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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Wednesday, December 9, 2026 · American Airlines Center

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Dallas StarsDallasStarsHome

Prime · Prime Video · KDFI

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on Prime, Prime Video and KDFI.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

Game 2 of a road trip: Carolina, now Dallas.

  1. 292026-11-29: no game
  2. 302026-11-30: vs PHI
  3. 12026-12-01: no game
  4. 22026-12-02: no game
  5. 32026-12-03: vs FLA
  6. 42026-12-04: no game
  7. 52026-12-05: at CAR
  8. 62026-12-06: no game
  9. 72026-12-07: no game
  10. 82026-12-08: no game
  11. 92026-12-09: at DAL
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,052 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,595 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Seattle, Seattle and Vancouver).

  1. 292026-11-29: no game
  2. 302026-11-30: no game
  3. 12026-12-01: at SEA
  4. 22026-12-02: no game
  5. 32026-12-03: at SEA
  6. 42026-12-04: no game
  7. 52026-12-05: at VAN
  8. 62026-12-06: no game
  9. 72026-12-07: no game
  10. 82026-12-08: no game
  11. 92026-12-09: vs TOR
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,766 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,566 mi
on this 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

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORDAL

Settled lines

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

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)
← 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

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)DAL 50.4s (6th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

TOR 26% (7th least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series