Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators

atStars at Predators

October 3 · 8:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Dallas Stars2nd in the Central · 2025-26 Final, 9 backLLLWWW550-20

Nashville Predators6th in the Central · 2025-26 Final, 35 backLLWLWL238-34

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Dallas Stars4 listed

Arttu HyryRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Roope HintzCatcher · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Tyler SeguinCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Nils LundkvistD · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Nashville PredatorsNone listed

Nobody listed on the report.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Dallas Stars30 players

Forwards19

Oskar Back6' 4"26 yrs2 yr

Colin Blackwell5' 8"33 yrs7 yr

Matt Duchene5' 11"35 yrs17 yr

Radek Faksa6' 3"32 yrs11 yr

Roope Hintz6' 3"29 yrs8 yrOut

Justin Hryckowian5' 10"25 yrsRookie

Wyatt Johnston6' 1"23 yrs4 yr

Aram Minnetian5' 11"21 yrsRookie

Tyler Seguin6' 2"34 yrs15 yrInjured Reserve

Artem Shlaine6' 1"24 yrsRookie

Sam Steel6' 0"28 yrs8 yr

Jamie Benn6' 3"37 yrs17 yr

Michael Bunting6' 0"30 yrs6 yr

Adam Erne6' 1"31 yrs9 yr

Joel Kiviranta5' 11"30 yrs7 yr

Jason Robertson6' 3"27 yrs6 yr

Nathan Bastian6' 4"28 yrs6 yr

Arttu Hyry6' 2"25 yrsRookieOut

Mikko Rantanen6' 4"29 yrs10 yr

Defensemen7

Lian Bichsel6' 7"22 yrs2 yr

Kyle Capobianco6' 2"29 yrs3 yr

Thomas Harley6' 3"25 yrs4 yr

Miro Heiskanen6' 2"27 yrs8 yr

Esa Lindell6' 3"32 yrs10 yr

Nils Lundkvist6' 1"26 yrs5 yrOut

Tyler Myers6' 8"36 yrs17 yr

Goaltenders4

Casey DeSmith6' 0"35 yrs8 yr

Brandon Halverson6' 4"30 yrsRookie

Ben Kraws6' 5"26 yrsRookie

Jake Oettinger6' 6"27 yrs6 yr

Nashville Predators36 players

Forwards21

Ross Colton6' 0"29 yrs6 yr

Jack Drury5' 11"26 yrs4 yr

Adam Edstrom6' 7"25 yrs3 yr

Tyson Jost5' 11"28 yrs9 yr

Alexander Kerfoot5' 11"32 yrs9 yr

Ryan O'Reilly6' 1"35 yrs17 yr

Steven Stamkos6' 1"36 yrs18 yr

Oasiz Wiesblatt5' 7"22 yrsRookie

Ozzy Wiesblatt5' 10"24 yrsRookie

Chase Bradley5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Filip Forsberg6' 1"32 yrs13 yr

Nils Hoglander5' 9"25 yrs6 yrOut

Isaac Ratcliffe6' 6"27 yrs2 yr

Reid Schaefer6' 3"22 yrsRookie

Luke Evangelista6' 0"24 yrs4 yr

Aiden Fink5' 10"21 yrsRookie

Joakim Kemell5' 10"22 yrsRookie

Ryker Lee6' 1"19 yrsRookie

Jonathan Marchessault5' 9"35 yrs11 yrOut

Cole O'Hara6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Matthew Wood6' 4"21 yrsRookie

Defensemen12

Jack Ahcan5' 8"29 yrsRookie

Justin Barron6' 2"24 yrs4 yr

Kevin Gravel6' 4"34 yrs5 yr

Nicolas Hague6' 6"27 yrs7 yrOut

Roman Josi6' 1"36 yrs15 yrOut

Ilya Lyubushkin6' 2"32 yrs8 yr

Nick Perbix6' 4"28 yrs4 yr

Christoffer Sedoff6' 1"24 yrsRookie

Hunter Skinner6' 2"25 yrsRookie

Brady Skjei6' 3"32 yrs10 yr

Ryan Ufko6' 0"23 yrsRookie

Adam Wilsby6' 1"26 yrs2 yr

Goaltenders3

Justus Annunen6' 4"26 yrs3 yr

Isak Posch6' 3"24 yrsRookie

Juuse Saros5' 11"31 yrs10 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

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Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atStars at Predators

October 3 · 8:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Dallas Stars2nd in the Central · 2025-26 Final, 9 backLLLWWW550-20

Nashville Predators6th in the Central · 2025-26 Final, 35 backLLWLWL238-34

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Dallas Stars4 listed

Arttu HyryRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Roope HintzCatcher · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Tyler SeguinCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Nils LundkvistD · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Nashville PredatorsNone listed

Nobody listed on the report.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Dallas Stars30 players

Forwards19

Oskar Back6' 4"26 yrs2 yr

Colin Blackwell5' 8"33 yrs7 yr

Matt Duchene5' 11"35 yrs17 yr

Radek Faksa6' 3"32 yrs11 yr

Roope Hintz6' 3"29 yrs8 yrOut

Justin Hryckowian5' 10"25 yrsRookie

Wyatt Johnston6' 1"23 yrs4 yr

Aram Minnetian5' 11"21 yrsRookie

Tyler Seguin6' 2"34 yrs15 yrInjured Reserve

Artem Shlaine6' 1"24 yrsRookie

Sam Steel6' 0"28 yrs8 yr

Jamie Benn6' 3"37 yrs17 yr

Michael Bunting6' 0"30 yrs6 yr

Adam Erne6' 1"31 yrs9 yr

Joel Kiviranta5' 11"30 yrs7 yr

Jason Robertson6' 3"27 yrs6 yr

Nathan Bastian6' 4"28 yrs6 yr

Arttu Hyry6' 2"25 yrsRookieOut

Mikko Rantanen6' 4"29 yrs10 yr

Defensemen7

Lian Bichsel6' 7"22 yrs2 yr

Kyle Capobianco6' 2"29 yrs3 yr

Thomas Harley6' 3"25 yrs4 yr

Miro Heiskanen6' 2"27 yrs8 yr

Esa Lindell6' 3"32 yrs10 yr

Nils Lundkvist6' 1"26 yrs5 yrOut

Tyler Myers6' 8"36 yrs17 yr

Goaltenders4

Casey DeSmith6' 0"35 yrs8 yr

Brandon Halverson6' 4"30 yrsRookie

Ben Kraws6' 5"26 yrsRookie

Jake Oettinger6' 6"27 yrs6 yr

Nashville Predators36 players

Forwards21

Ross Colton6' 0"29 yrs6 yr

Jack Drury5' 11"26 yrs4 yr

Adam Edstrom6' 7"25 yrs3 yr

Tyson Jost5' 11"28 yrs9 yr

Alexander Kerfoot5' 11"32 yrs9 yr

Ryan O'Reilly6' 1"35 yrs17 yr

Steven Stamkos6' 1"36 yrs18 yr

Oasiz Wiesblatt5' 7"22 yrsRookie

Ozzy Wiesblatt5' 10"24 yrsRookie

Chase Bradley5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Filip Forsberg6' 1"32 yrs13 yr

Nils Hoglander5' 9"25 yrs6 yrOut

Isaac Ratcliffe6' 6"27 yrs2 yr

Reid Schaefer6' 3"22 yrsRookie

Luke Evangelista6' 0"24 yrs4 yr

Aiden Fink5' 10"21 yrsRookie

Joakim Kemell5' 10"22 yrsRookie

Ryker Lee6' 1"19 yrsRookie

Jonathan Marchessault5' 9"35 yrs11 yrOut

Cole O'Hara6' 0"24 yrsRookie

Matthew Wood6' 4"21 yrsRookie

Defensemen12

Jack Ahcan5' 8"29 yrsRookie

Justin Barron6' 2"24 yrs4 yr

Kevin Gravel6' 4"34 yrs5 yr

Nicolas Hague6' 6"27 yrs7 yrOut

Roman Josi6' 1"36 yrs15 yrOut

Ilya Lyubushkin6' 2"32 yrs8 yr

Nick Perbix6' 4"28 yrs4 yr

Christoffer Sedoff6' 1"24 yrsRookie

Hunter Skinner6' 2"25 yrsRookie

Brady Skjei6' 3"32 yrs10 yr

Ryan Ufko6' 0"23 yrsRookie

Adam Wilsby6' 1"26 yrs2 yr

Goaltenders3

Justus Annunen6' 4"26 yrs3 yr

Isak Posch6' 3"24 yrsRookie

Juuse Saros5' 11"31 yrs10 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators — Oct 3, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings

Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators — Oct 3, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings