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Dallas Stars vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Tuesday, December 29, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre

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Game preview

The Dallas Stars visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday, December 29, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video, TSN5 and RDSI.

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

Rest and travel

Stars

Game 2 of a road trip: Montréal, now Ottawa.

  1. 192026-12-19: at WPG
  2. 202026-12-20: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 212026-12-21: no game
  4. 222026-12-22: vs CGY
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: no game
  9. 272026-12-27: at MTL
  10. 282026-12-28: no game
  11. 292026-12-29: at OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~115 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,630 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Senators

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Chicago, Chicago and NY Islanders).

  1. 192026-12-19: no game
  2. 202026-12-20: at CHI
  3. 212026-12-21: no game
  4. 222026-12-22: no game
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: no game
  9. 272026-12-27: at NYI
  10. 282026-12-28: no game
  11. 292026-12-29: vs DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~336 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~7,687 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

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
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DALOTT

Settled lines

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

DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)OTT 50% (3rd 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

DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DAL 50.4s (6th longest)OTT 43.2s (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)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series