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Florida Panthers vs Dallas Stars · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Stars · SUN · NOV 15 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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SUN · NOV 15 · 7:00 PM CT
American Airlines Center
SCRIPPS · Prime Video
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–2
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Dallas Stars
Stars
0–2–0
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SUN · NOV 15 · 7:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · Prime Video
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–2
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jake Oettinger has not had an answer for Aleksander Barkov: 6 goals on 24 shots.
American Airlines Center
Dallas Stars
Home · Stars
0–2–0
0 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Stars
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Expected
.917 SV% · 1.40 GAA · 1W
.895 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jake Oettinger
Jake Oettinger
Likely · 2813-jake-oettinger
.909 SV% · 2.06 GAA · 0W
.895 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Stars
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Reinhart · Brad Marchand
L1
Jason Robertson · Roope Hintz · Jamie Benn
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Sam Steel · Wyatt Johnston · Mikko Rantanen
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Justin Hryckowian · Arttu Hyry · Tyler Seguin
L4
Bokondji Imama · Lars Eller · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Oskar Back · Radek Faksa · Joel Kiviranta
D1
Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
D1
Esa Lindell · Miro Heiskanen
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Thomas Harley · Nils Lundkvist
D3
Uvis Balinskis · Radko Gudas
D3
Lian Bichsel · Tyler Myers
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Wyatt Johnston · Roope Hintz · Mikko Rantanen · Miro Heiskanen · Jason Robertson
PP2
Brad Marchand · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Uvis Balinskis · Eetu Luostarinen
PP2
Jamie Benn · Justin Hryckowian · Tyler Seguin · Esa Lindell · Thomas Harley
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
PK1
Radek Faksa · Oskar Back · Thomas Harley · Miro Heiskanen
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Arttu Hyry · Sam Steel · Esa Lindell · Tyler Myers
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Reinhart · Brad Marchand
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Lars Eller · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Uvis Balinskis · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Brad Marchand · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Uvis Balinskis · Eetu Luostarinen
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
StarsProjected lines
L1
Jason Robertson · Roope Hintz · Jamie Benn
L2
Sam Steel · Wyatt Johnston · Mikko Rantanen
L3
Justin Hryckowian · Arttu Hyry · Tyler Seguin
L4
Oskar Back · Radek Faksa · Joel Kiviranta
D1
Esa Lindell · Miro Heiskanen
D2
Thomas Harley · Nils Lundkvist
D3
Lian Bichsel · Tyler Myers
PP1
Wyatt Johnston · Roope Hintz · Mikko Rantanen · Miro Heiskanen · Jason Robertson
PP2
Jamie Benn · Justin Hryckowian · Tyler Seguin · Esa Lindell · Thomas Harley
PK1
Radek Faksa · Oskar Back · Thomas Harley · Miro Heiskanen
PK2
Arttu Hyry · Sam Steel · Esa Lindell · Tyler Myers
Last Game (2026-10-04) · Oct 5 · 8:58 AM CT Owen Newkirk · Oct 5 · 10:39 AM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Stars
Aaron Ekblad
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Matt Duchene
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Harrison Scott
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Luke Krys
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Cameron Hughes
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
PanthersInjury report
Aaron Ekblad
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
StarsInjury report
Matt Duchene
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Harrison Scott
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Luke Krys
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Cameron Hughes
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-04) · Oct 5 · 8:58 AM CT Owen Newkirk · Oct 5 · 10:39 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers have lost 2 straight past regulation and are 1-0-2 in their first 3 games. The Stars have dropped 2 straight and are 0-2-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jake Oettinger has not had an answer for Aleksander Barkov: 6 goals on 24 shots.

The man to watch is Sam Reinhart: 8 points in his last 4 against Dallas. Jake Oettinger has had trouble with the Panthers, a .878 save percentage on 262 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Aleksander Barkov has 6 goals on Jake Oettinger (24 shots).
(Florida)
6 goals on Jake Oettinger
Matchup
Mikko Rantanen has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (30 shots).
(Dallas)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Goaltending
Jake Oettinger has struggled against Florida — a .878 save % on 262 shots.
.878 SV% vs FLA
Player
Sam Reinhart has 8 points in his last 4 games against Dallas. See the games →
(Florida)
8 pts, last 4 vs DAL
Milestone
Esa Lindell is 2 points shy of 500 career points.
498 career points
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals