The game between the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks will take place at American Airlines Center (Dallas) on Friday, December 31 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The San Jose Sharks (11-19-7, 29 points, 7th Pacific) will play the Dallas Stars in an NHL matchup on Saturday (22-9-6, 50 points, 1st Central). After succumbing to the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday, San Jose has now dropped two straight games. San Jose has lost its last six games. Dallas defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Thursday to earn their third straight victory.
The Stars have won four of the last five games, increasing their advantage over Winnipeg in the Central division to five points. Matt Benning, Luke Kunin, and Markus Nutivaara won’t play for San Jose. Denis Gurianov and Nick Caamano won’t play for Dallas.
The San Jose Sharks rank 28th in the NHL in goal differential with an average of 3.63 goals allowed per game. San Jose ranks 12th in the nation in limiting opponents to 30.6 shots per game on average. The Sharks’ penalty-kill team is the best in hockey, keeping opponents scoreless in 84.9% of San Jose’s shorthanded situations. In comparison to Kaapo Kahkonen, who is 3-7-3 with a 3.83 goals-against average and.870 save percentage, James Reimer is 7-10-3 with a 3.14 goals-against average and.898 save percentage.
Dallas is third in the NHL in goal scoring with an average of 3.54 goals per game. The Stars have the fifth-best power play, scoring 27.8 percent of the time when they have the man advantage, and are averaging 32.2 shots per game, which is 12th best. Jason Robertson leads Dallas in every offensive category, with club highs in goals scored (24), assists (28), and points (52) scored. With 18, 23, and 41 points, Roope Hintz ranks second in terms of goals scored, assists, and points. In 37 games, Dallas has 32 power-play goals.
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Ty Dellandrea – Radek Faksa – Luke Glendening
Wyatt Johnston – Joe Pavelski – Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn – Denis Gurianov – Roope Hintz
Mason Marchment – Jason Robertson – Riley Tufte
Jani Hakanpaa – Joel Hanley
Miro Heiskanen – Esa Lindell
Nils Lundkvist– Ryan Suter
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Nick Bonino – Logan Couture – Noah Gregor
Nico Sturm – Alexander Barabanov – William Eklund
Jonah Gadjovich – Kevin Labanc – Oskar Lindblom
Timo Meier – C.J. Suess – Evgeny Svechnikov
Matt Benning – Mario Ferraro
Scott Harrington – Erik Karlsson
Jaycob Megna – Radim Simek
James Reimer
Kaapo Kahkonen
Dallas Stars: Denis Gurianov
San Jose Sharks: Kevin Labanc, Matt Benning, Luke Kunin, Markus Nutivaara
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 29.12.22 | Minnesota Wild | 1-4 | Win |
| 27.12.22 | Nashville Predators | 3-2 | Win |
| 23.12.22 | Montreal Canadiens | 4-2 | Win |
| 21.12.22 | Edmonton Oilers | 3-6 | Loss |
| 20.12.22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-2 | Win |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 29.12.22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3-4 | Loss |
| 27.12.22 | Vancouver Canucks | 2-6 | Loss |
| 22.12.22 | Minnesota Wild | 5-2 | Win |
| 20.12.22 | Calgary Flames | 3-7 | Loss |
| 19.12.22 | Calgary Flames | 2-5 | Loss |
| Date | Match | Score | Winner |
| 05.12.22 | Wild Stars | 6 5 | Wild |
| 09.10.22 | Wild Stars | 5 1 | Wild |
| 30.09.22 | Wild Stars | 5 2 | Wild |
| 15.04.22 | Wild Stars | 3 2 | Wild |
| 07.03.22 | Wild Stars | 3 6 | Stars |
The game between the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks will take place at American Airlines Center (Dallas) on Friday, December 31 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks will be telecast live on ESPN+, BSSWX, and NBCS-CA.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | ESPN+, BSSWX, and NBCS-CA | December 31 (8:00 PM ET) |
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