2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
15
Games played
19
Points
.633
Points %
+8
Goal diff
7-3
Last 10
33 GF · 28 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

The files

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
2.93
3.40
−0.47
Goals against / game
2.40
2.76
−0.36
Expected goals for / game
3.08
3.10
−2.0
Expected goals against / game
2.57
2.86
−0.29
Expected-goals share
54.6%
52.1%
+2.5
Shot-attempt share
51.0%
47.9%
+3.1
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

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40 posts
at Washington CapitalsW 6–5

Stars hold off the Capitals

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 3–1

Stars hold off the Blue Jackets

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vs Montreal CanadiensL 5–2

Canadiens run the Stars off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New Jersey DevilsL 5–1

Devils pull away from the Stars

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vs New York IslandersW 6–3

Stars run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Winnipeg Jets8:00 PM ET

The Stars are the model's lean over the Jets — with PDO regression in play

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vs Boston Bruins8:00 PM ET

The Stars are the model's lean over the Bruins — with PDO regression in play

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at Chicago Blackhawks7:00 PM ET

The Stars are the model's lean over the Blackhawks — with PDO regression in play

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at Colorado AvalancheW 3–2

Stars edge the Avalanche in a shootout

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 3–2

Avalanche hold off the Stars

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 2–1

Penguins edge the Stars in a shootout

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at Buffalo SabresW 4–0

Stars shut out the Sabres, 4-0

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vs San Jose SharksW 5–0

Stars shut out the Sharks, 5-0

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at Nashville PredatorsL 2–1

Predators hold off the Stars

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vs St. Louis BluesL 4–0

Blues shut out the Stars, 4-0

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at Minnesota WildW 2–1

Stars hold off the Wild

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vs Minnesota WildW 2–0

Stars shut out the Wild, 2-0

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vs St. Louis BluesW 2–1

C. DeSmith stands tall as the Stars edge the Blues

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at St. Louis BluesW 2–1

Stars hold off the Blues

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at Buffalo SabresW 4–3

Stars steal one from the Sabres against the run of play

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 6–5

Stars run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New York RangersW 2–0

Stars shut out the Rangers, 2-0

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vs Minnesota WildW 5–4

Stars steal one from the Wild against the run of play

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vs Calgary FlamesW 4–3

Stars run the Flames off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 2–0

Avalanche shut out the Stars, 2-0

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 3–0

Stars shut out the Jets, 3-0

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at Boston BruinsL 6–3

Bruins run the Stars off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Philadelphia FlyersL 2–1

Flyers edge the Stars in overtime

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsW 6–3

Stars run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York IslandersL 2–1

I. Sorokin stands tall as the Islanders edge the Stars

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vs New Jersey DevilsL 6–4

Devils run the Stars off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsL 3–2

Golden Knights run the Stars off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Minnesota WildL 2–1

F. Gustavsson stands tall as the Wild edge the Stars

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at Colorado AvalancheW 2–1

J. Oettinger stands tall as the Stars edge the Avalanche

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vs Utah Hockey ClubL 6–3

Mammoth pull away from the Stars

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 3–2

Stars edge the Red Wings in overtime

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vs Edmonton OilersW 7–2

Stars pull away from the Oilers

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsW 2–1

Stars run the Golden Knights off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 4–3

Stars run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 5–4

Avalanche edge the Stars in a shootout

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