Stars Host the Blues to Start 2026 Season
Dallas opens the NHL season at home with Matt Duchene sidelined and the Stars favored by 211 over St. Louis, according to the preview.
- On Friday, the Dallas Stars host the St. Louis Blues at American Airlines Center for their season opener, with forward Matt Duchene sidelined by a lower-body injury.
- Star forward Jason Robertson enters the season on a one-year deal after a sign-and-trade attempt to the Seattle Kraken fell through last month, having rejected a reported $120 million, eight-year contract offer.
- General manager Jim Nill returns core players including goalie Jake Oettinger, Wyatt Johnson, Mikko Rantanen, and Miro Heiskanen as the NHL salary cap rises to $104 million, providing flexibility for roster building.
- Nill called Robertson a "franchise cornerstone" and plans to begin extension talks before January 1, the earliest signing date, after Robertson's representatives signaled his desire to remain with Dallas.
- Veteran leaders Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin anchor the lineup as the Stars seek to improve on their 2025 first-round exit, building on last season's +51 goal differential.
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thesportsleader.comRested Stars begin bounce-back bid against revamped Blues
The Dallas Stars open the season against the visiting St. Louis Blues on Friday night after a longer summer than in recent years. The Stars were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in six games in April. They had reached the Western Conference finals in each of the previous three seasons.
St. Louis Blues preview
The St. Louis Blues open the 2026-27 season Friday night on the road against the Dallas Stars, beginning a three-game trip through the Central Division. St. Louis went 37-33-12 last season and missed the playoffs, and the offseason brought significant changes up front, including the additions of Mason McTavish from Anaheim and Connor McMichael from […]
Preview: Blues at Stars
The St. Louis Blues will begin the 2026-27 regular season with a three-game road trip, which gets underway on Friday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. After the season opener against the Stars, the Blues will travel to meet the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks before returning to St. Louis
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