The Dallas Stars (45-19-9, first in the Western Conference) and the Vancouver Canucks (45-19-8, second in conference), square off on Thursday, March 28 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSW.
Stars vs. Canucks Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Stars vs. Canucks for free with a trial to Fubo!
Stars and Canucks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Stars Insights
- The Stars’ 267 total goals (3.7 per game) make them the second-best scoring team in the league.
- The Stars rank 15th in goals against, allowing 217 total goals (3.0 per game) in league action.
- Their goal differential (+50) makes them fifth-best in the league.
- The 50 power-play goals the Stars have recorded this season (to rank 11th in the NHL) have come on 214 power-play chances.
- The Stars have the league’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate (23.36%).
- The Stars have scored 12 shorthanded goals this season (second among NHL squads).
- The Stars’ 81.11% penalty-kill success rate ranks 11th in the league.
- The Stars have the second-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 53.8%.
- The Stars make 11.6% of their shots (fourth in the league).
- The Stars have earned two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 15.3 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Stars Key Players
- With 25 goals and 49 assists this season, Jason Robertson is one of Dallas’ top contributors (74 points).
- With 24 goals and 38 assists, Matt Duchene is one of the most important contributors for Dallas with his 62 points (0.8 per game).
- Joe Pavelski has created 60 points for Dallas in 73 games this season, netting a goal on 14.2% of his shots and recording 25 goals and 35 assists.
- As Dallas’ top goalie, Jake Oettinger has recorded 28 wins and 13 losses this season while allowing 129 goals with 1131 saves.
Stars Injuries
Jani Hakanpaa: Lower Body (Questionable), Tyler Seguin: Rest (Questionable), Evgenii Dadonov: Lower Body (Out)
Canucks Insights
- With 251 goals (3.5 per game), the Canucks have the league’s fourth-best offense.
- The Canucks have one of the top defenses in the league, conceding 190 total goals (2.6 per game), fourth in the league.
- Their +61 goal differential is the best in the league.
- With 50 power-play goals (on 227 chances), the Canucks are 11th in the NHL.
- The Canucks have the NHL’s 13th-ranked power-play percentage (22.03).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canucks have five.
- At 79.72, the Canucks have the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canucks win 51.8% of faceoffs, ninth-best in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 12.4%, the Canucks are No. 1 in the league.
- The Canucks have shut out their opponent seven times. They are averaging 21.3 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.
Canucks Key Players
- J.T. Miller has totaled 34 goals and 57 assists in 72 games for Vancouver, good for 91 points.
- Elias Pettersson has helped lead the offense for Vancouver this season with 33 goals and 52 assists.
- Quinn Hughes has netted 13 goals on the season, adding 68 assists.
- Thatcher Demko is 33-13-2 this season, collecting 1302 saves and allowing 119 goals (2.5 goals against average) with a .916 save percentage (ninth-best in the league).
Canucks Injuries
Dakota Joshua: Hand (Out), Elias Lindholm: Undisclosed (Questionable), Tucker Poolman: Head (Out), Thatcher Demko: Knee (Out)