Dallas Stars News

The Stars have struggled offensively at times to start the season, but they can point to Jake Oettinger's outstanding play as the reason for their 5-3-1 record. In seven games this season (4-2-1), the 27-year-old Oettinger has already posted three shutouts, with an outstanding 1.13 GAA and .945 SV%. He saved 18 of 20 shots (.900 SV%) in his previous game, a 3-2 overtime win over the Boston Bruins. The Stars enter Thursday's divisional clash as sizeable -196 home favourites against a Winnipeg Jets team that has scored two or fewer goals in three of their last five games (1-3-1).

Dallas signed Perron to a one-year, $850,000 contract last week, but he still hasn't made his debut, which will be at the earliest on Sunday against the New York Islanders. The 38-year-old Perron, an NHL veteran with 1,239 games, has battled injuries in recent seasons but should still provide offensive depth for the Stars. Perron posted 28 points (13G / 15A) in 65 games last season.

Esa Lindell (lower body) will likely miss a couple of games, allowing Capobianco to enter the lineup. The 29-year-old Capobianco appeared in one games this season, but was used sparingly as a seventh defenseman, playing just 2:59 time-on-ice. He had five points (2G / 3A) in 33 games last season.

Head Coach Glen Gulutzan said Lindell will miss "about a week" with a lower-body injury. The 32-year-old Finnish defenseman is averaging 20:49 time-on-ice and has 18 blocks in eight games this season. He has only missed two games combined in the past four seasons. Kyle Capobianco will enter the lineup as Lindell's replacement.

The Stars have struggled offensively at times to start the season, but can attribute a winning 4-3-1 record to the outstanding play of Jake Oettinger. In six games this season (3-2-1), the 27-year-old Oettinger has already posted three shutouts, with an outstanding 1.00 GAA and .952 SV%. He stopped all 19 shots in his previous game, a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Stars enter Tuesday's contest as -162 home favourites against a Boston Bruins team riding a league-best five-game winning streak.

Hintz exited Saturday's 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the third period after blocking a shot and did not return. The oft-injured Hintz has had several early-season injury scares already, but he has yet to miss a game. He has five points (3G / 2A) in eight games this season.

Hintz left the game late after blocking a shot and did not return. Stars' head coach Glen Gulutzan did not have an update on Hintz's status post-game, so consider him questionable to play Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

Johnston was a late scratch for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche due to illness and remained sidelined for Wednesday's rematch. Before Tuesday, Johnston had never missed a game in his young career, playing 333 consecutive games. The 23-year-old forward, who scored a career-high 45 goals last season, has just four assists in five games so far in 2026-27.

Back exited Dallas' previous game after only 3:04 time-on-ice due to an upper-body injury and will be sidelined for approximately a month. The 26-year-old bottom-six forward has one assist in seven games this season.

Back exited Dallas' previous game after only 3:04 time-on-ice due to an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old bottom-six forward has one assist in seven games this season. He will miss at least two games before he is eligible to be activated from Injured Reserve.

Johnston was a late scratch for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche due to illness and will remain sidelined for Wednesday's rematch. Before Tuesday, Johnston had never missed a game in his young career, playing 333 consecutive games. The 23-year-old forward, who scored a career-high 45 goals last season, has just four assists in five games so far in 2026-27.

Kiviranta scored a goal in last week's 5-0 win over the San Jose Sharks, but he was dinged up after blocking a shot. He has missed the last three games but is expected to play Wednesday against his former team, the Colorado Avalanche.

The Stars have been stout defensively early in the 2026-27 season, allowing only 11 goals in six games. Unfortunately for their goaltending tandem of Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith, the team's offence has been nearly nonexistent, scoring just 13 goals and paving the way for a subpar 2-3-1 record. DeSmith will return to the crease for only the second time this season. The 35-year-old goalie was solid in his only outing, saving 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%), but again lacked goal support, as the Stars lost 2-1 to the Nashville Predators. The Stars enter Wednesday's contest as +119 road underdogs against an Avalanche team that beat them 3-2 yesterday.

Johnston was a late scratch for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche due to illness and will remain sidelined for Wednesday's rematch. Before Tuesday, Johnston had never missed a game in his young career, playing 333 consecutive games. The 23-year-old forward, who scored a career-high 45 goals last season, has just four assists through five games in 2026-27.

Oettinger was trending towards a career-best three-game shutout streak in his previous outing, but allowed a goal in the third period of an eventual 2-1 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 27-year-old Oettinger has been outstanding to start the 2026-27 season, posting an absurd 0.74 GAA and .963 SV% in four games (2-1-1). The Stars enter the front end of a back-to-back against the 3-2-0 Colorado Avalanche as slight +103 home underdogs.