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New York Rangers vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Thursday, December 31, 2026 · American Airlines Center

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SN · Prime Video · MSGSN · KDFI

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday, December 31, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, Prime Video, MSGSN and KDFI.

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

Rest and travel

Rangers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 212026-12-21: no game
  2. 222026-12-22: vs NJD
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: no game
  7. 272026-12-27: at STL
  8. 282026-12-28: no game
  9. 292026-12-29: vs DET
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,372 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,372 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Montréal and Ottawa).

  1. 212026-12-21: no game
  2. 222026-12-22: vs CGY
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: no game
  7. 272026-12-27: at MTL
  8. 282026-12-28: no game
  9. 292026-12-29: at OTT
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: vs NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,408 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,038 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

New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38
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.

NYRDAL

Settled lines

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

NYR 75% (6th most settled)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

NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th 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

NYR 28% (14th least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series