DAL @ NSH Gameday Thread
DAL @ NSH
Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Puck drop: Sat Oct 3, 2026 8:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
DAL
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 2.5
- Power play 6/24 (25%)
- Last game L vs STL (0–0)
NSH
- Record 4-5-1
- Streak L3
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3 · 2.8
- Power play 7/31 (22.6%)
- Last game L vs MIN (1–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-02-28 NSH 2 @ DAL 3 OT/SO
- 2025-11-08 DAL 5 @ NSH 4
- 2025-10-26 DAL 3 @ NSH 2
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
DAL
- Mavrik Bourque 6 pts · 4 G · 10 SOG
- Jason Robertson 5 pts · 4 G · 10 SOG
- Matt Duchene 5 pts · 0 G · 7 SOG
- Wyatt Johnston 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
NSH
- Steven Stamkos 6 pts · 3 G · 19 SOG
- Luke Evangelista 5 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Ryan Ufko 4 pts · 0 G · 5 SOG
- Filip Forsberg 3 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: DAL 2.8 · NSH 2.91 · Win odds: DAL 48.7% · NSH 51.3% · OT/SO chance: 15.7%
- 3-2 35.1%
- 2-2 33%
- 2-3 31.9%
Box Score
DAL 1
Final
NSH 2
2026-10-03
| Stat | DAL | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Shots | 30 | 26 |
| Power Play | 0/1 (0.0%) | 2/3 (66.7%) |
| PIM | 6 | 2 |
| Faceoffs | 25 / 29 | 29 / 25 |
| Blocks | 13 | 15 |
| Saves | 24 | 29 |
| DAL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NSH Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Nils Hoglander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Stamkos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Ahcan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 |