Robertson Bought a Deadline, Not a Contract
Dallas offered Jason Robertson $12M a year for eight years. He said no. Five weeks later he signed for $12M for one. The number never moved, which tells you the argument was never about the number.
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Stars by the numbers
2026-27 regular season · source NHL, data as of 2026-10-23. Goals per game exclude shootout deciders. Standings · All 32 teams
- 6-3-1Record
- 13Points
- 12thNHL rank
- 2.50GF / GP
- 1.60GA / GP
- 16.0PP%
- 91.7PK%
- 57.1FO%
Possession · 5-on-5
Computed by Play-Pause Hockey from the league play-by-play, 2026-27, 165 regular-season games. Where a rank is shown it is among the 32 clubs, 1st = best. PDO and zone starts carry none: a high PDO means hot rather than good, and zone starts are how a club is deployed rather than how well it plays. All 32 teams
- 52.1CF%13th of 32 · Share of shot attempts
- 53.1FF%10th of 32 · Unblocked attempts
- 101.9PDOShooting % + save %, 100 is neutral
- 47.6OZS%Share of zone faceoffs in the attacking end
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mikko Rantanen | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
 Jason Robertson | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
 Miro Heiskanen | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
 Roope Hintz | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
 Wyatt Johnston | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Thomas Harley | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Tyler Seguin | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Arttu Hyry | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Sam Steel | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Jamie Benn | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nils Lundkvist | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Joel Kiviranta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Oskar Bäck | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Radek Faksa | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colin Blackwell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Esa Lindell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Hryckowian | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Capobianco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lian Bichsel | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Myers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | W | L | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake Oettinger | 8 | 5 | 2 | .939 | 1.23 |
 Casey DeSmith | 2 | 1 | 1 | .925 | 1.94 |
Stars on NHL EDGE
Puck and player tracking, 2026-27 regular season · source NHL EDGE. Ranks are among the 32 clubs, 1st = best; defensive-zone time ranks the least time first. All 32 teams
- 22.4mphTop skating speed31st of 32league avg 23.2
- 2Shots over 90 mph25th of 32league avg not published
- 194Bursts over 20 mph26th of 32league avg 238
- 458.5miDistance skated19th of 32league avg 470.4
- 95.2mphTop shot speed14th of 32league avg 95.4
- 267Shots on goal18th of 32league avg 282
- 9.4%Shooting %27th of 32league avg 11.3
- 41.4%Offensive-zone time14th of 32league avg 41.0
- 40.5%Defensive-zone time13th of 32league avg 41.0
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