Tonight’s opponent, the Dallas Stars (7:00 p.m. EST puck drop, Sportsnet One), may not technically fit the definition of a “top team” given they were a 98-point wildcard club in 2021-22 — and the only team to make the playoffs with a negative goal differential — but they are 3-0 under new coach Pete DeBoer (13 goals for, three against). Jake Oettinger currently sports a sparkling .966 save percentage (84 saves on 87 shots) through three starts.
The Stars’ underlying numbers are much less impressive than their record with a 43.6% share of the shot attempts, 45% share of the shots, and 49.