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Ottawa Senators vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Tuesday, January 12, 2027 · American Airlines Center

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KDFW 4 · Prime Video · TSN5 · RDS

Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, January 12, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on KDFW 4, Prime Video, TSN5 and RDS.

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

Rest and travel

Senators

Game 5 of a road trip: Washington, Utah, Colorado and St. Louis, now Dallas.

  1. 22027-01-02: at WSH
  2. 32027-01-03: no game
  3. 42027-01-04: no game
  4. 52027-01-05: at UTA
  5. 62027-01-06: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 72027-01-07: no game
  7. 82027-01-08: at STL
  8. 92027-01-09: no game
  9. 102027-01-10: no game
  10. 112027-01-11: no game
  11. 122027-01-12: at DAL
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~548 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,002 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

First home game after a 3-game road trip (San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles).

  1. 22027-01-02: vs CHI
  2. 32027-01-03: no game
  3. 42027-01-04: vs DET
  4. 52027-01-05: no game
  5. 62027-01-06: at SJS
  6. 72027-01-07: no game
  7. 82027-01-08: at ANA
  8. 92027-01-09: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 102027-01-10: no game
  10. 112027-01-11: no game
  11. 122027-01-12: vs OTT
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,238 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,046 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

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
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.

OTTDAL

Settled lines

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

OTT 50% (3rd 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

OTT 43.2s (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

OTT 29% (16th least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series