The Dallas Stars (15-7-3) host the Vegas Golden Knights (17-5-5) at American Airlines Center on Saturday, December 9 at 4:00 PM ET on BSSW, SCRIPPS, and ESPN+, with each team fresh off of a victory. The Stars are coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, while the Golden Knights defeated the St. Louis Blues 6-3 in their last game.
Stars vs. Golden Knights Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, December 9, 2023
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Stars and Golden Knights Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Stars Insights
- The Stars score the seventh-most goals in the NHL (86 total, 3.4 per game).
- The Stars rank 13th in goals against, giving up 74 total goals (3.0 per game) in league play.
- Their goal differential (+12) makes them ninth-best in the league.
- The 18 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season (to rank 11th in the NHL) have come on 73 power-play chances.
- The Stars are eighth in the league with a 24.66% power-play conversion rate.
- The Stars have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Stars’ 86.9% penalty-kill success rate is fourth-best in the league.
- The Stars have the sixth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 52.9%.
- The Stars shoot 11.4% as a team (fifth in the league).
- The Stars have earned one shutout this season. Their skaters average 13.2 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Stars Key Players
- Joe Pavelski has been critical to Dallas’ offense this season, recording 25 points in 25 games.
- Having scored eight goals and adding 16 assists, Jason Robertson is excelling for Dallas through 25 games.
- Roope Hintz has created 22 points for Dallas in 24 games this season, netting a goal on 17.2% of his shots and putting up 10 goals and 12 assists.
- Scott Wedgewood (5-1-1) has a 3.2 goals against average and a save percentage of .905 for Dallas.
Stars Injuries
Jerad Rosburg: Undisclosed (Out)
Golden Knights Insights
- With 86 goals (3.2 per game), the Golden Knights have the league’s seventh-best offense.
- The Golden Knights’ total of 63 goals allowed (just 2.3 per game) is third in the NHL.
- Their +23 goal differential is third-best in the league.
- The Golden Knights have 22 power-play goals (fifth-most in NHL) on 100 chances.
- The Golden Knights have the NHL’s 12th-ranked power-play percentage (22).
- The Golden Knights have four shorthanded goals (seventh in NHL).
- The 87.18% penalty-kill percentage of the Golden Knights is third in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights are 15th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.7%).
- With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Golden Knights are 18th in the league.
- This season, the Golden Knights have shut out their opponents twice.
Golden Knights Key Players
- Jack Eichel has collected 12 goals and 18 assists in 27 games for Vegas, good for 30 points.
- William Karlsson has helped lead the offense for Vegas this season with 12 goals and 13 assists.
- Vegas’ Mark Stone is among the top offensive players on the team with 22 total points (seven goals and 15 assists).
- Logan Thompson has a .917 save percentage (12th in the league), with 353 total saves, giving up 32 goals (2.4 goals against average). He has put up a 7-3-3 record this season.
Golden Knights Injuries
Alec Martinez: Lower Body (Out),
Shea Theodore: Upper Body (Out),
Adin Hill: Lower Body (Questionable)