Game Day Guide: Stars vs Golden Knights

Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights

First Round: Game 1

When: Monday, April 22 at 8:30 PM CT

Where: American Airlines Center

TV: ESPN, Bally Sports Southwest

Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM

Live Stats: NHL Game Center

Party on PNC Plaza: 6:30 PM featuring Extended Play

Five Points 5️⃣

• The Stars face the Golden Knights for Game 1 of their First Round series Monday night at American Airlines Center. This marks the third time the clubs have met in the playoffs, following last season's Western Conference Final (L, 4-2) and the 2020 Western Conference Final (W, 4-2).
• In the 2023 Western Conference Final, the club went 3-for-11 (27.3%) on the power play and 11-for-14 (78.6%) on the penalty kill. Forward Jason Robertson led the club with five goals and six points (5-1--6), and forward Roope Hintz led with four assists and ranked second with five points (1-4--5).
• This season, the Stars went 0-1-2 in three games against the Golden Knights. Through the season series, the Stars went 0-for-8 (0.0%) on the power play and 9-for-10 (90.0%) on the penalty kill. Hintz (1-1--2) and forward Joe Pavelski (1-1--2) each tallied a goal and an assist. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made all three starts against Vegas, posting a 3.21 goals-against average and a .885 save percentage.
• Hintz tallied points in each of his last two (1-1--2) and in five of his last six (2-4--6) regular season games against Vegas. He shares the lead among Stars skaters with eight points (4-4--8) in 11 career-regular season games, and he shares the lead with seven points (1-6--7) in 12 postseason games against them.

Players To Watch 👀

Forward Wyatt Johnston finished the regular season with a team-leading 32 goals. He tallied his 30th goal of the season on April 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, becoming just the second player in franchise history to record a 30-goal season prior to their 21st birthday (Other: Brian Bellows). He also finished the season tied for third on the club with 65 points (32-33--65), tying Bellows for third-most points in a single season by a player age 20 or younger in franchise history. The 20-year old appeared in 19 postseason games for the Stars in 2023, leading league rookies with four goals and ranking second with six points (4-2--6). He scored the series-clinching goals in both the First and Second Round, becoming the fourth rookie in NHL history to score multiple series-clinching goals in a single playoff year.