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Dallas Stars vs Vancouver Canucks

Regular season · Saturday, December 5, 2026 · Rogers Arena

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Game preview

The Dallas Stars visit the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Saturday, December 5, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, Prime Video and TVAS.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Stars

Game 3 of a road trip: Seattle and Seattle, now Vancouver.

  1. 252026-11-25: vs NSH
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: at STL
  4. 282026-11-28: vs UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: no game
  7. 12026-12-01: at SEA
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: at SEA
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: at VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~120 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,800 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Canucks

Another game at home.

  1. 252026-11-25: at DET
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: at PHI
  4. 282026-11-28: no game
  5. 292026-11-29: at BOS
  6. 302026-11-30: no game
  7. 12026-12-01: at WSH
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: no game
  10. 42026-12-04: vs BUF
  11. 52026-12-05: vs DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54
Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DALVAN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)VAN 71% (13th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DAL 50.4s (6th longest)VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

DAL 38% (2nd most often)VAN 32% (13th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series