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Vegas Golden Knights vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Saturday, February 20, 2027 · AT&T Stadium

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Dallas StarsDallasStarsHome

ABC · SN1 · TVAS2

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Dallas Stars at AT&T Stadium on Saturday, February 20, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on ABC, SN1 and TVAS2.

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

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102027-02-10: no game
  2. 112027-02-11: no game
  3. 122027-02-12: no game
  4. 132027-02-13: vs CGY
  5. 142027-02-14: no game
  6. 152027-02-15: vs DET
  7. 162027-02-16: no game
  8. 172027-02-17: no game
  9. 182027-02-18: vs CBJ
  10. 192027-02-19: no game
  11. 202027-02-20: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,070 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,070 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Stars

Another game at home.

  1. 102027-02-10: no game
  2. 112027-02-11: no game
  3. 122027-02-12: at TBL
  4. 132027-02-13: at FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 142027-02-14: no game
  6. 152027-02-15: no game
  7. 162027-02-16: vs MIN
  8. 172027-02-17: no game
  9. 182027-02-18: vs PHI
  10. 192027-02-19: no game
  11. 202027-02-20: vs VGK
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

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
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.

VGKDAL

Settled lines

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

VGK 77% (2nd 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

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th 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

VGK 26% (5th least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series