Montreal Canadiens @ Dallas Stars

15-11-3, 8-3-2 Away

21-5-5, 10-4-1 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	10	5	2	0	3.15	.887
S. Montembeault	5	6	1	0	3.65	.857

Stars

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Oettinger	14	4	2	2	2.49	.909
C. DeSmith	7	1	3	1	2.23	.920

American Airlines Center

7:00 PM, 4 January 2026

Dallas, TX

MTL

DAL

Points

Nick SuzukiC #14

33PTS

25A

Mikko RantanenRW #96

42PTS

13G

29A

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

16G

2PPG

81S

Jason RobertsonLW #21

19G

7PPG

124S

Assists

Nick SuzukiC #14

25A

11PPA

10+/-

Mikko RantanenRW #96

29A

17PPA

-1+/-

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jake Evans C	OUT	13 Dec

Dallas Stars

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Ilya Lyubushkin D	OUT	15 Dec
Lian Bichsel D	IR-LT	27 Jan
Tyler Seguin C	IR-LT	27 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.14	3.55	25.3	27.2	319	21	25.6	21	77.2	2	0
DAL	3.42	2.52	25.6	27.8	274	32	32.3	17	82.8	0	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/10/25	vsTB	L6-1
12/8/25	vsSTL	L4-3
12/7/25	@TOR	W2-1 SO
12/4/25	vsWPG	W3-2 SO
12/3/25	vsOTT	L5-2

Stars Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/10/25	@WPG	W4-3
12/7/25	vsPIT	W3-2 SO
12/6/25	vsSJ	W4-1
12/4/25	@NJ	W3-0
12/3/25	@NYR	L3-2 OT

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 1-0

Stars
7
Canadiens
0

Game 1

14/11

Canadiens
Stars

Game 2

4/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	21	2	7	49
Dallas	21	5	5	47
Minnesota	16	9	5	37
Utah	14	14	3	31
Chicago	12	11	6	30
Winnipeg	14	14	1	29
St. Louis	11	13	7	29
Nashville	11	14	4	26

Bettman: Slow construction of Milan Cortina rink 'disappointing'

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday expressed concern about the construction delays regarding the hockey rink for the Milan Cortina Olympics, referring to the slow construction as "disappointing."

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Blues sign Dube to AHL tryout after sexual assault acquittal

Dillon Dub has agreed to an American Hockey League professional tryout with the St. Louis Blues nearly five months after he and several other members of Canada's 2018 world junior team were acquitted of sexual assault.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Dallas Stars

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Nick SuzukiC #14

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Jason RobertsonLW #21

Nick SuzukiC #14

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

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Sharks' Celebrini: Playing for Team Canada would be 'huge honor'

Blues sign Dube to AHL tryout after sexual assault acquittal