Final · All games
STL 1 – 2 DAL
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.
- Model
- DAL 59%
- Expected score
- 2.8 – 3.3
- Market
- —
- Venue
- American Airlines Center
Pre-game price
What the model says
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Joel Hofer
Jake Oettinger
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
St. Louis Blues
L1 Dylan Holloway (above the league middle) · Robert Thomas (top tenth of the league) · Jimmy Snuggerud (above the league middle)
L2 Connor McMichael (below the league middle) · Mason McTavish (below the league middle) · Pavel Buchnevich (above the league middle)
L3 Jake Neighbours (above the league middle) · Dalibor Dvorsky (above the league middle) · Jonatan Berggren (above the league middle)
D1 Philip Broberg (below the league middle) · Logan Mailloux (above the league middle)
D2 Theo Lindstein · Colton Parayko (below the league middle)
PP1 Jimmy Snuggerud (above the league middle) · Robert Thomas (top tenth of the league) · Dylan Holloway (above the league middle) · Philip Broberg (below the league middle) · Mason McTavish (below the league middle)
Dallas Stars
L1 Justin Hryckowian (above the league middle) · Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle)
L2 Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Tyler Seguin
L3 Sam Steel (above the league middle) · Matt Duchene (above the league middle) · Jamie Benn (above the league middle)
D1 Thomas Harley (below the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle)
D2 Esa Lindell (above the league middle) · Nils Lundkvist (above the league middle)
PP1 Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle) · Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Matt Duchene (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle) · Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league)
Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
St. Louis Blues
Logan Mailloux (D): Out (hand), listed since 2026-09-28
Tyler Tucker (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-28
Dallas Stars
Nobody listed.
Goals · the league's own clips
3 goals
Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.
DAL · P1 15:15 · T. Harley (J. Robertson) · clip
DAL · P3 05:57 · N. Lundkvist (M. Rantanen, D. Hryckowian) · clip
STL · P3 15:22 · J. Berggren (O. Stenberg) · clip
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger