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    Jacob Titus
    Aug 28, 2025, 21:19
    Updated at: Aug 28, 2025, 21:19

    With EA Sports' NHL 26 video game set to release September 12th, 2025, the team has begun to unveil some of the game's player ratings.

    Right winger Mikko Rantanen has been named the team's best player, standing at a 93-overall. Rantanen boasts several X-Factor badges, including One-T for one-times, Quick Release for snap shot and Tape To Tape for a passing boost. 

    Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) prepares to face the Anaheim Ducks at the American Airlines Center. Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

    Rantanen also came in as the third best right winger in the league, following Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikita Kucherov (96 overall) and Boston Bruins' David Pastrnak (94). 

    Defenseman Miro Heiskanen came in second on the team in overall with 91. Heiskanen boasts three X-Factors in Elite Edges for good agility and acceleration, Send It for saucer passing ability, and Wheels for increased top speed and acceleration.

    Heiskanen comes in as the league's third best left defenseman.

    Jake Oettinger is listed as the teams third best player at a 90 overall, and only has one X Factor in Sponge, to help absorb shots and limit rebounds. 

    He's also listed as the league's sixth best goaltender.

    Below are the ratings of the Stars' Top-10 players in NHL 26.

    1. Mikko Rantanen (93)
    2. Miro Heiskanen (91)
    3. Jake Oettinger (90)
    4. Jason Robertson (89)
    5. Matt Duchene (89)
    6. Thomas Harley (88)
    7. Esa Lindell (87)
    8. Roope Hintz (87)
    9. Tyler Seguin (86)
    10. Wyatt Johnston (86)

    Make sure you bookmark THN's Dallas Stars site for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more.  

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