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Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Monday, January 4, 2027 · American Airlines Center

DSN · Prime Video · KDFI

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Monday, January 4, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, Prime Video and KDFI.

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

Rest and travel

Red Wings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 252026-12-25: no game
  2. 262026-12-26: at NSH
  3. 272026-12-27: no game
  4. 282026-12-28: at BUF
  5. 292026-12-29: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 302026-12-30: no game
  7. 312026-12-31: vs CAR
  8. 12027-01-01: no game
  9. 22027-01-02: vs EDM
  10. 32027-01-03: no game
  11. 42027-01-04: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~999 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~999 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

Another game at home.

  1. 252026-12-25: no game
  2. 262026-12-26: no game
  3. 272026-12-27: at MTL
  4. 282026-12-28: no game
  5. 292026-12-29: at OTT
  6. 302026-12-30: no game
  7. 312026-12-31: vs NYR
  8. 12027-01-01: no game
  9. 22027-01-02: vs CHI
  10. 32027-01-03: no game
  11. 42027-01-04: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
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

  1. 5:22 together at 5v5
  2. 4:05 together at 5v5
  3. 3:55 together at 5v5
  1. 16:03 together at 5v5
  2. 13:36 together at 5v5
  3. 11:02 together at 5v5

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DETDAL

Settled lines

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

DET 66% (14th 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

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th 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

DET 28% (13th least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series