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Stars’ Matt Duchene out against Canucks with upper-body injury

An important veteran player is out of action on Thursday night. When speaking to the media, Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan revealed that forward Matt Duchene will not be in the lineup when the team takes on the Vancouver Canucks due to an upper-body injury.

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Stars Weekly: Offense Clicking in Perfect Starts, Oettinger’s Heroics & Newly Found Physical Mentality

We’re officially into the second week of the 2025-26 NHL season, and man, what an opening week it was, specifically for your Dallas Stars. The Stars have started the season 3-0-0 thanks to two 5-4 wins and a 5-2 win, all against divisional rivals.

Dallas Stars News / Defending Big D / October 15

First Impressions

I came to the realization shortly before the season that I never actually wrote about my thoughts on the Pete DeBoer firing. I meant to after the news broke, but was rather busy at the time.

NHL News / Breakaway on SI / October 15

What Undefeated Hurricanes & Stars Starts Mean for NHL

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Dallas Stars are the last two unbeaten teams to begin the 2025-2026 NHL season. Both teams stormed out to 3-0 records to kick off their campaigns, dispatching divisional opponents in the process.

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Dallas Stars News / Defending Big D / October 15

Stars Start Season With Three Divisional Wins In A Row

NOTE: This game recap was written by new Defending Big D contributor (and Taylor Baird mentee) Anna Ambrose. Anna, a 2025 University of Texas graduate, is currently being added to the posting system and will receive proper credit as soon as she’s fully onboarded.

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Some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.

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Dallas Stars News / The Hockey Writers / October 15

Oettinger Stops 39, Stars Beat Wild 5-2 in Home Opener

The Dallas Stars celebrated their home opener in style with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Esa Lindell, Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene, Radek Faksa, and Roope Hintz scored for the Stars.

Dallas Stars News / Field Level Media / October 15

Matt Duchene exits injured as Stars top Wild, stay unbeaten

Roope Hintz capped a three-point game with his first goal of the season, helping Dallas hold off the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Tuesday in the Stars' home opener.

Dallas Stars News / Stadium Rant / October 14

Dallas Stars Week 1 Recap: Young Players Help Pave The Way To A 2-0 Start

It wasn’t easy, and it definitely wasn’t pretty, but the Dallas Stars have started their 2025-2026 campaign 2-0. Both wins also happened to come against division rivals that the Stars faced last postseason.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 12

Jake Oettinger, Stars get better of Avalanche in shootout

Jake Oettinger made 35 saves and stopped Nathan MacKinnon on the final shot of the shootout to lift the Dallas Stars over the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in Denver on Saturday night.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 12

Stars Squeak By Avalanche 5-4 in SO Thriller

The Dallas Stars won a hard-fought divisional battle against the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 5-4 in a shootout. Thomas Harley, Nathan Bastian, Jason Robertson, and Wyatt Johnston scored for the Stars.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 10

Avs get shot at Stars after consecutive playoff exits

The Colorado Avalanche have been in a championship window for several years, but that window was slammed shut by the Dallas Stars in each of the past two seasons.

Dallas Stars News / The Hockey Writers / October 9

Dallas Stars 2025-26 Goaltender Preview

The long wait is over! We finally have Dallas Stars hockey, and it all starts tonight against the Winnipeg Jets north of the border. To celebrate, we are wrapping up our Dallas Stars season previews with the goaltenders.

Dallas Stars News / Stadium Rant / October 9

Dallas Stars 2025-2026 Line Previews

The Dallas Stars begin their 2025-2026 season and a long road back to the Western Conference Finals. Now that training camp and the preseason are fully wrapped up, the Stars’ lineup has finally started to take shape.

Adam Erne News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 7

Stars sign veteran winger to two-way deal

The Stars have signed winger Adam Erne to a two-way deal for 2025-26, according to a team announcement. Erne attended Dallas’ training camp on a professional tryout.

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Dallas Stars News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 6

Stars make flurry of roster moves prior to season opener

Like the Edmonton Oilers, the Dallas Stars have made several somewhat unexpected roster moves to make their opening night roster cap compliant.

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Dallas Stars News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 3

Ranking 10 greatest Dallas Stars of all time

It was a difficult pill for fans in the Twin Cities to swallow as they had to watch their beloved Minnesota North Stars relocate from one of the hockey hotbeds in the United States to The Lone Star State.

Jason Robertson News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 30

Stars' Jason Robertson to wait on contract talks until offseason

The future of Jason Robertson with the Dallas Stars has been a talking point going back to the summer when there was some speculation about whether they could afford him for the upcoming season. However, a trade didn’t materialize.

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