Jan. 21, 2023 | 6:00 pm MST | American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
TV: Poly Sports Arizona Extra | Radio: KTAR 92.3 FM
The Arizona Coyotes make a quick trip to Dallas to host the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday evening.
The Stars are two points ahead of the Winnipeg Jets in first place in the Central Division. Saturday’s game marks the second of four meetings between the two teams, as Dallas took the first meeting 7-2 on Nov. 3 at Mullet Arena.
The two meet again in Dallas on March 1 before wrapping up the season series in Tempe on March 31.
The Coyotes won their last trip to Dallas, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3 in overtime on April 27, 2022. Forward Travis Boyd Noted the overtime winner in the game Barrett Hayden Recorded one goal and two assists.
Starting lineups were not available prior to posting, but goalie Connor Ingram Expected to start. The 25-year-old netminder is 2-3-0 over his last five starts, posting a 2.38 goals-against average and a .929 SV% over that span.
Player to watch: Defensive player Shane Gostispe here Recorded six goals and five assists in 13 games against Dallas — an incredible feat against the Stars in his career, more than any other player on Arizona’s roster.
About the stars
Dallas is 2-1-0 in its last three games, with the two wins coming over Vegas and 4-0 over Los Angeles.
Jason Robertson scored twice against the Coyotes when the teams squared off earlier this season, while Jamie Penn enjoyed a three-point night with a goal and two assists. Goalie Scott Wedgwood, who played in 46 games with the Coyotes over two different seasons, stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced in that game.
Robertson’s 31 goals and 32 assists lead the team, and his 63 total points are tied for fourth-most in the league. The 23-year-old forward has 188 points in 175 career games, all spent with the Stars.
Wedgewood and Jake Ottinger have split time between the pipes this season, with the former going 7-6-3 with a 2.97 GAA and .911 SV% and the latter going 20-7-4 with a 2.26 GAA and .924 SV%. . Oettinger is in the league’s top-10 in hits (4th), GAA (9th) and SV% (6th). His three shutouts are tied for second most with five other goalies.
Player to watch: Center Joe Pavelski continues to impress at age 38, with 45 points in 47 games this season and five in his last five. He has 31 goals and 30 assists in his career against the Coyotes, facing them a total of 75 times.