Line Combinations: Stars at Penguins

On Saturday, the Dallas Stars will try to build on Thursday’s dominant shutout of the Buffalo Sabres as they wrap up their road trip against the Pittsburgh Penguins. 

After scoring just one goal over their first two games, the Stars have outscored opponents 9-0 behind back-to-back shutouts from their defense and goaltender Jake Oettinger.

Dallas will catch the Penguins at a low point as Pittsburgh has gone the opposite direction, winning its first two games before dropping three straight, and will likely view this matchup between two playoff teams as a must-win to get back on track.

The Stars have largely owned the series in recent years, winning six of the last seven meetings, with four of those wins coming by multiple goals. One forward still looking for his first point is Tyler Seguin, who is back after an ACL injury ended his season last year. The 34-year-old last faced Pittsburgh in November 2024, when he scored in a 7-1 Dallas win.

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby has long been a thorn in the side of most NHL teams, and the Stars are no exception. The future Hall of Famer has 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points in 26 career games against Dallas.

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Robertson - Hintz - Benn

Steel - Johnston - Rantanen

Hryckowian - Hyry - Seguin

Back - Faksa - Blackwell

Lindell - Heiskanen

Harley - Lundkvist

Bichsel - Myers

Oettinger

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