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Erne (undisclosed) will return to the lineup against San Jose on Saturday, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.
Erne will return to a fourth-line role after missing Wednesday's 4-1 win over Washington. He has contributed three goals, one assist, 15 shots on net, nine blocked shots and 59 hits in 18 appearances this season.
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Stars' Casey DeSmith: Set to face San Jose
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DeSmith is set to start on the road against the Sharks on Saturday, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.
DeSmith has a 10-2-4 record, 2.33 GAA and .916 save percentage in 17 outings in 2025-26. He turned aside 23 of 24 shots en route to a 4-1 win over Washington on Wednesday. San Jose ranks 15th in goals per game with 3.12, but the team has 4.33 goals per game while going 5-1-0 over its past six matches.
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Stars' Cameron Schmidt: Settling in with new WHL club
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Schmidt scored a goal on five shots and added an assist in WHL Seattle's 8-3 loss to Medicine Hat on Friday.
Schmidt has four points over two games since he was traded from WHL Vancouver to the Thunderbirds on Monday. Overall, the creative winger is up to 29 goals, 35 assists and a minus-9 rating over 41 appearances this season. Schmidt, a Stars prospect, had a fairly lateral move between the two teams, neither of which is likely to make the WHL playoffs this year, but he should have plenty of room to shine for Seattle.
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Stars' Remi Poirier: Earns shutout over Griffins
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Poirier posted a 29-save shutout in AHL Texas' 2-0 win over Grand Rapids on Friday.
This was Grand Rapids' second regulation loss of the season, so that's some impressive work for Poirier. It's been tough times in Texas for the 24-year-old goalie, who is 9-10-4 with a 2.64 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 23 contests this season, numbers roughly in line with his work last year. Poirier won't get many looks in Dallas as long as Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith are both available.
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Stars' Aram Minnetian: Adds two helpers Friday
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Minnetian logged two assists in Boston College's 7-1 win over Stonehill College on Friday.
Minnetian is up to one goal and seven assists across 19 appearances for BC this year. He had 15 points in 35 outings last year, so it's not like there's a lot of scoring upside in his game. As a smaller defenseman, that lack of steady offense doesn't bode well for the long run, but that'll be up for the Stars to determine whenever they decide to offer him an entry-level contract.
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Stars' Jamie Benn: Set to miss Saturday's game
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Benn (upper body) didn't participate in Friday's practice session and is slated to miss Saturday's matchup against San Jose, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.
While Benn is set to miss a third consecutive game Saturday, he hopes to join the Stars in Los Angeles, where the team is slated to take on the Kings on Monday and the Ducks on Tuesday. Over his eight appearances leading up to his absence, Benn recorded three goals, two assists, 10 hits, four PIM and two blocked shots while averaging 11:49 of ice time.
Faksa scored a shorthanded goal on three shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.
Faksa cashed in a shorthanded tally at 3:06 of the first period to open the scoring. It ended 39-game goal drought for the veteran forward, who still managed a decent 14 assists in that span. He's at 16 points (three shorthanded), 27 shots on net, 55 hits, 33 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 43 outings as a defensive stalwart in the Stars' bottom six. He's also already surpassed the 15-point output he put forth in 70 regular-season contests with the Blues last year.
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Stars' Wyatt Johnston: Reaches 50-point mark
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Johnston scored a goal on five shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.
Johnston stretched the Stars' lead to 3-0 in the third period. Over his last 11 games, the 22-year-old has racked up eight goals, five assists, 25 shots on net and a plus-4 rating. Johnston is up to 50 points (24 goals, 26 assists) with 111 shots on net and a minus-2 rating over 44 appearances this season. That's a career-best pace, and it puts him ninth in the league in points through Wednesday's action, though he's also behind Dallas teammates Mikko Rantanen (59) and Jason Robertson (52).
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Stars' Roope Hintz: Sets Dallas record in win
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Hintz scored an empty-net goal on 12 shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.
The 12 shots marked a Dallas record for the most by one player in a game since the team relocated from Minnesota, per Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine. Hintz ended a cold spell as well -- he had been limited to one assist and eight shots on net over his last five contests. The 29-year-old center is up to 13 goals, 33 points, 95 shots, 40 hits, 12 PIM and a plus-14 rating through 39 appearances this season.
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Stars' Matt Duchene: Reaches 900 career points
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Duchene picked up an assist in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.
The 34-year-old helped set up Sam Steel for what proved to be the game-winner early in the second period, giving Duchene his 900th career point. He's had an injury-plagued start to his 17th NHL season, but he's looking healthy and productive to begin the new year, producing a goal and four points in the first four games of January.
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Stars' Sam Steel: Two points including game-winner
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Steel scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-1 victory over the Capitals.
The 27-year-old center tapped home a slick feed from Thomas Harley early in the second period to give Dallas a 2-0 lead, before setting up a Wyatt Johnston tally midway through the third. It was Steel's first multi-point performance since Nov. 25, and he's picked up his scoring pace a little over the last few weeks, collecting three goals and six points over the last nine games.
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Stars' Casey DeSmith: Rights ship for Stars
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DeSmith made 23 saves in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.
The veteran netminder took a shutout into the third period, only for Alex Ovechkin to spoil it with less than three minutes left. DeSmith's sharp performance ended a six-game losing streak for Dallas, and over eight outings since the beginning of December he's gone 4-1-2 with a 2.65 GAA and .911 save percentage.
Blackwell has posted just one assist over 13 games since the start of December after being held scoreless in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes.
Blackwell hasn't scored a goal since Nov. 20 versus the Canucks. The 32-year-old forward was starting to slip into a part-time role in late December, but injuries to Jamie Benn (upper body) and Adam Erne (undisclosed) may provide Blackwell with short-term stability in the lineup. Overall, Blackwell has seven points, 30 shots on net, 56 hits, 18 blocked shots and 14 PIM over 38 appearances in a bottom-six role.
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Stars' Casey DeSmith: Starting against Washington
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DeSmith will start Wednesday's road game against Washington, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.
DeSmith missed Sunday's game against Montreal while tending to a personal matter, but he returned to action in relief during Tuesday's road loss to Carolina. He'll draw the start in the second half of the back-to-back set after turning aside 16 of 17 shots (.941 save percentage) during Tuesday's matchup. Across seven appearances since the start of December, he's gone 3-1-2 with a 2.90 GAA and a .905 save percentage.
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Stars' Adam Erne: Unavailable Wednesday
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Erne (undisclosed) is expected to miss Wednesday's game in Washington, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.
Erne suffered the injury during Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Carolina. He has three goals and four points in 18 outings in 2025-26. Nathan Bastian is set to draw into the lineup Wednesday due to Erne's absence.
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Stars' Justin Hryckowian: Inks two-year extension
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Hryckowian signed a two-year, $1.9 million contract extension with the Stars on Wednesday.
Hryckowian secured his extension, which is a one-way deal, after breaking into a middle-six role with the Stars through solid all-around play. Through 42 games this season, the 24-year-old forward has six goals, seven assists, 42 shots on net, 66 hits and 19 blocks. Hryckowian signed an entry-level deal with the Stars in March of 2024 as an undrafted prospect but has quickly carved out a role at the NHL level. The 24-year-old will likely have opportunities to contribute for the Stars as the season progresses, and he'll remain under contract with the team through the 2027-28 campaign.
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Stars' Wyatt Johnston: Nets power-play goal in loss
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Johnston scored a power-play goal, put two shots on net and dished out two hits in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes.
Despite the three-goal loss, Johnston ended the game on a high note for the Stars with his power-play twine finder with less than two minutes remaining. With the late score, he now has 23 goals, 49 points, 105 shots on net and 33 blocks through 43 games this season. Since Nov. 25, he has 28 points in 21 appearances. He has an outside shot at reaching the 100-point threshold this season. To do so, he would need 51 points in the remaining 39 games, which would be a true test of his rising stardom in the NHL. Regardless, he projects as an elite player in fantasy for the foreseeable future.
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