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Dallas Stars vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 2027 · Crypto.com Arena

ABTV · Prime Video

Game preview

The Dallas Stars visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, January 9, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and Prime Video.

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

Rest and travel

Stars

Game 3 of a road trip: San Jose and Anaheim, now Los Angeles.

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: vs NYR
  3. 12027-01-01: no game
  4. 22027-01-02: vs CHI
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: vs DET
  7. 52027-01-05: no game
  8. 62027-01-06: at SJS
  9. 72027-01-07: no game
  10. 82027-01-08: at ANA
  11. 92027-01-09: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~27 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,808 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Kings

Another game at home.

  1. 302026-12-30: vs TOR
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: no game
  4. 22027-01-02: vs NJD
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: vs PHI
  7. 52027-01-05: no game
  8. 62027-01-06: vs WSH
  9. 72027-01-07: no game
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: vs DAL
rest since last game
2 days
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.

DALLAK

Settled lines

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

DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)LAK 61% (8th 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)LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DAL 50.4s (6th longest)LAK 49.6s (8th 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)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series