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Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers

Regular season · Thursday, December 17, 2026 · Rogers Place

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Edmonton OilersEdmontonOilersHome

SN1 · Prime Video

Game preview

The Dallas Stars visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Thursday, December 17, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SN1 and Prime Video.

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

Rest and travel

Stars

First game of a road trip.

  1. 72026-12-07: no game
  2. 82026-12-08: no game
  3. 92026-12-09: vs TOR
  4. 102026-12-10: no game
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: vs STL
  7. 132026-12-13: no game
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: vs WSH
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: at EDM
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,654 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,654 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Oilers

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Chicago, Minnesota, Buffalo, Ottawa and Montréal).

  1. 72026-12-07: no game
  2. 82026-12-08: at MIN
  3. 92026-12-09: no game
  4. 102026-12-10: at BUF
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: at OTT
  7. 132026-12-13: no game
  8. 142026-12-14: at MTL
  9. 152026-12-15: no game
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: vs DAL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,848 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,685 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

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
Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DALEDM

Settled lines

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

DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)EDM 76% (3rd 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)EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DAL 50.4s (6th longest)EDM 49.5s (10th longest)
← 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)EDM 30% (16th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series