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Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Saturday, March 27, 2027 · American Airlines Center

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Prime Video · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday, March 27, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video and SCRIPPS.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Predators 1, Stars 0 so far; the last game finished DAL 1, NSH 2.

Rest and travel

Predators

Game 2 of a road trip: Chicago, now Dallas.

  1. 172027-03-17: at VAN
  2. 182027-03-18: no game
  3. 192027-03-19: no game
  4. 202027-03-20: vs BOS
  5. 212027-03-21: no game
  6. 222027-03-22: no game
  7. 232027-03-23: vs NYR
  8. 242027-03-24: no game
  9. 252027-03-25: no game
  10. 262027-03-26: at CHI
  11. 272027-03-27: at DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~803 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,201 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Stars

Back home after a game in Carolina.

  1. 172027-03-17: at CGY
  2. 182027-03-18: no game
  3. 192027-03-19: no game
  4. 202027-03-20: at EDM
  5. 212027-03-21: no game
  6. 222027-03-22: no game
  7. 232027-03-23: vs CAR
  8. 242027-03-24: no game
  9. 252027-03-25: at CAR
  10. 262027-03-26: no game
  11. 272027-03-27: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,052 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,103 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

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
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.

NSHDAL

Settled lines

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

NSH 43% (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

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)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

NSH 30% (15th most often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series