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Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars

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Stars take home winning streak into matchup with the Panthers

Florida Panthers (15-13-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Dallas Stars (21-6-5, in the Central Division)

Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Florida Panthers looking to continue a four-game home winning streak.

Dallas is 21-6-5 overall and 10-4-1 at home. The Stars have a 10-1-0 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.

Florida has a 15-13-2 record overall and a 5-7-0 record in road games. The Panthers have a 13-4-0 record when scoring three or more goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Panthers won 4-3 in a shootout in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Robertson has 20 goals and 20 assists for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston has five goals and 11 assists over the last 10 games.

Anton Lundell has eight goals and 15 assists for the Panthers. Carter Verhaeghe has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 8-1-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Panthers: 4-5-1, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Stars: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 1-0

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originFLA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
3.27 Goals Against Average 2.59
26.9 Shots Against per Game 27.9
81.6 Penalty Kill Percentage 83.3
18 Power Play Goals Against 17
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.10 Goals For per Game 3.38
29.5 Shots per Game 25.4
19 Power Play Goals 33
18.3 Power Play Percentage 33.0
3 Short Handed Goals 1
275 Penalty Minutes 280
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Roope Hintz, C Day-To-Day Dec 11
Nils Lundkvist, D Out Dec 11
Ilya Lyubushkin, D Out Dec 8
Lian Bichsel, D Injured Reserve Dec 6
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Dec 6
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cole Schwindt, C Injured Reserve Dec 2
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Nov 26

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 2 11 38 18
Boston 0 13 38 19
Detroit 3 12 37 17
Montreal 3 11 35 16
Toronto 5 11 33 14
Florida 2 13 32 15
Ottawa 4 12 32 14
Buffalo 4 14 30 13

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 7 2 51 22
Dallas 5 6 47 21
Minnesota 5 9 39 17
Chicago 6 11 32 13
Utah 3 15 31 14
Winnipeg 1 15 29 14
St. Louis 7 14 29 11
Nashville 4 14 28 12
Full Standings
Panthers Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs NSH L 2-1 OT
vs CBJ W 7-6 OT
vs NYI W 4-1
@ UTA W 4-3
@ COL L 6-2
Stars Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ NJ W 3-0
vs SJ W 4-1
vs PIT W 3-2 SO
@ WPG W 4-3
@ MIN L 5-2