reassigned goaltender Victor Brattström from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
12/2 – Reassigned defensemen Donovan Sebrango and Eemil Viro from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
12/1 – Assigned goaltender Magnus Hellberg to Grand Rapids for conditioning … Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids … Placed forward Tyler Bertuzzi on injured reserve

TODAY’S GAME
RED WINGS at STARS / 2:00 P.M. EST / American Airlines Center / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TODAY: 268th all-time meeting, 134th at Dallas … First of two games this season, only game at Dallas
ALL-TIME vs. DAL: 116-107-34-10 / AWAY: 48-62-18-5 / LAST 10: 2-4-4 / IN 2021-22: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. DAL: David Perron (14-18-32 in 41 GP), Dylan Larkin (6-6-12 in 18 GP), Dominik Kubalík (5-3-8 in 13 GP), Pius Suter (3-2-5 in 10 GP), Jordan Oesterle (0-3-3 in 6 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-2-2 in 2 GP), Moritz Seider (0-2-2 in 2 GP)
DAL top scorers vs. DET: Joe Pavelski (20-17-37 in 47 GP), Jamie Benn (6-13-19 in 34 GP), Esa Lindell (2-11-13 in 18 GP), Roope Hintz (7-5-12 in 10 GP), Jason Robertson (5-6-11 in 8 GP), Tyler Seguin (5-5-10 in 17 GP), Radek Faksa (4-6-10 in 20 GP), Miro Heiskanen (0-9-9 in 13 GP), Denis Gurianov (2-6-8 in 13 GP), Mason Marchment (2-3-5 in 7 GP), Joel Hanley (0-5-5 in 10 GP), Ty Dellandrea (2-1-3 in 5 GP), Luke Glendening (0-1-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Tuesday, Dec. 13: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Wednesday, Dec. 14: RED WINGS at WILD / 7:30 p.m. / Xcel Energy Center / TV: TNT / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Dec. 17: RED WINGS vs. SENATORS / 1:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Dec. 8 at Florida – 5-1 L
Detroit fell at Florida to move to 13-8-5 overall and 6-4-2 on the road … The result snapped Detroit’s four-game road winning streak, which was the team’s longest such run since earning four-straight road victories from Jan. 2-10, 2016 … Jonatan Berggren scored on the power play for his fourth goal of the campaign … Berggren has scored in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career … Berggren extended his point streak to three-straight games (2-1-3 in 3 GP) … In all, Berggren has nine points (4-5-9) in 13 games to begin his NHL career … Berggren has two power play goals this season, tying Filip Hronek and David Perron for the fourth-most among Detroit skaters … Andrew Copp recorded the primary assist on Berggren’s power play goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (1-3-4 in 3 GP) … Copp has six points (1-5-6) in five games since Nov. 30 at Buffalo, and 10 points (2-8-10) in 10 appearances dating back to Nov. 17 at San Jose … Lucas Raymond also picked up an assist on Berggren’s power play goal, giving him 14 points (7-7-14) in 19 games dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota … Raymond has eight power play points (4-4-8) this season, tying Perron (2-6-8) for fourth-most among Detroit skaters … Perron skated in his 999th career NHL game … Austin Czarnik played in his 150th career NHL game … Detroit is 9-3-3 this season when scoring a power play goal … Detroit finished 1-for-4 on the man advantage, and is 21-for-96 (21.9%) to begin the 2022-23 season … It marks Detroit’s highest power play percentage through the first 26 games of a season since going 19-for-82 (23.2%) to start the 2017-18 campaign.

FRENCH CONNECTION

  • David Perron ranks among the team leaders with eight goals (3rd), 12 assists (5th), 20 points (4th), two power play goals (T4th), eight power play points (T4th), two game-winning goals (2nd) and 72 shots (3rd) through 26 games.
  • Has recorded 12 points (3-9-12) and a plus-five rating in his last 12 games since Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
  • Recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles to become the fifth active Quebec-born player to reach the mark, joining Patrice Bergeron (594), Paul Stastny (522), Kris Letang (517) and Jonathan Huberdeau (427).
  • Also the fourth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to hit the 400-assist mark, joining Patrick Kane (766), Jakub Voracek (583) and Jamie Benn (456).

FIL THE THRILL

  • Filip Hronek ranks among the team leaders with six goals (5th), 18 assists (1st), 24 points (3rd), a plus-11 rating (T1st), two power play goals (T4th), 10 power play points (2nd), 56 shots (4th) and 22:18 average time on ice (2nd) through 26 games.
  • Has recorded six multi-point games in his last nine contests (4-8-12 in 9 GP). He also has 16 points (6-10-16) and a plus-seven rating in 12 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
  • Set a franchise record for the longest season-opening road point streak (4-11-15 in 11 GP), eclipsing Sergei Fedorov who set the mark in 1993-94 (9-10-19 in 10 GP).
  • Became the second defenseman in NHL history to post a road point streak of 11-or-more games from the start of a season, joining Paul Coffey who notched a point in each of Edmonton’s first 12 road games in 1986-87 (4-16-20 in 12 GP).
  • Also became the third Red Wings defenseman to post a road point streak of 11-or-more games, following Brian Rafalski (12 GP in 2007-08) and Paul Coffey (15 GP in 1994-95).

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

  • Filip Hronek totaled 14 points from Nov. 3-30 (6-8-14 in 13 GP), which were the most by a Red Wings defenseman in a calendar month since Nicklas Lidström in December 2010 (8-8-16 in 16 GP).
  • Had a career-high four-game goal streak from Nov. 17-25 (5-2-7 in 4 GP) and six-game point streak from Nov. 12-25 (6-4-10 in 6 GP).
  • His four-game goal streak matched the longest goal streak by a defenseman in franchise history, joining Mathieu Schneider (4 GP in 2005-06), Nicklas Lidström (4 GP in 2000-01) and Reed Larson (4 GP in 1980-81).
  • Became the first Red Wings defenseman to record six goals in a six-game span since Reed Larson did so from Jan. 29-Feb. 8, 1981 (6-3-9 in 6 GP).
  • Scored a pair of goals – including his first career GWG – on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his first career multi-goal game.

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

  • Jonatan Berggren has recorded nine points (4-5-9) in 13 games to begin his NHL career.
  • Became the eighth Red Wings rookie in the past 30 years to record six-or-more points through their first nine contests, joining Lucas Raymond (4-5-9 in 2021-22), Moritz Seider (0-8-8 in 2021-22), Filip Zadina (1-5-6 in 2019-20), Taro Hirose (1-6-7 in 2018-19), Dennis Cholowski (2-4-6 in 2018-19), Dylan Larkin (2-5-7 in 2015-16) and Henrik Zetterberg (3-3-6 in 2002-03).
  • Registered seven points (4-3-7) in seven games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins to begin the 2022-23 campaign.
  • Made his North American professional debut with the Griffins in 2021-22 and set franchise records for a rookie in assists (43), points (64), game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (3) in 70 games.
  • Named AHL Rookie of the Month for April after totaling 20 points (6-14-20) in 14 contests. He finished the season with 26 points (7-19-26) in his last 18 games, including a season-high 11-game point streak (6-13-19) to close out the year.

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

  • Lucas Raymond has tallied 14 points (7-7-14), four power play goals, three game-winning goals and a 19.4 shooting percentage in 19 games since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
  • Became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 30-goal mark, joining Tim Stützle (44) and Alexis Lafrenière (36).
  • Has five career game-winning goals, trailing only Steve Yzerman (8), Dylan Larkin (6) and Alex Delvecchio (6) for the most GWGs in franchise history at age 20 or younger.

BIG VILLE STYLE
Detroit acquired goaltender Ville Husso from St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Aleksanteri Kaskimäki) on July 8 and subsequently signed him to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.75 million.

  • Ville Husso has posted three shutouts in 18 games with the Red Wings, tying Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck for the league lead. Husso had three shutouts in 57 appearances with the Blues from 2020-22.
  • Became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29).
  • Has allowed two goals or fewer in nine of his 11 victories with Detroit.
  • Stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Red Wings debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, becoming the second goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in his team debut, joining Dave Gatherum who did so on Oct. 11, 1953 vs. Toronto.

EARLY RETURNS
Detroit forwards Andrew Copp, Austin Czarnik, Dominik Kubalík, Matt Luff and David Perron, and defensemen Ben Chiarot, Robert Hägg and Olli Määttä have made an immediate impact to begin the 2022-23 season. The eight players, all signed as free agents by the Red Wings in July, have combined for 83 points (28-55-83) through the first 26 games of the campaign.

  • Ben Chiarot netted his second goal of the season on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform.
  • Andrew Copp has tallied six points (1-5-6) in his last five games since Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo. He ranks second among Detroit skaters with 15 even-strength points (2-13-15), trailing only Dylan Larkin (4-12-16).
  • Austin Czarnik tallied a goal on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal and Dec. 4 at Columbus. The Metro Detroit native has also racked up 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
  • Robert Hägg ranks among the team leaders with 36 hits (7th) and 17 blocks (8th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
  • Dominik Kubalík places among the team leaders with 10 goals (1st), 15 assists (3rd), 25 points (2nd), five power play goals (1st), 12 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 75 shots (2nd) through 26 games. He is the first Detroit skater to average a point-per-game through their first 25 career contests with the franchise since Marián Hossa in 2008-09 (14-14-28 in 25 GP).
  • Matt Luff (IR) earned his first goal/point with Detroit on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He registered seven points (3-4-7) in five appearances with Grand Rapids to begin the 2022-23 season.
  • Olli Määttä has registered 10 points (2-8-10) and a plus-11 rating through 25 games. With a pair of assists on Dec. 4 at Columbus, he surpassed his scoring total from the 2021-22 campaign in 42 fewer games (1-7-8 in 66 GP with Los Angeles).
  • David Perron has totaled 20 points (8-12-20) in 26 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles, has notched 12 points (3-9-12) in his last 12 contests.

GERMAN ENGINEERING

  • Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (3) and points (3) in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus.
  • Recorded six points (2-4-6) in a five-game stretch from Nov. 17-28.
  • Became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register 60-or-more points (9-52-61 in 108 GP) at age 21 or younger, joining Steve Chiasson (15-48-63 in 139 GP), Reed Larson (19-42-61 in 89 GP) and Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP).
  • Also moved past Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP) for the most assists by a Detroit defenseman before age 22.
  • Netted his first goal of the season on Nov. 17 at San Jose, which proved to be the GWG. He led all NHL rookie defensemen with four game-winners in 2021-22.

MICHIGAN MEN
The Red Wings have four Michigan-born players on their active roster in forwards Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor), Austin Czarnik (Washington Township) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford), and defenseman Jordan Oesterle (Dearborn Heights).

  • Andrew Copp recorded 81 points (40-41-81) in 107 games at the University of Michigan from 2012-15, serving as team captain during his junior season. Prior to his collegiate career, Copp skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2010-12.
  • Austin Czarnik attended Romeo High School before playing with the NTDP from 2008-10.
  • Dylan Larkin was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after logging 47 points (15-32-47) and penalty minutes in 35 games at Michigan during the 2014-15 campaign. He was also selected to both the 2014-15 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team, in addition to being named an AHCA Second Team All-American. Larkin previously skated with the NTDP from 2012-14.
  • Jordan Oesterle attended Dearborn Divine Child High School before tallying 34 points (7-27-34) in 113 games at Western Michigan University from 2011-14. He helped the Broncos win a CCHA tournament championship as a freshman.

LOVE TO ‘C’ IT

  • Dylan Larkin is in his third season as Detroit’s captain and eighth NHL campaign. He was named the 37th captain in franchise history on Jan. 13, 2021, becoming the first Michigander and native metro Detroiter to wear the ‘C’ for the Red Wings, assuming a captaincy that had been vacant for two seasons following the end of Henrik Zetterberg’s career in 2017-18 due to injury.
  • Ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (2nd), 17 assists (2nd), 26 points (1st), a plus-five rating (5th), four power play goals (T2nd), nine power play points (3rd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 87 shots (1st) through 26 games.
  • Recorded nine points (2-7-9) during a seven-game span from Nov. 17-Dec. 3.
  • Currently places 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):
  1. Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
  2. Igor Larionov – 392
  3. Dylan Larkin – 384
  4. Johan Franzén – 370
  5. Marcel Dionne – 366
  6. Shawn Burr – 362

CAPTAIN CLUTCH

  • Dylan Larkin tallied his 156th career NHL goal on Nov. 23 vs. Nashville. He is currently two goals shy of tying Kris Draper for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
  2. Red Kelly – 162
  3. Kris Draper – 158
  4. Dylan Larkin – 156
  5. Ray Sheppard – 152
  6. Bruce MacGregor – 151
  • Larkin recorded his 228th career NHL assist on Dec. 3 vs. Vegas, passing Marcel Dionne for sole possession of 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
  2. Gary Bergman – 243
  3. Dylan Larkin – 228
  4. Marcel Dionne – 227
  5. Marcel Pronovost – 217
  6. Shawn Burr – 214
  • Larkin scored his fourth career shootout-deciding goal on Nov. 25 vs. Arizona, passing Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar for the sixth-most in franchise history. He trails only Pavel Datsyuk (11), Todd Bertuzzi (7), Henrik Zetterberg (7), Frans Nielsen (6) and Jiri Hudler (5).
  • Also has seven career overtime goals, which is tied with Herbie Lewis and Henrik Zetterberg for the fifth-most in franchise history. He trails only Sergei Fedorov (12), Brendan Shanahan (9), Steve Yzerman (9) and Pavel Datsyuk (8).

2022-23 INDIVIDUAL STATS
Most Goals: 2, Sundqvist, Nov. 30 vs. BUF; Hronek, Nov. 19 at CBJ; Raymond, Oct. 29 vs. MIN; Perron, Oct. 17 vs. LA
Most Assists: 3, Seider, Nov. 19 at CBJ
Most Points: 3, Larkin/Seider, Nov. 19 at CBJ; Perron, Nov. 17 at SJ; Kubalík, Oct. 23 vs. ANA; Perron, Oct. 17 vs. LA; Larkin, Oct. 15 at NJ; Rasmussen, Oct. 14 vs. MTL
Most SOG: 9, Larkin, Nov. 25 vs. ARI
Most PIM: 12, Hronek, Dec. 8 at FLA
Most TOI: 27:44, Seider, Nov. 6 at NYR
Most Hits: 6, Seider, Dec. 8 at FLA; Erne, Oct. 31 at BUF; Määttä, Oct. 27 at BOS; Hägg, Oct. 15 at NJ
Most Blocked Shots: 6, Chiarot, Nov. 23 vs. NSH; Hägg, Oct. 15 at NJ
Most Saves: 44, Husso, Dec. 6 at TB
Longest Goal Streak: 4, Hronek, Nov. 17-25
Longest Assist Streak: 5, Perron, Nov. 12-23
Longest Point Streak: 6, Hronek, Nov. 12-25

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS
DETROIT OPPONENT
Most GF, Game 7, Nov. 17 at SJ 8, twice (MR: Nov. 10 vs. NYR)
Fewest GF, Game 1, three times (MR: Dec. 8 at FLA) 0, three times (MR: Nov. 23 vs. NSH)
Most GF, Period 4, twice (MR: Nov. 17 at SJ, 3rd) 6, Nov. 10 vs. NYR, 3rd
Most SOG, Game 45, Nov. 30 vs. BUF 46, twice (MR: Dec. 6 at TB)
Most SOG, Period 25, Oct. 14 vs. MTL, 1st 30, Dec. 6 at TB, 3rd
Fewest SOG, Game 18, Oct. 31 at BUF 21, Nov. 12 at LA
Fewest SOG, Period 1, Oct. 29 vs. MIN, 3rd 3, Oct. 21 at CHI, 1st
Most PPG, Game 3, Oct. 23 vs. ANA 3, Oct. 27 at BOS
Most PIM, Game 16, Dec. 8 at FLA 35, Nov. 8 vs. MTL
Fewest PIM, Game 2, three times (MR: Dec. 3 vs. VGK) 4, four times (MR: Dec. 6 vs. TB)
Fastest Consec. Goals 0:13, Oct. 14 vs. MTL (Rasmussen, Määttä) 0:35, Oct. 27 at BOS (Marchand, Smith)
Fastest Goal, Start of Game 1:20, Nov. 30 vs. BUF (Berggren) 0:09, Nov. 12 at LA (Grundström)
Fastest Goal, Start of Period 1:20, Nov. 30 vs. BUF, 1st (Berggren) 0:09, Nov. 12 at LA, 1st (Grundström)
Longest Win Streak – Overall: 4, Nov. 17-25 / Home: 3, Oct. 29-Nov. 5 / Road: 4, Nov. 17-Dec. 6
Longest Winless Streak – Overall: 4, Nov. 8-15 / Home: 3, Nov. 28-present / Road: 3, Oct. 21-31
Longest Point Streak – Overall: 5, twice (MR: Nov. 15-25) / Home: 4, Oct. 29-Nov. 8 / Road: 5, Nov. 15-Dec. 6

THE LAST TIME…
HOME AWAY
DET recorded a shutout 11/23/22, 3-0 vs. NSH (Husso) 4/24/22, 3-0 at NJ (Nedeljkovic)
DET was shutout 1/13/22, 3-0 vs. WPG
(Hellebuyck) 4/26/22, 3-0 at TOR (Campbell)
DET scored in OT 3/1/22, Raymond vs. CAR (Raanta) 11/6/22, Kubalík at NYR (Halák)
Opp. scored in OT 10/17/22, Danault vs. LA (Husso)
11/15/22, Strome at ANA (Husso)
DET had a hat trick 12/18/21, Larkin vs. NJ 10/24/21, Raymond at CHI
Opp. had a hat trick 4/9/22, Roslovic vs. CBJ 10/31/22, Thompson at BUF
DET player had 4 goals 10/14/21, Bertuzzi vs. TB 12/2/95, Kozlov at MTL
Opp. player had 4 goals 2/26/22, Marner vs. TOR 11/4/21, Bergeron at BOS
DET player had 5 goals 12/26/96, Fedorov vs. WSH 2/2/11, Franzen at OTT
Opp. player had 5 goals Never 2/2/77, Turnbull at TOR
DET player had penalty shot 11/8/22, Larkin vs. MTL (Allen, save) 11/15/18, Rasmussen at OTT (Anderson, save)
Opp. player had penalty shot 4/8/21, Arvidsson vs. NSH (Greiss, goal) 10/21/22, Athanasiou at CHI (Nedeljkovic, goal)
DET player scored SHG 11/5/22, Suter vs. NYI 10/31/22, Larkin at BUF
DET player scored 2 SHGs 12/31/09, Helm vs. COL 10/10/02, Maltby at SJ

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 8, 2022 – STARS 4 vs. SENATORS 3 (OT)
The Stars snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory in overtime against the Ottawa Senators at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Led by a multi-goal game from defenseman Miro Heiskanen (2-0—2), a multi-point night from defenseman Nils Lundkvist (1-1—2), a two-assist effort from rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (0-2—2) and a game-winning tally from forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1), the Stars earned their first victory in eight attempts in overtime/shootout. Forward Roope Hintz (0-2—2) recorded his ninth multipoint game of the season and gave him 32 points (11-21—32) in 26 games. Lundkvist’s two-point effort marked his first career multipoint game of his career (49 GP) and gave him two goals, five assists and seven points (2-5—7) with the Stars, all career bests. Forward Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) tied Todd Marchant (1,195) for 17th all-time in games played by U.S.-born players. Making his 18th start of the season, goaltender Jake Oettinger made 28 saves on 31 shots to improve his record to 10-3-3. PP: 0-2 | PK: 0-3 | SF: 32 | SA: 31 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (28:32 – game high) | Attendance: 18,023
Three Stars: 1. DAL – T. Seguin 2. DAL – M. Heiskanen 3. DAL – N. Lundkvist

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 Detroit Red Wings 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Dec. 12, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 p.m. PPG Paints Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Dec. 13, 2022 New Jersey Devils 6 p.m. Prudential Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 15, 2022 Washington Capitals 6 p.m. Capital One Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Dec. 17, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes 6 p.m. PNC Arena BSSWX/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 29 – Loaned forward Fredrik Karlstrom to 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
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out a five-game homestand against the Detroit Red Wings at American Airlines Center. (1 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This opens a two-game season series between the two clubs, which concludes April 10, 2023 at Little Caesars Arena. Dallas enters today’s matchup in second place in the Central Division with 35 points (15-7-5). Following today’s game, the Stars will embark on a five-game road trip beginning Monday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

DAYLIGHT, IT WAKES ME

  • The Stars went 2-0-0 vs. the Red Wings last season, winning 5-2 on Nov. 16 at American Airlines Center and 5-4 in overtime on Jan. 21 at Little Caesars Arena.
  • Forward Jason Robertson led the Stars with three goals and five points (3-2—5) in two games against Detroit last season.
  • Robertson had multi-point efforts in both games, tallying two goals and three points (2-1—3) on Nov. 16 and a goal and an assist (1-1—2) on Jan. 21.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski led the squad with four assists (0-4—4) in two games against the Red Wings in 2021-22.
  • Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (20) and points (20-17—37) in 47 career games vs. Detroit. He also paces the club in game-winning goals (7) against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter ranks second among active Stars with 32 points (6-26—32) in a team-high 66 career games against Detroit.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen recorded three helpers (0-3—3) in the two games against the Wings last season, giving him nine points (0-9—9) in 13 career contests against them.
  • Dallas is 117-112-38 all-time vs. Detroit, including a 67-44-22 mark at home.
  • The Stars enter tonight’s game with wins in six of the past seven (6-1-0), nine of the past 11 (9-2-0) and 13 of the past 17 (13-4-0) games against Detroit.
  • The Stars are also riding a nine-game home winning streak (9-0-0) on home ice against the Red Wings, while the team has also notched points in each of the past 11 games (9-0-2) against them on home ice.
  • The club’s nine-game home winning streak matches its longest active home winning streak against an opponent (Anaheim; 9-0-0).

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 10 vs. Detroit
April 10, 2023 at Detroit

NEW MONTH, NEW ACCOLADE

  • Forward Jason Robertson was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Dec. 4 after sharing the league lead with five goals in three outings (5-1—6) to power the Stars to a 2-0-1 week.
  • He scored once in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 28, followed by his third career hat trick – including the game-winning goal – in a 5-0 triumph against the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 1. Robertson closed the week with two points (1-1—2), as well as a shootout tally, as Dallas erased a four-goal third-period deficit in an eventual 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 4.
  • It’s the third time this season Robertson has been named an NHL Star of the Week, and it comes just a week after the 23-year-old was named the league’s First Star for the month of November. (More on that below).

BRIGHTEST STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

  • Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star for the month of November after leading the league with 15 goals and 26 points in 14 games (15-11—26) to power the Stars to an 8-3-3 November.
  • Robertson, who became the first player in franchise history to top the league in both goals and points during a calendar month, found the scoresheet in each of his 14 November appearances.
  • Robertson’s November goal and point totals also ranked second for a single month in franchise history, behind Dino Ciccarelli’s 16 tallies in March 1986 (14 GP) and Tom McCarthy’s 27 points in November 1983 (12-15—27 in 13 GP).
  • Overall, Robertson recorded multiple points in nine of his 14 outings and a quartet of multi-goal performances, highlighted by three straight such games from Nov. 21-25 (6-1—7).

A LOOK BACK AT ROBO’S 18-GAME POINT STREAK

  • Jason Robertson had 21 goals and 34 points (21-13—34) over his 18-game point streak, which goes down as the longest point streak in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) and the second-longest point streak in franchise history (1967-present). Only Brian Bellows’ 20-game point streak from Jan. 11-Feb. 21, 1986 with the Minnesota North Stars is longer.
  • Only two active players recorded a longer point streak age 23 or younger: Paul Stastny (20 GP in 2006-07), Sidney Crosby (19 GP 2007-08 & 16 GP in 2008-09).
  • He had goals in 15 of those 18 games and had 12 multi-point efforts over that span, including three consecutive multi-goal performances (Nov. 21 vs. Colorado, Nov. 23 vs. Chicago and Nov. 25 vs. Winnipeg).

DATE G A P
Dec. 4 vs. MIN 1 1 2
Dec. 1 vs. ANA 3 0 3
Nov. 28 @ STL 1 0 1
Nov. 26 @ COL 0 1 1
Nov. 25 vs. WPG 2 1 3
Nov. 23 vs. CHI 2 0 2
Nov. 21 vs. COL 2 0 2
Nov. 19 vs. NYI 1 0 1
Nov. 17 @ FLA 0 1 1
Nov. 15 @ TBL 1 1 2
Nov. 13 @ PHI 1 1 2
Nov. 11 vs. SJS 0 2 2
Nov. 8 @ WPG 1 0 1
Nov. 5 @ EDM 1 2 3
Nov. 3 @ ARI 2 0 2
Nov. 1 vs. LA 1 2 3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR 1 1 2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH 1 0 1
TOTAL: 21 13 34

HE’S GOING IN, HE’S GOING ALL OR NOTHING

  • Jason Robertson (23) ranks second behind Connor McDavid (25) in goals and shares third in points (23-18—41), trailing only McDavid (54 points) and Leon Draisaitl (46 points) in that category.
  • Robertson recorded his third career hat trick (3-0—3) in a 5-0 victory vs. Anaheim on Dec. 1 at American Airlines Center.
  • He joined Kirill Kaprizov, Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne, Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mario Lemieux as players to score at least 80 goals in the first 152 career NHL games.
  • With 54 goals dating to Jan. 1, Robertson is tied with Auston Matthews (54) for the most goals in the 2022 calendar year so far.
  • Robertson has recorded three hat tricks since his debut season in 2019-20, surpassing Jamie Benn (2) for the most by a Stars player of that span.
  • Robertson had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
  • Robertson has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week twice already this season for the weeks ending Nov. 27 and Nov. 6.
  • The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (81-85—166 in 155 GP).

THERE’S A DANGEROUS KIND OF COOL ABOUT YOU

  • With two assists (0-2—2) on Thursday vs. Ottawa, forward Roope Hintz boosted his season totals to 32 points (11-21—32) in 26 games.
  • Hintz is on pace for a 100-point season – a feat not yet achieved by a Stars player since the club relocated to Dallas in 1993. The last player in franchise history with 100+ points in a season was Dino Ciccarelli (52-51—103 in 80 GP) with the North Stars in 1986-87.
  • He ranks third on the team in multi-point games (9) behind Jason Robertson (14) and Jamie Benn (10).
  • Hintz has eight points in his past four games (3-5—8) and 25 points in his previous 19 overall (9-16—25).
  • The 26-year-old has skated in 26 contests this season with Dallas and ranks second on the club with 32 points. Among team leaders, he ranks first in assists (21), co-leads in shorthanded goals (1) and shares second in game-winning goals (2). He’s also third in plus-minus (+16), ranks second among forwards in TOI/GP (17:17) and third in power-play TOI/GP (2:46).
  • Hintz (3-1—4) recorded his second career hat trick and tied his career high for points in a game on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota.
  • Hintz’ three-goal effort gave the Stars two consecutive games with hat tricks (Jason Robertson, Dec. 1 vs. ANA).
  • He had a 10-game point streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 17, tallying 15 points (6-9—15) over that span including four multi-point efforts.
  • With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17 at Florida, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1967-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
  • Hintz is one of four players on the Stars to have a shorthanded goal this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
  • Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).
  • On Nov. 29 the Stars signed Hintz to an eight-year contract extension, which begins in the 2023-24 season and runs through the 2030-31 campaign. The eight-year contract extension is worth $67.6 million and has an average annual value (AAV) of $8.45 million.
  • In five NHL seasons, Hintz has earned 202 points (91-111—202) in 265 career NHL games. He’s tied for sixth in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) with six career shorthanded goals and shares 12th with 18 career game-winning goals.

I FEEL INVINCIBLE AGAIN

  • With the game-winning goal in sudden death on Dec. 8 vs. Ottawa, forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) scored his 10th career overtime goal to surpass Mike Modano for sole possession of second place in franchise history (1967-present) behind only Jamie Benn (11).
  • The OT tally marked Seguin’s 47th game-winning goal with Dallas. Only two players in franchise history have more: Modano (92) and Benn (52).
  • The Brampton, Ontario native enters Saturday’s contest against Detroit with five points (1-4—5) in his past eight games and 20 points (5-15—20) in 27 games overall this season.
  • With his first of two assists (0-2—2) on Nov. 19 against the New York Islanders, Seguin recorded career point No. 700, becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark.
  • Seguin leads the 2010 draft class in points (310-396—706), ranks second in goals (310) and ranks fifth with a +66 rating. He also leads the class with 56 game-winning goals and shares second with 10 overtime markers.

YOU KNOW THIS TOWN SO WELL

  • Appearing in his 1,195th career NHL game on Dec. 8 vs. Ottawa, forward Joe Pavelski tied Todd Marchant (1,195) for 17th all-time in games played by U.S.-born players.
  • Pavelski (0-3—3) assisted on three of Dallas’ four third-period goals on Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota to match the franchise record for most in a single period – a feat last achieved by Tyler Seguin on April 2, 2022 (0-3—3 in the first period).
  • Pavelski (38 years, 146 days) also became the third player in franchise history (1967-present) to register three points in a period at age 38 or older, joining Dean Prentice (40 years, 65 days) on Dec. 9, 1972 and Sergei Gonchar (39 years, 245 days) on Dec. 14, 2013.
  • He passed Chris Chelios (948) for 12th all-time in points among U.S.-born skaters with an assist against the Ducks on Dec. 1.
  • With his 157th career power-play goal scored on Nov. 26 at Colorado, Pavelski tied Mike Modano for the fourth most by a U.S.-born player. (Jeremy Roenick is third all-time with 184 PPG). It marked Pavelski’s 10th goal of the season and the 431st of his NHL career.
  • With 431 career NHL goals, Pavelski needs three more to tie Patrick Kane (434) for seventh all-time in goals among U.S.-born skaters. Kane is also the only active U.S.-born skater with more goals than Pavelski.
  • Pavelski has eight multi-point games on the season and 44 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
  • Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Jason Robertson (50) and Roope Hintz (49).
  • Pavelski has points (6-16—22) in 14 of his past 19 games and has earned at least one point in 17 of 27 overall (10-19—29).
  • Through 27 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native shares third on the Stars in goals (10), ranks third in points (10-19—29) and ranks second in assists (19). He also leads the club in plus-minus (+19), ranks third in even-strength points (5-15—20) and ranks sixth in even-strength goals (5).

GLOWING IN STARLIGHT, ALL RIGHT

  • Captain Jamie Benn has 15 points (6-9—15) over his past 14 games and 26 points (10-16—26) overall (27 GP).
  • With the most points in a single month in his career (10-13—23), Benn trailed only Jason Robertson (15-11—26) for the most points by any player in the NHL during the month of November. He also ranked fifth during that time in goals (10).
  • Benn registered his 10th multi-point game of the season with a two-assist night (0-2—2) against St. Louis on Nov. 28.
  • Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
  • With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
  • In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
  • Among team leaders, the 33-year-old shares third in goals (10), ranks fourth in points (10-16—26) and is tied for fourth in assists (16). He also ranks second in power-play points (11) and third in power-play goals (4).
  • In the dot, Benn ranks second on the club in faceoff wins (173), faceoffs taken (290) and faceoff win percentage (59.7%).

CAUGHT UP TO SPEED ABOVE THESE DREAMS I PLANTED

  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (2-0—2) potted the first two goals of the game in the first period on Thursday vs. Ottawa to become the seventh defenseman in franchise history (1967-present) to record two goals in the first period.
  • Heiskanen’s two-goal night represented his third career multi-goal game. Among blueliners in franchise history, only Craig Hartsburg (6) and Brad Maxwell (3) had as many before age 24.
  • Heiskanen’s two goals were scored in a span of 1:48 – the fifth-fastest two tallies by a defenseman in franchise history. Sergei Zubov holds the franchise mark (0:57 on Nov. 25, 2001).
  • Heiskanen enters Saturday’s game vs. Detroit with points in five of his past seven games (3-6—9).
  • Heiskanen had a season-high three points (0-3—3) in the Stars’ win over Anaheim on Dec. 1, which, at the time, gave him 19 points
    (3-16—19) in 23 games.
  • The 23-year-old shares fifth on the Stars and 11th among NHL defensemen in points (5-16—21). He also paces the Stars and ranks fifth in the league in TOI/GP (25:16).
  • One game shy of 300 in his career, Heiskanen has 38 goals, 114 assists and 152 points in his NHL career while averaging 24:11 TOI over that span.

I’M APPROACHING A BREAKTHROUGH

  • Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (0-2—2) registered his second career multi-point game with two assists, including the primary helper on Tyler Seguin’s overtime-winning marker on Dec. 8 against Ottawa.
  • Johnston has five points (2-3—5) in his past five games and 12 points (7-5—12) in 27 games overall.
  • He potted his seventh goal of the season on Dec. 1 vs. Anaheim. The only rookies with more are Seattle’s Matty Beniers (10) and Ottawa’s Shane Pinto (9).
  • At 19 years, 173 days, he became the first teenager in Stars/North Stars history (1967-present) to record a three-game goal streak on the road with his goal on Nov. 3 at Arizona. The last teenager to have a longer road run was Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov (4 GP in 2019-20).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) on Oct. 25 against Boston, Johnston became the third youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to score in consecutive games. Johnston followed Valeri Nichushkin (2 GP in 2013-14) and Miro Heiskanen (2x in 2018-10, both 2 GP).
  • With a goal (1-0—1) in the season opener on Oct. 13, forward Johnston became the youngest player in Dallas Stars history to score a goal in his NHL debut (19 years, 151 days) and second youngest in franchise history (1967-present) with at least one goal in his NHL debut, behind Dave Archibald (18 years, 179 days on Oct. 10, 1987). Mike Modano (19 years, 120 days on Oct. 5, 1989) scored in his first regular-season NHL game but had debuted during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

YOU CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE, CHANGED MY DESTINATION

  • Defensemen Esa Lindell and Colin Miller are among the league’s leaders in plus-minus for defensemen.
  • Lindell, who is +8 over his past 11 games and has finished with a plus or even rating in 22 of his 27 games this season, ranks sixth among league blueliners with a +15 rating.
  • The Vantaa, Finland native tied his single game high with a +4 rating on Nov. 3 at Arizona.
  • Lindell shares second on the squad in blocked shots (42), ranks third in hits (46) and ranks second among Stars defensemen with nine points (2-7—9) in 27 games.
  • The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.
  • Miller, who has finished with a plus or even rating in 21 of his 26 games this season, shares ninth among NHL d-men with a +13 rating and is +6 over his past 10 games.
  • Among team leaders, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native ranks fourth overall in hits (41) and shares sixth in blocked shots (22).