Oettinger Needs Rest, But Can Dallas Afford to Give it to Him?

For much of the 2022-23 season, Jake Oettinger has been one of the best goaltenders in the NHL. He’s routinely been one of the league leader’s in save percentage (SV%), and helped the Dallas Stars reach become one of the best teams in the Western Conference.

But lately, the Stars’ star goaltender has looked shaky at times, letting in shots that no good NHL goaltender should, let alone an elite one. Just check out his stat line from his past 10 games, per Hockey Reference:

Over that span, Oettinger has only had two games with two goals allowed and none with fewer.