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Game 48: Dallas Stars vs Anaheim Ducks

When: Thursday, January 25 at 7:00 PM CT

Where: American Airlines Center

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM

Live Stats: NHL Game Center

College Night: University of Oklahoma

Group Night: Pickleball Night

Dallas Stars
Anaheim Ducks
Record
28-13-6 (14-8-2 Home)
16-30-1 (9-13-0 Away)
Rank
62 Points (3rd Central)
33 Points (7th Pacific)
Power Play
22.6% (30-for-133)
18.7% (28-for-150)
Penalty Kill
83.3% (125-for-150)
77.4% (151-for-195)
Last 10 Games
6-3-1
3-7-0

Five Points 5️⃣

  • The Dallas Stars face the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night at American Airlines Center for the second of three meetings between the clubs this season. Entering Thursday's match-up, the Stars have won each of their last two (2-0-0) and eight of their last nine (8-1-0) games against the Ducks.
  • The Stars have won 10 consecutive home games (10-0-0) against the Ducks, dating back to Oct. 27, 2015. Over that span, the Stars outscored the Ducks 39-18, recording four goals or more in seven of the 10 games.
  • The clubs opened the season series on Oct. 19 in Anaheim, where the Stars defeated the Ducks, 3-2. The Stars went 2-for-5 (40.0%) on the power play and 4-for-4 (100.0%) on the penalty kill. Forwards Joe Pavelski (1-1--2) and Roope Hintz (1-0--1) each posted a power-play goal, and goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced.
  • Forward Sam Steel was selected by Anaheim in the first round (30th overall) of the 2016 NHL and made his NHL debut with the club on Oct. 3, 2018. In four seasons with the Ducks, Steel posted 65 points (24-41--65) in 197 games. He recorded his first point (0-1--1) against the Ducks on Oct. 19.
  • Oettinger has a 6-0-0 record in six games against Anaheim, posting a 1.64 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage. His six-game win streak against the Ducks is his second-longest streak against any opponent.
Active Streaks
Leading Scorers

Roope Hintz (2-0—2, 2 GP)

Joe Pavelski (15-24—39, 75 GP)

Jason Robertson (0-2—2, 2 GP) 

Jamie Benn (11-23—34, 47 GP)

Matt Duchene (12-15—27, 36 GP)

Players To Watch 👀

Forward Roope Hintz posted two goals and an assist (2-1--3) Tuesday night in Detroit. Hintz leads Stars skaters with four multi-goal games on the season and ranks second on the club with 12 multi-point games. The 27-year-old has tallied nine points (5-4--9) in his last six games, with four multi-point performances. Through 45 games this season, Hintz leads the Stars with 22 goals and ranks second with 45 points (22-23--45).