The Dallas Stars (2-0-1) square off against the Philadelphia Flyers (3-1) at American Airlines Center on Saturday, October 21 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, NBCS-PH, and BSSW. The Stars took down the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in their last game, while the Flyers are coming off a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Stars vs. Flyers Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Stars and Flyers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Stars Insights
- The Stars’ 281 total goals (3.4 per game) made them the seventh-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
- Defensively, the Stars were one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, allowing 215 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank third.
- Their goal differential (+66) made them fourth-best in the league.
- The 64 power-play goals the Stars put up last season (fifth-most in the NHL) came via 256 power-play chances.
- The Stars were fifth in the league with a 25% power-play conversion rate.
- The Stars scored 10 shorthanded goals last season (sixth among NHL squads).
- The Stars killed 83.47% of opponent power plays, the third-best percentage in the league.
- The Stars won the highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54.8%.
- The Stars had a 10.7% shooting percentage, which ranked seventh in the league.
- The Stars earned six shutouts last season. Their skaters averaged 20.1 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Stars Key Players
- One of Dallas’ top offensive players a season ago was Jason Robertson, who posted 109 points in 82 contests.
- With 33 goals and 45 assists, Jamie Benn was one of the top offensive options for Dallas a season ago (78 points, one per game).
- In 82 games a season ago, Joe Pavelski proved to be another option for Dallas. He racked up 77 points on the year (28 goals and 49 assists).
- As Dallas’ top goalie last season, Scott Wedgewood posted 9 wins and 8 losses while giving up 51 goals against 552 saves.
Stars Injuries
Jerad Rosburg: Undisclosed (Out), Chase Wheatcroft: Undisclosed (Out)
Flyers Insights
- With 220 goals (2.7 per game) last season, the Flyers had the league’s 29th-ranked offense.
- The Flyers conceded 3.4 goals per game (276 in total), 23rd in the league.
- They had the 26th-ranked goal differential in the league at -56.
- The Flyers had 35 power-play goals (31st in NHL) on 225 chances.
- The Flyers’ power-play percentage (15.56) put them 32nd in the league.
- The Flyers had 11 shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
- At 74.68%, the Flyers had the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Flyers won 45.7% of faceoffs, 30th in the NHL.
- The Flyers’ 9.1% shooting percentage was 28th in the league.
- The Flyers shut out their opponents three times.
Flyers Key Players
- Travis Konecny’s 61 points last season made him an important offensive option for Philadelphia. He had 31 goals and 30 assists in 60 games.
- Owen Tippett was a key piece of the offense for Philadelphia with 49 total points last season. He scored 27 goals and added 22 assists in 77 games.
- Morgan Frost’s 19 goals and 27 assists added up to 46 points.
- Samuel Ersson had an 89.908 save percentage (43rd in the league) last season, conceding 33 goals (1.2 goals against average). He put up a 6-3-0 record.
Flyers Injuries
Rasmus Ristolainen: Undisclosed (Out)
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