How to Watch Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 10-12-2023

The Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues meet at American Airlines Center for the first game of the season on Thursday, October 12 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSW, and BSMW.

Stars vs. Blues Game Info

• Game Day: Thursday, October 12, 2023
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Stars and Blues Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Stars Insights

• The Stars’ 281 goals scored last season (3.4 per game) ranked seventh in the league.
• Defensively, the Stars were one of the stingiest squads in NHL action, allowing 215 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank third.
• Their +66 goal differential was fourth-best in the league.
• The 64 power-play goals the Stars put up last season (on 256 power-play chances) were the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Stars had the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate (25%).
• The 10 shorthanded goals the Stars scored last season ranked sixth among NHL teams.
• The Stars had the league’s third-best penalty-kill percentage (83.47%).
• The Stars won 54.8% of their faceoffs to lead the NHL.
• The Stars shot 10.7% as a team (seventh in the league).
• The Stars shut out opponents six times last season. They averaged 20.1 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.

Stars Key Players

• One of Dallas’ top offensive players last season was Jason Robertson, who recorded 109 points in 82 games.
• With 33 goals and 45 assists, Jamie Benn was among the most important offensive options for Dallas (78 points, one per game).
• Dallas’ scoring effort last season was aided by Joe Pavelski’s 78 points, including 49 assists.
• In the 21 games Scott Wedgewood played a season ago, his save percentage was 91.542, 14th in the league.

Stars Injuries

Jerad Rosburg: Undisclosed (Out), Chase Wheatcroft: Undisclosed (Out)

Blues Insights

• With 260 goals (3.2 per game) last season, the Blues had the NHL’s 17th-ranked offense.
• The Blues allowed 3.6 goals per game (298 in total), 27th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -38, they were 24th in the league.
• The Blues had 46 power-play goals (22nd in NHL) on 238 chances.
• The Blues had the NHL’s 22nd-ranked power-play percentage (19.33%).
• The Blues had seven shorthanded goals (16th in league).
• At 72.35%, the Blues had the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blues were 24th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (48.5%).
• With a shooting percentage of 11.1%, the Blues were third in the league.
• The Blues shut out their opponents four times.

Blues Key Players

• Jordan Kyrou recorded 37 goals and 36 assists in 79 games for St. Louis last season, resulting in 73 points.
• Pavel Buchnevich racked up 67 total points (0.9 per game) last campaign. He had 26 goals and 41 assists.
• Brayden Schenn scored 21 goals last season, and 44 assists.
• Jordan Binnington was 27-27-6 last season, giving up 194 goals (2.4 goals against average) with an 89.376 save percentage (51st in the league).

Blues Injuries

Anton Malmstrom: Undisclosed (Out), Josh Jacobs: Undisclosed (Out)