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Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · American Airlines Center

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Dallas StarsDallasStarsHome

KDFW 4 · SNP · Prime Video

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on KDFW 4, SNP and Prime Video.

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

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 6 of a road trip: Colorado, Nashville, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Minnesota, now Dallas.

  1. 182027-01-18: at COL
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: at NSH
  4. 212027-01-21: no game
  5. 222027-01-22: at CHI
  6. 232027-01-23: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: at MIN
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~863 mi
traveled since last game
on this road trip
~4,531 mi
on this road trip
local time vs home
+2 h
local time vs home

Stars

Another game at home.

  1. 182027-01-18: no game
  2. 192027-01-19: at NJD
  3. 202027-01-20: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 212027-01-21: no game
  5. 222027-01-22: vs COL
  6. 232027-01-23: no game
  7. 242027-01-24: at COL
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: vs ANA
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~0 mi
traveled since last game
not on a road trip
–
not on a road trip
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = back-to-back, the second of two games on consecutive days. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5-on-5
  4. NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5-on-5
  1. NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44 together on the power play
  2. PP2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54 together killing penalties
Dallas StarsStarsWed, Oct 14 at COL
  1. NewRobertson#21Hintz#24Rantanen#96
    8:30 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewKiviranta#22Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewBenn#14Seguin#91Steel#18
    3:45 together at 5-on-5
  1. Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    15:53 together at 5-on-5
  2. Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    13:12 together at 5-on-5
  3. Myers#57Bichsel#6
    10:35 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D2:09 together on the power play
  2. PP2Benn LSteel CHryckowian CRantanen RHarley D0:52 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Steel CHyry RLindell DHeiskanen D1:55 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Faksa CHryckowian CLindell DHeiskanen D1:35 together killing penalties

Behind the bench

How each coach tends to run his bench, compared with every other NHL team. Each gray tick is one team, the dashed line is the league average, and the two dots are these teams.

VANDAL

Lines kept together · 2026–27

VAN 71% (13th most settled)DAL 49% (3rd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Pulling the goalie when down a goal · 2025–26 · fewer than 10 pulls, so this one can swing a lot

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)DAL 50.4s (6th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts · 2025–26

VAN 32% (13th most often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series