Where: American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas
Date: Saturday, October 3rd
Time: 7:00 PM Central Time
Stars TV/Radio: Fox Sports Southwest | 1310 AM The Ticket
Predators TV/Radio: Fox Sports Nashville | 104.5 FM The Zone



Last Game:
: 4/10 - L 4-3 [SO] - At Anaheim - RECAP - SCORESHEET
: 4/10 - L 8-4 - At Minnesota - RECAP - SCORESHEET

THE DALLAS STARS
Mascot: Stars
Colors: Green/Gold
Head Coach: Marc Crawford
Official Team Site: DallasStars.com
HF Board: HFBoard.com - Dallas Stars
Fan Site #1: TheStarsFans.com
Fan Site #2: Unofficial Boards
Record: 0-0-0 with 0 Points
Standings: Pacific Division-3rd, Western Conference-12th, NHL-23rd
Home Record: 0-0-0
Away Record: 0-0-0
Last 10 Games: 3-4-3 [1 Game Losing Streak]
Overtime Record: 0-0 [0-0 Shoot Out]

Dallas Team Leaders
Points:
Goals:
Assists:
+/-:
Penalty Minutes:
Shots:
Powerplay Goals:
Shorthanded Goals:
Game Winning Goals:

Dallas Goalies
Marty Turco | 0-0-0
GAA: 0.00
Save %: 1.00%
Shut Outs: 0

Alex Auld | 0-0-0
GAA: 0.00
Save %: 1.00%
Shut Outs: 0

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Mascot: Predators
Colors: Navy/Yellow/Silver
Head Coach: Barry Trotz
Official Team Site: NashvillePredators.com
HF Board: HFBoard.com - Nashville Predators
Fan Site #1:
Fan Site #2:
Record: 0-0-0 with 0 Points
Standings: Central Division-5th, Western Conference-10th, NHL-20th
Home Record: 0-0-0
Away Record: 0-0-0
Last 10 Games: 3-4-3 [1 Game Losing Streak]
Overtime Record: 0-0 [0-0 Shoot Out]

Nashville Team Leaders
Points:
Goals:
Assists:
+/-:
Penalty Minutes:
Shots:
Powerplay Goals:
Shorthanded Goals:
Game Winning Goals:

Nashville Goalies
Pekka Rinne | 0-0-0
GAA: 0.00
Save %: 1.00%
Shut Outs: 0

Dan Ellis | 0-0-0
GAA: 0.00
Save %: 1.00%
Shut Outs: 0

The Walzy Injury Report
Dallas - 3 Players Injured
Luke Gazdic - IR - Shoulder
Warren Peters - IR - Fractured Orbital Bone
Jere Lehtinen - day-to-day - Hip/Groin
Total Man Games Lost: 0

Nashville - 2 Players Injured
Colin Wilson - day-to-day - "Core" (?)
Joel Ward - day-to-day - Groin
Total Man Games Lost: 0

Last Game Recap
Opponent: Dallas at Anaheim
Result: Loss 4-3 [Shoot Out]
Article #1 - NHL.com - "Ducks shoot down Stars' comeback."
Goal Scorers:
1st - Anaheim (1-0) - 9:50 - Marchant (R Niedermayer | Nokelainen)
2nd - Dallas (1-1) - 4:10 - Ott (Vishnevskiy | Niskanen) [PP]
3rd - Anaheim (2-1) - 7:03 - S Niedermayer (Perry | Wisniewski)
3rd - Dallas (2-2) - 13:43 - Brunnstrom (Ott | Ribeiro)
3rd - Anaheim (3-2) - 13:56 - Ebbett (Selanne | S Niedermayer)
3rd - Dallas (3-3) - 19:46 - Ott (Brunnstrom | Ribeiro)
SO - Anaheim (4-3) - 4th Round - Teemu Selanne
Shots
Dallas: 1st - 17 | 2nd - 13 | 3rd - 10 | OT - 5 | Total - 45
Anaheim: 1st - 7 | 2nd - 9 | 3rd - 19 | OT - 4 | Total - 39
Stats
Powerplays: Dallas - 1 For 4 | Anaheim - 0 For 4
Faceoffs: Dallas - 30 For 52 | Anaheim - 22 For 52
Hits: Dallas - 21 | Aaheim - 23
Takeaways: Dallas - 6 | Anaheim - 6
Giveaways: Dallas - 7 | Anaheim - 7
Blocked Shots: Dallas - 12 | Anaheim - 9
Time on Ice: Dallas - Niskanen [28:27] | Anaheim - S Niedermayer [28:31]
Goalies
Dallas: Turco - 64:59 - 36 Saves - 39 Shots [L]
Anaheim: Hiller - 65:00 - 42 Saves - 45 Shots [W]
Three Stars Of The Game
#1. Scott Niedermayer | Anaheim - Goal, Assist
#2. Teemu Selanne | Anaheim - SO Winner, Assist
#3. Jonas Hiller | Anaheim - 42 Saves, 3 GAA
Officials
Referees: Tim Peel | Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Shane Heyer | Mike Cvik

Stats:
Goals: Dallas-0 Nashville-0
Goals Per Game: Dallas-0.0 Nashville-0.0
Goals Allowed: Dallas-0 Nashville-0
Goals Allowed Per Game: Dallas-0.0 Nashville-0.0
Shots Per Game: Dallas-0.0 Nashville-0.0
Shots Allowed Per Game: Dallas-0.0 Nashville-0.0
Powerplay: Dallas-0.0% Nashville-0.0%
Penalty Kill: Dallas-0.0% Nashville-0.0%


SEASON SERIES: Tied 0-0-0
ALL TIME SERIES: Dallas 24-15-1
Regular Season: 24-15-1 | Home: 16-4-0 | Away: 8-11-1
Playoffs: 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0
In Dallas: 24-15-1 | Home: 16-4-0 | Away: 8-11-1
Shoot Out: 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0
Last Game In Series: 2/08/09 | vs Nashville | Win 4-1 - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD

2009-2010 MEETINGS-
10/03 - Dallas vs Nashville
10/14 - Dallas vs Nashville
10/31 - Dallas @ Nashville
3/23 - Dallas @ Nashville

THIS SEASON vs the Predators
Powerplay: 0 For 0
Penalty Kill: 0 For 0
Goals: Tied 0-0
Goalies - Dallas: 0-0-0 Predators: 0-0-0
[DAL] - Turco () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against
[NSH] - Rinne () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against

Pacific Division Games Played Tonight
Dallas Stars Vs Nashville
Anaheim Ducks Vs San Jose
Los Angeles Kings Vs Phoenix
Phoenix Coyotes At Los Angeles
San Jose Sharks At Anaheim





October Games
Saturday 3rd - vs Nashville - 7:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Tuesday 6th - @ Edmonton - 8:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Friday 9th - @ Calgary - 8:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Sunday 11th - @ Vancouver - 9:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Wednesday 14th - Nashville - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Friday 16th - vs Boston - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Saturday 17th - @ Chicago - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest PLUS
Monday 19th - vs Los Angeles* - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Wednesday 21st - @ Anaheim* - 9:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Thursday 22nd - @ Los Angeles* - 9:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Saturday 24th - @ St. Louis - 7:00 PM - My27
Wednesday 28th - vs Toronto - 7:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Friday 30th - vs Florida - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Saturday 31st - @ Nashville - 7:00 PM - My27

October Results

• Tonight's game againist the Nashville Predators marks the 1,199th regular season game for the Stars since moving to the Lone Star State. Dallas is 631-392-125-50 (Wins-Losses-Ties-OT/SO Losses) in the previous 1,198 games.
• Jamie Benn is set to play in his first ever National Hockey League game against the Predators.
• Marty Turco is expected to make his seventh consecutive opening night start for the Stars tonight. The streak is tied for the second longest active streak in the league behind only Martin Brodeur’s 14 straight seasons.
• Loui Eriksson signed a 6 year, $25.5 million extension on Friday. The cap hit is 4.25.
• Stephane Robidas signed a 4 year, $13.2 million extension on Thursday. The cap hit is 3.3.
• Jere Lehtinen is three points away from 500 career NHL points.
• Brenden Morrow is nine games away from 600 career NHL games.
• Brenden Morrow is 11 points away from 400 career NHL points.
• James Neal is 13 games away from 100 career NHL games.
• Mike Modano is 14 assists away from 800 career NHL assists.
• Trevor Daley is 19 points away from 100 career NHL points.
• Brad Richards is 20 assists away from 400 career NHL assists.
• Dallas went 2-2-0 against the Predators last season, winning both games in Dallas.
• Dallas and Nashville meeting on opening night for the second time, the last time coming in 2001 in a 4-1 Stars win.
• The Stars are 8-2-5 on opening night in their previous 15 season openers.
• It is the 10th time they've opened on home ice in Dallas, with a 7-0-2 record in those games. They are 11-2-2 overall in home openers.
• Dallas opens on a Saturday for the first time since 1998, a 4-1 win.
• The Dallas Stars will begin the 2009-10 season with 17 of the 23 players who were on last season’s opening night roster. The Stars’ 23-man roster is comprised of 13 Dallas draft picks, seven free agent acquisitions and three players acquired by trade.
• Dallas will travel the 2nd most miles in the National Hockey League this season at 51,182, second only to Calgary who will travel 55,331 miles.
• The Stars will begin their 82 game schedule tying a franchise high with 14 games in the month of October. Only once before have they played 14 games in October, going 9-4-1 to start the 1997-98 season.
• Dallas is 0-0-0 when scoring atleast four goals, and 0-0-0 when allowing one goal. The Stars also are 0-0-0 record when allowing three goals or less.
• The Stars will play a total of 13 back-to-back series in 2009-10. The Stars are 0-0-0 in games included in back-to-backs during the 09-10 season. The Stars are 0-0-0 in the first game while 0-0-0 in the second.
• The Dallas Stars is 0-0 in shootouts this season. Dallas now is 32-14 all time during the shoot outs. To see full stats of the shoot out, CLICK HERE
• RECORDS
  Leading After 1st Period:
  Leading After 2nd Period:
  When scoring a powerplay goal: 0-0-0
  When not scoring a powerplay goal: 0-0-0
  When allowing a powerplay goal: 0-0-0
  When not allowing a powerplay goal: 0-0-0
  Day Games (before 5 pm): 0-0-0
  Night Games: 0-0-0

• The Predators posted a 4-2-0 record in 2009 preseason action, the third time in franchise history, and in the past five seasons, that the
  club has recorded a winning record
• Nashville is 4-6-0 in season openers and 2-7-(1)-0 in road openers in team history.
• Ryan Suter has a point in every campaign opener he has played since entering the NHL on Oct. 5, 2005.
• Predators Head Coach Barry Trotz continues to move up the games coached and victories with a single NHL franchise lists, and enters 2009-10 eighth in both games behind the bench (820) and wins (364) with a single team.
• The Predators currently have 13 players on the roster that have spent their entire NHL careers in a Predators' uniform. Draft picks include David Legwand (second overall in 1998), Martin Erat (191st overall in 1999), Dan Hamhuis (12th overall in 2001), Jordin Tootoo (98th overall in 2001), Ryan Suter (seventh overall in 2003), Kevin Klein (37th overall in 2003), Shea Weber (49th overall in 2003), Mike Santorelli (178th overall in 2004), Pekka Rinne (258th overall in 2004), Teemu Laakso (78th overall in 2005), Patric Hornqvist (230th overall in 2005) and Colin Wilson (seventh overall in 2008).
• Goaltender, Dan Ellis is expected to start against the Stars

Shoot Out Look
Record: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 0-0
Goals: 0-0
Shooters
No Shooters
Team: 0 For 0 | 0 Goals
Goaltenders
Turco: 0-0 | 0 Saves - 0 Shots | 0 Goals Against
Auld: 0-0 | 0 Saves - 0 Shots | 0 Goals Against
Team: 0-0 | 0 Saves - 0 Shots | 0 Goals Against

Man you are anxious to get it started, aren't you.....So am I. Great job on these threads....I really enjoy reading them during the season.....keep up the good work.

You have no idea how ready I am

23 days away!!

WOW – the game will be on FSNSW, but local Suddenlink seems to think that the intriguing Baylor-Kent State American Rugby battle is a better viewing option than the Stars’ season opener ..........

Tonight's officials....
Referees Tim Peel (20), Brian Pochmara (43)
Linesmen Mike Cvik (88), Darren Gibbs (66)

Full game thread updated. Go Stars Go.

Time, once again, to send Suddenlink an email or two and let them know what I think...

Edit:

Suddenlink has the game on channel 96.

2 to 2

1:30 left.....

Stars lose the opener 3 to 2.....

1 game, 1 point, I'll take it ... BRING ON THE OILERS

WHAT? THEY DID? I am in complete shock

'wonder if that means the KDFI games will be there this season ???

My thoughts on the game...

1) Defensively we looked A LOT better. There were no bad breakdowns, and even when there was a mini 2 on 1 (there was never a full on free 2 on 1), the defenseman played it extremely well. The system of defensemen jumping into the play was definitely obvious and it made for a lot more chances.

2) Richards looked like a 7.8 million dollar paid player. He was all over the ice last night, as was Neal. Loui was the only one who looked out of place at times. But it's just the first game. Loui wll bounce back.

3) Modano looked awesome for most of the night, up until he got hurt in early part of overtime. Then blah after that. Morrow also was a little suspect but I fully expected it to take him a couple of weeks to get back into the groove of things.

4) Turco looked was average overall. The two goals he let in were obviously stoppable, but then again he made some saves that I thought for sure were going in and I thought for sure he would've let in last season.

Overall, it was a lot better effort than I was expecting. They definitely deserved a better fate than a 3-2 shootout loss. But for the first game in a completely new system with a new coach and everything pretty much new, it was encouraging. I really liked how Crawford was rolling 4 complete lines. Even with one minute to go, he still had Brunnstrom and others out there. Overall, it looks like we have a great team to look forward to if they can learn how to finish. Definitely can't wait to see how this team looks come January.

Off for a tough 3 game trip in Western Canada.

Not sure...would be nice! Picture quality was poor on 96 and for some reason, the volume level kept going up and down on my old school TV.

Better than nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah -- ch. 96 had that same problem with Rangers games a few years ago, before the KFDI games were moved to ch. 2 (KYTX) <------ HINT, HINT, Suddenlink!