Alright folks, pull up a seat and turn on those screens because we're in for
25-9-8 - OT1
Dallas Stars
25-14-3 - W1
Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh - Lenovo Center
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Central / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
DAL
1
R
Mikko Rantanen
16G - 41A
(57P)
2
L
Jason Robertson
24G - 25A
(49P)
3
C
Wyatt Johnston
22G - 26A
(48P)
4
D
Miro Heiskanen
7G - 29A
(36P)
5
C
Roope Hintz
12G - 20A
(32P)
DAL Injuries
Benn, Jamie
Upper Body
Day to Day
Head coach Glen Gulutzan said Monday that Benn (upper body) isn't expected to travel on the East Coast portion of the Dallas Stars' upcoming road trip, which includes games against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday and against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Jan 10, 2026
Bichsel, Lian
Lower Body
Month to Month
Bichsel (lower body) is targeting a return date just before or after the Olympic break, Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars reports Sunday.
Feb 25, 2026
Seguin, Tyler
Knee
Month to Month
Seguin (knee) will have his return timetable evaluated following the Olympic break after undergoing successful surgery Tuesday.
May 16, 2026
Trades
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CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
17G - 25A
(42P)
2
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
11G - 20A
(31P)
3
R
Andrei Svechnikov
12G - 19A
(31P)
4
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
4G - 25A
(29P)
5
C
Seth Jarvis
19G - 10A
(29P)
CAR Injuries
Jarvis, Seth
Ribs
Day to Day
Jarvis (upper body) returned to practice Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Jan 6, 2026
Slavin, Jaccob
Upper Body
Day to Day
The Hurricanes announced Monday that Slavin is considered week-to-week due to an upper-body injury.
Jan 6, 2026
Legault, Charles-Alexis
Hand
Month to Month
Legault was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after having a procedure Monday to repair several torn extensor tendons on his right hand.
Mar 2, 2026
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Season
Kochetkov (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Jan 5 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Juuso Valimaki from the Utah Mammoth for Future Considerations
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
DAL
16-7-4
2.62 GAA
90.5% SV
CAR
5-10-2
3.43 GAA
86.7% SV
DAL
9-2-4
2.44 GAA
91.2% SV
CAR
14-2-1
2.25 GAA
90.6% SV
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CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
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CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
Goaltenders
DAL
25-9-8
GAA: 2.71
SV%: 0.903
vs
CAR
25-14-3
GAA: 3.00
SV%: 0.880