The Dallas Stars (22-11-5) hit the road to play the Minnesota Wild (17-17-4) at Xcel Energy Center on Monday, January 8 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSW, BSN, and BSWIX. The Stars have lost three straight games.
Stars vs. Wild Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, January 8, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Stars and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Stars Insights
- The Stars’ 136 total goals (3.6 per game) make them the fourth-best scoring team in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Stars are allowing 119 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 14th in league play.
- Their goal differential (+17) makes them ninth-best in the league.
- The 25 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season rank 15th in the NHL (on 109 power-play chances).
- The Stars rank 12th in the league with a 22.94% power-play conversion rate.
- The seven shorthanded goals the Stars have scored this season rank fifth among NHL squads.
- The Stars’ 85% penalty-kill success rate is fourth-best in the league.
- The Stars win 53.6% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
- The Stars make 11.7% of their shots (third in the league).
- The Stars have earned one shutout this season. Their skaters average 13.1 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.
Stars Key Players
- Jason Robertson is one of Dallas’ leading contributors this season with 39 points. He has averaged 0.3 goals per game, shooting 11.7%.
- Matt Duchene has 11 goals and 24 assists for Dallas to compile 35 total points (0.9 per game).
- On 90 shots (for 15 goals) and 20 assists, Joe Pavelski has recorded 35 points this season.
- In the 18 games Scott Wedgewood has played this season, his save percentage is .894, 51st in the league.
Stars Injuries
Jerad Rosburg: Undisclosed (Out),
Jake Oettinger: Lower Body (Out),
Miro Heiskanen: Lower Body (Out)
Wild Insights
- With 113 goals (3.0 per game), the Wild have the league’s 23rd-ranked offense.
- The Wild’s total of 121 goals conceded (3.2 per game) is 18th in the league.
- Their -8 goal differential is 22nd in the league.
- The Wild have 24 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 126 chances.
- The Wild’s power-play percentage (19.05) puts them 19th in the league.
- This season, the Wild have two shorthanded goals (22nd in NHL).
- The Wild’s have the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (72.73%).
- At 46.2%, the Wild have the NHL’s 31st-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Wild are 20th in the league.
- This season, the Wild have shut out their opponents twice.
Wild Key Players
- Kirill Kaprizov has totaled 34 points (0.9 per game) for Minnesota, with 13 goals and 21 assists in 34 games (playing 19:56 per game).
- Mats Zuccarello is a key piece of the offense for Minnesota with 29 total points this season. He has scored six goals and added 23 assists in 29 games.
- Joel Eriksson Ek has earned 15 goals on the season, chipping in 11 assists.
- Marc-Andre Fleury has an .896 save percentage (48th in the league), with 457 total saves, giving up 53 goals (3.1 goals against average). He has compiled a 7-8-2 record this season.
Wild Injuries
Jonas Brodin: Upper Body (Out),
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out),
Vinni Lettieri: Lower Body (Out),
Marcus Foligno: Lower Body (Questionable),
Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out),
Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out),
Kirill Kaprizov: Upper Body (Out),
Filip Gustavsson: Lower Body (Out),
Jared Spurgeon: Undisclosed (Out)
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