Welcome back to another Vancouver Canucks 2025–26 season series preview. In this article series, The Hockey News - Canucks site previews Vancouver’s team series matchups for the season in chronological order. Last time, we looked at what the Canucks will face in the St. Louis Blues. Today, let’s preview their season matchups against the Dallas Stars.
2024–25 Season Stats
Team Stats:
Record: 50–26–6
Points: 106
Standings placement: 2nd in Central
PP%: 22% (17th)
PK%: 82% (4th)
Goals:
Jason Robertson (35)
Wyatt Johnston (33)
Mikko Rantanen (32)
Matt Duchene (30)
Roope Hintz (28)
Assists:
Mikko Rantanen (56)
Matt Duchene (52)
Jason Roberston (45)
Roope Hintz (39)
Wyatt Johnston (38)
Points:
Mikko Rantanen (88)
Matt Duchene (82)
Jason Robertson (80)
Wyatt Johnston (71)
Roope Hintz (67)
Goaltenders:
Jake Oettinger
Record: 36–18–4
GAA: 2.59
SV%: .909
SO: 2
Points: 1A
Casey DeSmith
Record: 14–8–2
GAA: 2.59
SV%: .915
SO: 2
Points: 1A
2025 Free Agency Rundown
Most of the Stars’ moves came before free agency in the form of re-signings. Dallas players who signed new contract extensions include Matt Duchene (four years), Mavrik Bourque (one year), and Jamie Benn (one year). They added former longtime Stars center Radek Faksa (three years) and re-upped Colin Blackwell (two years) in free agency and parted ways with Evgenii Dadonov, Mikael Granlund, and Cody Ceci. Faksa will return and likely take Granlund’s place down the middle, though other than this, Dallas’ lineup remains relatively similar to how it was at the end of their 2024–25 season.
2025–26 Season Series Preview
The Stars head into the 2025–26 season as potential Stanley Cup favourites, which isn’t surprising given that they’re coming off back-to-back Western Conference Final appearances in which some of their star players were injured or couldnt perform to the best of their ability. If Dallas has a healthy season and relatively-healthy playoff run, they could make a good push for the Stanley Cup. A good chunk of their postseason fate rests on the shoulders of Oettinger, who is projected to be one of three goaltenders who will represent Team USA at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics.
While not impossible, it’s unlikely that Dallas and Vancouver will be pushing for the same playoff spots, as it would take a pretty big shift in the Central Division for the Stars to become a wild card team. The Stars are the fourth team Vancouver will face in 2025–26, as the Canucks start a four-game road trip with a match against the Stars on October 16. Later on in the season, Dallas will visit Vancouver on November 20 and March 2.
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2025–26 Games Against Vancouver
Game 1: October 16, 4:00 pm PT @ American Airlines Center
Game 2: November 2, 7:00 pm PT @ Rogers Arena
Game 3: March 2, 7:00 pm PT @ Rogers Arena
Apr 8, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Vancouver Canucks left wing Drew O'Connor (18) and Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53) look for the puck in the Dallas zone during the first period at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesSeason Series Preview Articles
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