What you need to know about Saturday’s game between the Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets at the American Airlines Center.
Game 57: Dallas Stars (30-14-12, 72 points) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (17-34-4, 38 points)
If: Saturday, February 18 at 5:00 PM CT (1700)
Where: American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
TV: Bally Sports South West (Josh Bogorad, Daryl “Razor” Reaugh, Lauren Callender, Brien Rea, Brent Severyn, Michelle McMahon)
radio: The ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM (Josh Bogorad, Daryl “Razor” Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Live Stats: NHL Game Center
Tickets and parking: view seats And buy a parking space
Party at PNC Plaza: 3:00 p.m. CT (1500)
Information about the theme evening: Black History Night features performances by Justin Lyons The Guitar Killer AndXplosive grenades Step TeamA Brian Delumpadesigned pre-match jersey and ceremonial puck drup by Stars alum Trevor Daley.
You should talk about it
- The Stars take on the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second and final time of the season on Saturday night at the American Airlines Center.
- The Stars have earned at least a point in the table in seven of their last eight games (6-1-1) against the Blue Jackets. They have won four straight games (4-0-0) against the Blue Jackets at American Airlines Center.
- The clubs opened the season series on December 19, 2022 at Nationwide Arena, where the Stars defeated the Blue Jackets 2-1. Forward Jason Robertson (1-0–1) and Wyatt Johnston (1-0–1) each contributed a goal and captain Jamie Benn (0-1–1) and defenders Ryan Suter (0-1–1) recorded one point each. goalkeeper Jake Oettinger Played his 100th NHL game and stopped 27 of 28 shots.
- Forward Joe Pavelski has accumulated points (3-4–7) in each of his last five home games against Columbus. Pavelski leads the current Stars Skaters with 40 points (19-21–40) in 46 career games against the Blue Jackets.
- Forward Tyler Seguin has four points (3-1–4) in his last five home games against the Blue Jackets. Seguin has played 19 career games against the club, recording 9 goals, 4 assists and 13 points.
- Robertson has picked up points in four straight games against Columbus (3-3–6), including the decisive goal in the clubs’ last two meetings.
- Suter has points against the Blue Jackets in five straight games (0-5–5). Suter leads the current Stars skaters with 33 assists in 62 career games against the club (2-33–35).
- Oettinger has played eight career games against Columbus with a 7-0-1 record, including his first NHL shutout on March 6, 2021. During that span, Oettinger averaged 1.59 goals and a 0.933 percent save rate.
- goalkeeper Scott Wedgewood has made three appearances against the Blue Jackets, with a 1-0-2 record, 2.53 goals against average and .920 percent in saves.
He cares
- Forward Roop Hintz lit the lamp against Boston on Tuesday night (1-0–1) and now has five points (4-1–5) in his last five games.
- Hintz is second at the club in goals (23), shares second in points (23-27–50) and fourth in assists (27). He leads the club with two shorthanded goals and is fourth with five power play goals this season.
- With 50 points in 47 games this season, Hintz is at his fastest pace in a season (1.06 points per game).
- Hintz has scored six multiple goals this season, sharing the team lead and 10th in the league.
peace of mind
- Forward Jason Robertson scored a goal against Boston on Tuesday night (1-0–1).
- The 23-year-old leads the Stars in goals (34), assists (37) and points (71). He also leads the club in equal strength goals (27), equal strength points (27-20-47), power play points (7-17-24) and game-winning goals (5). Robertson shares fifth among NHL skaters in goals and seventh in points.
- The Arcadia, Calif. native has 11 points (5-6–11) in his last 10 games, including ten points of even strength and one point on the power play.
- Robertson joined captain Jamie Benn (3x) and Tyler Seguin (3x & 2x) as active stars for consecutive 30-goal seasons with the club. He became the sixth active US-born player with multiple seasons with 30 goals aged 23 or younger, behind Auston Matthews (5x), Phil Kessel (3x), Kyle Connor (3x), Zach Parise (2x) and Alex DeBrincat (2x). .
- Robertson is one assist off his career-high 38 and eight points off his career-high 79.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Hockey League or the Dallas Stars Hockey Club.
