Dallas Stars Lines
The most-used Dallas Stars forward line in the Oct 17 game vs CHI was Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz – Tyler Seguin (8:11 together at 5-on-5).
Next game
Tue, Oct 20, 8:00 PM ET · vs Boston Bruins
Lines, pairs and special teams
In the last game, the team played 45:26 at 5-on-5, 6:40 on the power play and 4:51 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz – Tyler Seguin(moved up) | 8:11 | 18.0% |
| L2 | Wyatt Johnston(new to the top lines and pairs) – Sam Steel(moved up) – Mikko Rantanen(moved down) | 5:42 | 12.5% |
| L3 | Joel Kiviranta(moved down) – Colin Blackwell(new to the top lines and pairs) – Radek Faksa(new to the top lines and pairs) | 5:03 | 11.1% |
| L4 | Jamie Benn(moved down) – Justin Hryckowian(moved down) – Arttu Hyry(moved down) | 3:43 | 8.2% |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Thomas Harley(moved up) – Nils Lundkvist(moved up) | 12:37 | 27.8% |
| D2 | Miro Heiskanen(moved down) – Esa Lindell(moved down) | 9:50 | 21.6% |
| D3 | Lian Bichsel – Tyler Myers | 8:50 | 19.4% |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz – Wyatt Johnston – Mikko Rantanen – Miro Heiskanen | 4:24 | 66.0% |
| PP2 | Jamie Benn – Justin Hryckowian – Tyler Seguin – Thomas Harley – Esa Lindell | 0:55 | 13.8% |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Sam Steel – Arttu Hyry – Miro Heiskanen – Esa Lindell | 1:18 | 26.8% |
| PK2 | Colin Blackwell – Sam Steel – Lian Bichsel – Thomas Harley | 0:55 | 18.9% |
NEW: not in the previous game's top four lines or three pairs. ▲ ▼: moved up or down from the previous game.
Over 5 games, the team played 237:52 at 5-on-5, 19:26 on the power play and 33:16 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Jamie Benn – Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz | 22:43 | 9.6% | 3 |
| L2 | Wyatt Johnston – Sam Steel – Mikko Rantanen | 22:27 | 9.4% | 3 |
| L3 | Oskar Bäck – Colin Blackwell – Radek Faksa | 12:31 | 5.3% | 3 |
| L4 | Justin Hryckowian – Tyler Seguin – Arttu Hyry | 10:58 | 4.6% | 3 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Thomas Harley – Nils Lundkvist | 66:10 | 27.8% | 5 |
| D2 | Miro Heiskanen – Esa Lindell | 62:13 | 26.2% | 5 |
| D3 | Lian Bichsel – Tyler Myers | 48:59 | 20.6% | 5 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz – Wyatt Johnston – Mikko Rantanen – Miro Heiskanen | 11:10 | 57.5% | 3 |
| PP2 | Jamie Benn – Justin Hryckowian – Sam Steel – Mikko Rantanen – Thomas Harley | 1:02 | 5.3% | 1 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Oskar Bäck – Radek Faksa – Miro Heiskanen – Esa Lindell | 5:08 | 15.4% | 4 |
| PK2 | Sam Steel – Arttu Hyry – Lian Bichsel – Tyler Myers | 2:41 | 8.1% | 3 |
Over 8 games, the team played 378:14 at 5-on-5, 36:06 on the power play and 50:02 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Wyatt Johnston – Sam Steel – Mikko Rantanen | 38:33 | 10.2% | 6 |
| L2 | Jamie Benn – Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz | 37:04 | 9.8% | 5 |
| L3 | Justin Hryckowian – Tyler Seguin – Arttu Hyry | 24:20 | 6.4% | 5 |
| L4 | Oskar Bäck – Colin Blackwell – Radek Faksa | 17:37 | 4.7% | 4 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Thomas Harley – Nils Lundkvist | 94:56 | 25.1% | 8 |
| D2 | Miro Heiskanen – Esa Lindell | 86:02 | 22.7% | 8 |
| D3 | Lian Bichsel – Tyler Myers | 85:32 | 22.6% | 8 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz – Wyatt Johnston – Mikko Rantanen – Miro Heiskanen | 21:15 | 58.9% | 6 |
| PP2 | Jamie Benn – Justin Hryckowian – Tyler Seguin – Mikko Rantanen – Thomas Harley | 2:12 | 6.1% | 3 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Oskar Bäck – Radek Faksa – Miro Heiskanen – Esa Lindell | 9:37 | 19.2% | 7 |
| PK2 | Sam Steel – Arttu Hyry – Lian Bichsel – Tyler Myers | 3:04 | 6.1% | 5 |
Goalies
Started the last game (Oct 17 vs CHI): Jake Oettinger
| Goalie | Starts this season |
|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | 6 |
| Casey DeSmith | 2 |
Not in the last game
May be injured or a healthy scratch
- #10 Oskar Bäck, Center
- #95 Matt Duchene, Center
- #16 David Perron, Left wing
- #28 Kyle Burroughs, Defense
- #20 Kyle Capobianco, Defense
How these lines are calculated
Lines are rebuilt second by second from the NHL's official shift records. A trio or pair counts only at 5-on-5, and each window shows at most four lines and three pairs that played at least 3% of the team's 5-on-5 time. Read the full method.