The Dallas Stars (3-0-1), coming off a 5-4 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers, visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-3) at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday, October 24 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSW, and SportsNet PT. The Penguins lost to the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in their most recent outing.
Stars vs. Penguins Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Stars and Penguins 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.
- The Stars gave up 215 total goals (2.6 per game), the third-fewest in NHL play.
- They had the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +66.
- The 64 power-play goals the Stars scored 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 had the best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 54.8%.
- The Stars shot 10.7% as a team (seventh in the league).
- The Stars shut out opponents six times last season. As a team, they averaged 20.1 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Stars Key Players
- Jason Robertson, a leading offensive player a season ago for Dallas, totaled 109 points on the season.
- With 33 goals and 45 assists, Jamie Benn was one of the top offensive options for Dallas (78 points, one per game).
- On 184 shots, Joe Pavelski recorded 77 points (28 goals, 49 assists) for Dallas last season.
- 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)
Penguins Insights
- With 16 goals (3.2 per game), the Penguins have the NHL’s 12th-ranked offense.
- The Penguins’ total of 16 goals conceded (3.2 per game) is 18th in the league.
- They have the 14th-ranked goal differential in the league at 0.
- The Penguins have two power-play goals (on 13 chances), 20th in the NHL.
- The Penguins’ power-play percentage (15.38) puts them 19th in the league.
- At 80, the Penguins have the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Penguins are third in faceoff win rate in the NHL (55.2%).
- With a shooting percentage of 9.4%, the Penguins are 16th in the league.
- The Penguins have shut out their opponent once. They are averaging 13.4 hits and 16.6 blocked shots per game.
Penguins Key Players
- Evgeni Malkin has recorded four goals and four assists in five games for Pittsburgh, good for eight points.
- Jake Guentzel has racked up six total points (1.2 per game) this season. He has one goal and five assists.
- Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby is among the top offensive players on the team with five total points (three goals and two assists).
- Alex Nedeljkovic has a 1-0-0 record this season, with a 91.667 save percentage (23rd in the league). He has 33 saves, and has given up two goals (0.4 goals against average).
Penguins Injuries
Kris Letang: Lower Body (Questionable), Mark Pysyk: Lower Body (Out), Noel Acciari: Upper Body (Questionable), Will Butcher: Undisclosed (Out)
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