If you had have asked people to name their Stanley Cup favorites heading into the 2026-27 NHL season, most would have had the Dallas Stars among their handful of contenders.
The Dallas Stars endured an underwhelming start to the 2026-27 NHL season, dropping their first two games before rebounding with a 5-0 shutout against the San Jose Sharks. Dallas opened the campaign with a 4-0 home defeat to the St. Louis Blues followed by a 2-1 road loss against the Nashville Predators. The early struggles prompted discussion on Daily Faceoff LIVE regarding the Stanley Cup contenders' current form.
Analyst Steve Peters noted that Dallas appeared slow early on but highlighted the positive pairing of Jason Robertson and Jamie Benn on the top line. Peters pointed out that goaltender Jake Oettinger has performed well with a 1.01 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage, emphasizing that the Stars need to play with higher pace and improve their defensive consistency.
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