NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars

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LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

NOV. 1 vs. DALLAS – 5:30 PM PT // Venue: American Airlines Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the Dallas Stars for the first of three meetings between the clubs.

-Today’s game is the second of the Kings’ three-game road trip (5-1 W on Oct. 31 at STL; Nov. 3 at CHI).

-This game marks the second game in LA’s second back-to-back this season. (Oct. 17 at DET, Oct. 18 at NSH). The team is 2-0 in back-to-backs this season (1-0 in first game, 1-0 in second).

WARM-UPS
1) No team has scored more goals so far this season than the LA Kings (40).

2) Arthur Kaliyev as four points (3-1=4) in three career games against Dallas.

3) Matt Roy’s five even-strength points on the road are tied for most among all defensemen in the league.

4) LA Kings forwards have combined for 87 points this season, more than any other team. The next closest team is Boston with 76.

5) Only NY Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck (21) and St. Louis’ Noel Acciari (18) have more hits in the league over the past week than Brendan Lemieux (16).

VS. DALLAS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 90-108-32-11
Home: 52-45-19-4
Away: 38-63-13-7
OT: 11-11-14
Shootout: 5-3
2021-22: 1-1-1

Franchise Leaders vs. DALLAS:
Marcel Dionne – 40 GP, 65 PTS (32-33=65)
Anze Kopitar* – 65 GP, 58 PTS (20-38=58)
Luc Robitaille – 57 GP, 51 PTS (26-25=51)
Dave Taylor – 45 GP, 50 PTS (19-31=50)
Dustin Brown – 74 GP, 45 PTS (22-23=45)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. DALLAS: March 2, 2022 – LAK 3 vs. DAL 4
Venue: American Airlines Center
LAK Goals: Danault (16), Kaliyev (10, 11)
DAL Goals: Glendening (8), Robertson (23), Suter (5), Radulov (3)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (39 saves, 43 shots) DAL: Oettinger (28 saves, 31 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-2
LAK PK: 4-for-5

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Nov. 3 | at Chicago | 5:30 p.m. PT | Bally’s Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Kevin Fiala has 13 points (8-5=13) over his last nine games against the Blackhawks dating back to Dec. 1, 2018.

Sat., Nov. 5 | vs. Florida | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally’s Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The Kings are 26-8-3 against Eastern Conference teams since the beginning of last year.

Tues., Nov. 8 | vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m. PT | ESPN+ | Hulu | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Drew Doughty has tallied at least a point in each of his last five games against the Wild.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
F Alex Iafallo, 6 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 3 games, Oct. 27 – Pres. (illness)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 11

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 11/1/22)
Oct. 18 – Alex Iafallo (F) placed on injured reserve and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL)
Oct. 23 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL), Austin Wagner (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL) and Alex Iafallo (F) placed on
long-term injured reserve.
Oct. 24 – Austin Wagner (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL)
Oct. 29 – Rasmus Kupari (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
100 WINS FOR TODD
Todd McLellan won his 100th game as head coach of the LA Kings last night at Enterprise Arena against the St. Louis Blues. McLellan, who was hired as the 29th head coach in LA Kings history on April 16, 2019, has established a record of 100-95-24 in 219 games coached with LA. Overall, McLellan has an NHL coaching record of 534-377-114 (.576%) in 1,025 career games. His 1,025 games coached ranks 26th all-time and 534 wins ranks 25th all-time in league history. With his 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, McLellan became the eighth head coach in LA Kings history to reach 100 wins and the fifth
fastest to do so:

Fastest to 100 wins as LA Kings Head Coach
Coach 100th win Game # Total Record
Darryl Sutter 6-1 vs. EDM, 10/14/14 183 100-58-25
Terry Murray 3-2 vs. EDM, 12/23/10 197 100-76-21
Tom Webster 2-0 vs. CHI, 2/1/92 211 100-83-28
Andy Murray 4-1 vs. MIN, 1/24/02 214 100-82-32
Todd McLellan 5-1 vs. STL, 10/31/22 219 100-95-24
Bob Pulford 7-4 vs. KC, 3/4/75 220 100-81-39
Bob Berry 3-1 at COL, 3/6/81 227 100-92-35

VILARDI PARTY
Gabriel Vilardi scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season last night in St. Louis in his 100th career NHL game, becoming the 30th different Kings skater to score a goal in his 100th career game in franchise history. In doing so, Vilardi extended his goal streak to a career-long four games (4-2=6) to cap off a stellar month of October for the forward. In 11 games played, Vilardi has accumulated 13 points (8-5=13) which sits sixth-most in the league amongst all skaters and tied for most among players 23 years of age or younger. Vilardi’s eight goals are tied for second among all skaters and sits one behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (9) for the league lead. His six even-strength goals and 11 even-strength points are both tied for the most in the league. Vilardi’s two-point effort (1-1=2) last night also marked his fifth multi-point game of the season, the second-most in the league behind Boston’s David Pastrnak (6). Per NHL PR, among players to debut with the Kings over the last 25 years, only three had as many points as Vilardi (26-23=49) through their first 100 games (all with the LA Kings): Anze Kopitar (32-58=90, 100GP), Tyler Toffoli (24-30=90, 100GP) and Michael Cammalleri (29-24=53, 100GP).

LET’S GO APPLE PICKING
Forward Kevin Fiala extended his point streak to four games by tallying his second three-point game of the season and ninth of his career last night against the Blues to be the first LA King to eclipse the 10-assist mark this season. It was also his third three-assist game of his career. Only two Kings skaters have reached the 10-assist mark in fewer games over the last 15 years (Anze Kopitar, 8GP in 2020-21; Drew Doughty, 10 GP in 2021-22). Since last Tuesday, Fiala has picked up the most assists in the league among any player while his seven points are tied for third-most, just above fellow LA King Gabriel Vilardi:

Most Assists since Oct. 25
Player GP Assists
Kevin Fiala (LAK) 4 6
Justin Faulk (STL) 4 5
12 Players 3-4 4

Most Points since Oct. 25
Player GP Points
Tage Thompson (BUF) 4 9 (5-4=9)
Connor McDavid (EDM) 3 8 (4-4=8)
Kevin Fiala (LAK) 4 7 (1-6=7)
David Pastrnak (BOS) 3 7 (3-4=7)
Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) 4 6 (4-2=6)
Jesper Bratt (NJD) 3 6 (3-3=6)
Jeff Skinner (BUF) 4 6 (2-4=6)
Patrick Kane (CHI) 4 6 (2-4=6)

Fiala’s three-point night brought him within five points of his 300th career point. In 430 career NHL games, Fiala has amassed 126 goals, 169 assists and 295 points with 27 power-play goals and 23 game-winning goals. Entering tonight, Fiala has picked up 12 points (2-10=12) in 11 games. With five more points, Fiala can become the fourth Swiss-born player in league history to record 300 NHL points:

Swiss-born players with 300+ NHL points
Player GP Points
Roman Josi* 769 546 (141-405=546)
Mark Streit 786 434 (96-338=434)
Nino Niederreiter* 741 373 (185-188=373)
Kevin Fiala* 430 295 (126-169=295)
Timo Meier* 405 269 (124-145=269)
*denotes active player

STAT OF THE GAME
Only Chicago’s Patrick Kane has more points against the Dallas Stars than Anze Kopitar:
Most points against DAL among active players
Player GP Points
Patrick Kane (CHI) 62 72 (30-42=72)
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 58 65 (20-38=58)
Paul Stastny (CAR) 54 53 (24-29=53)
Joe Pavelski (DAL) 59 48 (21-27=48)
Jonathan Toews (CHI) 52 47 (18-29=47)

FACEOFF FRENZY
Forwards Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault have found consistency in the face-off circle this season centering the club’s top two lines. Last Thursday night against Winnipeg, Danault established a new single-game career-high faceoff winning percentage of 82.4% (14-for-17) (min. Faceoffs: 15) for his second consecutive game with a faceoff winning percentage 80% or higher (80%, 12-of-15, Oct. 25 vs. TBL). Both Kopitar and Danault have had success at the dots during even-strength. Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 60% or higher in five of LA’s 11 games while Danault has had an EV FOW% of 60% or higher in six of 11 games. Kopitar and Danault are both top-five in the league for the highest even-strength faceoff winning percentage among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 120):

Highest EV Faceoff winning % among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 120)
Player GP EV FO’s EV FO’s %
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 9 147 64.6%
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 11 147 63.3%
Phillip Danault (LAK) 11 128 60.2%
Boone Jenner (CBJ) 10 163 57.7%
John Tavares (TOR) 10 138 56.5%

MULTI-POINT MANIA
The LA Kings have had contributions on the scoring sheet from 19 different skaters. Of the 19, 11 of them have had multi-point games with the most courtesy of Gabriel Vilardi (5). Since last Tuesday, five different skaters have found the score sheet more than once in a game (Vilardi, 1-1=2, Oct. 25; Trevor Moore, 1-1=2, Oct. 27; Kevin Fiala, 1-1=2, Oct. 29; Anze Kopitar, 0-2=2, Oct. 29; Carl Grundstrom, 2-0=2, Oct. 31). No team in the Western Conference has more players with multi-point games than the LA Kings:

Western Conference teams with most multi-point game players
Team Players w/ multi-point games
LA Kings 11
Seattle Kraken 11
Calgary Flames 10
Nashville Predators 10
Vancouver Canucks 10
Winnipeg Jets 9

DISHING OUT HITS
The LA Kings haven’t been afraid to get physical as of late. The Kings’ 86 hits over the past week rank sixth-best in the league thanks in large part to Brendan Lemieux who accounted for 16 of them, third-most in the league during that time:

Most hits since Oct. 25
Player GP Hits
Vincent Trocheck 4 21
Noel Acciari (STL) 4 18
Brendan Lemieux (LAK) 4 16
Sammy Blais (NYR) 4 16
Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) 3 16
Adam Erne (DET) 4 15

Mikey Anderson’s 13 hits during that same time is tied for most among all defensemen and tied for tenth in the league overall:

Most hits by defenseman since Oct. 25
Player GP Hits
Mikey Anderson (LAK) 4 13
Jarred Tinordi (CHI) 4 13
Five Players 11

TIME MACHINE
Defenseman Drew Doughty currently sits atop the league in highest time on ice average per game with 27:11 minutes (min. GP: 7). With 27:42 min. of ice time logged last Saturday against Toronto, the veteran blueliner has averaged a time on ice of 27:00 minutes or higher in eight of the team’s 11 games. Entering tonight, Doughty is the only player in the league to log 30+ minutes of time on ice in a single game this season (30:12 min; Oct. 18 at NSH):

Highest TOI/GP average among all skaters this season (min. GP: 5)
Player GP TOI/GP
Drew Doughty (LA) 11 27:11
Cale Makar (COL) 9 26:23
Thomas Cabot (OTT) 8 25:58
Brandon Montour (FLA) 7 25:40
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 9 25:23

Doughty has consistently logged heavy minutes since his NHL debut. In his rookie season (2008-09), Doughty led all rookies in TOI with 23:50 minutes. In his 15 seasons in the league, Doughty has finished in the top-five among all skaters in time on ice per game played in 10 of them, including the last eight consecutive:

Doughty’s top-five TOI/GP seasons
Season TOI/GP League Rank
2010-11 25:39 5th
2012-13 26:24 4th
2014-15 29:00 2nd
2015-16 28:01 3rd
2016-17 27:09 2nd
2017-18 26:50 1st
2018-19 26:36 2nd
2019-20 25:49 2nd
2020-21 26:23 1st
2021-22 25:44 5th

REIGN CHECK
The Ontario Reign, the primary AHL affiliate of the LA Kings, improved their record to 6-1 following a 4-3 victory over the Bakersfield Condors Saturday night in Ontario, Calif. In their first seven games this season, the Reign have collected 12 points, for first in the Pacific Division and second in the league. The Reign currently occupy the top-five in various categories in the AHL, including tied for third in goals (28), second in goals-against-per game (2.00) and fourth in goals-for-per game (4.00). Kings prospect Jordan Spence, who is in the second year of his three-year entry-level contract, has had a hot start to the 2022-23 AHL campaign with seven points (0-7=7) in six games. His seven assists rank second among all Reign skaters and are tied for second among all AHL skaters.

KINGS TOP THREE LEADERS
Goals Assists Points

  1. Gabriel Vilardi – 8 1. Kevin Fiala – 10 1. Gabriel Vilardi – 13 (8-5=13)
  2. Adrian Kempe – 6 2. Anze Kopitar – 8 2. Kevin Fiala – 12 (2-10=12)
  3. Phillip Danault – 4 3. Trevor Moore – 7 2. Anze Kopitar – 10 (2-8=10)
  4. Matt Roy – 3 4. Sean Durzi – 5 4. Adrian Kempe – 9 (6-3=9)
  5. Arthur Kaliyev – 3 4. Gabriel Vilardi – 5 5. Trevor Moore – 8 (1-7=8)
  6. Carl Grundstrom – 3

KINGS MULTI-GOAL GAME LEADERS
Player Total 2G 3G 4G
Adrian Kempe 1 1 – –
Phillip Danault 1 1 – –
Matt Roy 1 1 – –
Carl Grundstrom 1 1 – –

KINGS COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 2-for-2, 100.0%
Last Challenge: (W) Oct. 25, 2022 – Call overturned; Play was ruled offsides.
All-Time (since 2015-16): 22-for-52, 42.3% (Interference: 15-for-36, 41.7%; Offsides: 7-for-15, 46.7%; Stoppage: 0-for-1, 0%)

2022-23 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play // Penalty Kill
Overall: 10-50, 20.0% // 39-49, 79.6%
5-on-4: 10-49, 20.4% // 38-48, 79.2%
5-on-3: 0-1, 00.0% // 2-2, 100.0%
4-on-3: 0-0, 00.0% // 1-1, 100.0%

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
OCT. 29, 2022 – STARS 3 vs. RANGERS 6
The Stars suffered their first loss at home this season (3-1-0) against the New York Rangers. With the defeat, the Stars fell to 5-3-1 (11 points) overall. Forward Jason Robertson (1-1—2) led the Stars with this third multi-point performance of the season. Skating in his 100th career NHL game, forward Mason Marchment (1-0—1) busted a four-game point drought with his fourth goal of the 2022-23 campaign, while forward Roope Hintz (1-0—1) tallied his third goal of the season. Forwards Tyler Seguin (0-1—1) and Joe Pavelski (0-1—1) added assists. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made eight saves on 10 shots but left the game after 26:23 TOT with a lower-body injury. Netminder Scott Wedgewood came on in relief, stopping 13-of-17 shots.
PP: 0-4 | PK: 3-5 | SF: 33 | SA: 27 | DAL TOI: Suter (28:46 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. NYR – Z. Jones 2. NYR – V. Trocheck 3. NYR – M. Zibanejad

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue., Nov. 1, 2022 Los Angeles Kings 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu., Nov. 3, 2022 @ Arizona Coyotes 9 p.m. Mullett Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Nov. 5, 2022 @ Edmonton Oilers 3 p.m. Rogers Place BSSW/KTCK
Tue., Nov. 8, 2022 @ Winnipeg Jets 7 p.m. Canada Life Centre BSSW/KTCK
Fri., Nov. 11, 2022 San Jose Sharks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 26 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned forward Jacob Peterson to Texas
Oct. 30 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Oct. 31 – Signed goaltender Matt Murray to a one-year entry-level contract

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 3
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 10/25-Pres

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out a three-game homestand against the LA Kings at American Airlines Center (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Tuesday’s contest opens a three-game season series between the Stars and Kings and marks the lone meeting in Dallas. These clubs will meet twice more in the span of 16 days, Jan. 3 and 19 at Crypto.com Arena (formerly STAPLES Center) in LA. The Stars are 119-79-43 all-time vs. the Kings, including a 70-35-16 mark at home. Dallas took two of three games against LA last season, both at home (Oct. 22, 2021; 3-2 OT and March 2; 4-3). Following Tuesday’s matchup, the Stars will hit the road for three games beginning Thursday against Arizona (9 p.m. CT).

KING FOR A DAY

  • Dallas has posted wins in three of the past four home games (3-1-0) against the Kings and have points in five of the previous seven (4-2-1) against them at American Airlines Center.
  • The Stars enter Tuesday’s matchup with wins in four of the past five (4-1-0) and seven of the past nine (7-2-0) games overall against LA.
  • Additionally, Dallas has earned points in 11 of the previous 14 contests against LA and has posted a 10-3-1 record against them dating back to the 2015-16 season.
  • Defensemen Miro Heiskanen (1-2—3) and Ryan Suter (1-2—3) led the Stars with three points in three games against the Kings last season.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin has earned points (2-2—4) in three of his past five games against LA, while he’s posted seven points (3-4—7) over his previous nine games.
  • Seguin has 22 points (9-13—22) in 25 career games against LA.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski has points (1-3—4) in four of his past five home games against the Kings, while he’s posted nine points (2-7—9) over his past 11 home games against them.
  • In his career against LA, Pavelski leads all active NHL skaters in points (23-27—50), ranks second in goals (23), shares fifth in assists (27), and ranks first in power-play goals (12), power-play points (23) and shots on goal (198) in 69 career games.
  • Captain Jamie Benn has 16 goals and 34 points (16-18—34) in 43 career games against the Kings, including 14 points (6-8—14) in 22 games at home.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-1-0 with a 2.56 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in two career appearances against the Kings.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood has a 1-2-0 record, 3.68 GAA and .884 SV% in three appearances in his career vs. LA.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 1 vs. LA
Jan. 3, 2023 at LA
Jan. 19, 2023 at LA

YOU KNOW YOU’RE A STAR, YOU CAN TOUCH THE SKY

  • Forward Jason Robertson (1-1—2) recorded his third multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist against the New York Rangers on Oct. 29.
  • Robertson paces the team in points (4-6—10) and shares the team lead in goals (4; Mason Marchment) and assists (6; Roope Hintz). He also ranks fourth in plus-minus (+5), co-leads the squad in even-strength points (7; Hintz) and ranks first in game-winning goals (2) and shots on goal (26).
  • The Arcadia, California native enters Tuesday’s game vs. LA with goals in two consecutive games (2-1—3).
  • Robertson posted his seventh career three-point game (1-2—3) on Oct. 15 against Nashville in 14:50 TOI.
  • Robertson, who signed a four-year contract on Oct. 5, is nearly averaging a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (62-73—135 in 137 GP).
  • Robertson tallied 79 points (41-38—79) in 74 regular-season games in 2021-22, establishing new career highs in goals, assists and points.
  • He was tied for 13th in the NHL and led the Stars with 41 goals and finished tied for second in the NHL with 20 goals against divisional opponents.
  • Robertson ranked second on the team in points (79) and assists (38) and finished tied for first in the League and led the team with a career-high 11 game-winning goals, matching the franchise record.

WHAT A WAY TO START ANEW

  • Forward Joel Kiviranta recorded his first career shorthanded goal (1-0—1) on Oct. 27 against Washington.
  • With the SHG, the Stars are one of six teams in 2022-23 to have multiple shorthanded markers, joining the Blackhawks (4), Avalanche (3), Wild (2), Oilers (2) and Flames (2). (Hintz has Dallas’ other shorthanded goal, Oct. 15 vs. NSH).
  • With three goals (3-0—3) in nine games this season, Kiviranta is on pace to eclipse his previous career mark for goals in a season (6) set in 2020-21 (26 GP).
  • The 26-year-old had one goal and seven points (1-6—7) in 56 games last season.

BRAND NEW EYES

  • With a goal (1-0—1) on Oct. 25 against Boston, rookie Wyatt 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).
  • Among NHL rookies, Johnston shares third in goals (3) and is tied for seventh in points (3-1—4). The Toronto native also shares fourth in power-play points (2) and ranks sixth among rookie forwards in TOI/GP (14:19).
  • With a goal in the season opener on Oct. 13, forward Johnston became the youngest player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) 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 ARE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN A SOUTHERN TOWN

  • With a three-goal, four-point performance (3-1—4) on Oct. 22 at Montreal, forward Joe Pavelski (38 years, 103 days) became the oldest player in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present) to score a hat trick. He eclipsed Brett Hull (36 years, 224 days) as the oldest player to accomplish the feat.
  • Pavelski needs just four goals to tie Bill Guerin (429) for eighth in goals among U.S.-born skaters in NHL history.
  • Through nine games this season, Pavelski shares the team lead in goals (4; Robertson and Marchment), shares fourth in assists (4), ranks third in points (8) and co-leads in plus-minus (+6). Pavelski also co-leads the club in even-strength goals (3) and ranks third in even-strength points (6) and shots on goal (23).

GREETINGS FROM LESS THAN JAKE

  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger turned aside all 27 shots he faced in Dallas’ 2-0 victory over Washington on Oct. 27. It marked Oettinger’s first shutout of the season and third of his career (also Feb. 18 @ CHI; 34 SVS and March 6, 2021 vs. CBJ; 21 SVS).
  • In seven appearances this season, the 23-year-old netminder is 5-1-0 with a 1.40 goals-against average and .952 save percentage. Among league leaders, Oettinger ranks first in GAA, second in SV% and shares second in wins.
  • Oettinger (23 years, 318 days), trails only Pete Lopresti (5) for the most shutouts by a Stars/North Stars goaltender (1967-present) before the age of 24.
  • With his win on Oct. 27 vs. Washington, Oettinger became the second goaltender in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present) to reach five wins in six or fewer appearances in multiple seasons (also 2021-22), joining Kari Lehtonen (5 GP in 2011-12, 6 GP in 2015-16 & 2010-11).
  • In his first four starts of the 2022-23 season, Oettinger posted a 4-0-0 record with a 1.25 GAA and .959 SV%.
  • Oettinger was one of five goalies in franchise history (1967-present) to have a winning streak of at least four games to start the season, joining Lehtonen (2x: 4-0-0; 2010-11 & 7-0-0; 2011-12), Marty Turco (5-0-0; 2006-07), Andy Moog (4-0-0; 1996-97) and Jon Casey (4-0-0; 1991-92).
  • Oettinger was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Oct. 16 after posting a 2-0-0 record with a 1.00 GAA and .968 SV% as the Stars opened the season with consecutive victories against the Nashville Predators. Oettinger stopped 60 of 62 shots for the week, beginning with 31 saves in a 4-1 victory Oct. 13 at Nashville. Two nights later he turned aside 29 shots in a 5-1 win at American Airlines Center in the Stars’ home opener.
  • Oettinger posted a 30-15-1 record, 2.53 GAA, .914 SV% and one shutout in 48 games with Dallas in the 2021-22 regular season, followed by a 1.81 GAA and .954 SV% in the Stars’ First Round loss to Calgary in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, highlighted by a 64-save performance in Game 7.