NHL Game Preview: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/9/2025

Dallas Stars (41-20-2, 84 Pts) at Vancouver Canucks (29-22-11, 65 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Sunday, March 9
Time: 9:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/Victory+/NOX/SN
Radio: 
Dallas – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Dallas: -1.5 ML -142
Vancouver: +1.5 ML +120
O/U 5.5

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Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars had their four game winning streak snapped last night in a 5-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. They are 6-2-0 since the Four Nations break averaging 4.38 goals per game while allowing 3.25 goals per game.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks won their second straight on Friday in a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. Since returning from the Four Nations break they are 3-4-0 averaging 2.29 goals per game while allowing an average of three goals per game.

Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Rantanen
Marchment-Duchene-Granlund
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Back-Steel-Bourque

Harley-Lyubushkin
Lindell-Ceci
Bichsel-Dumba

DeSmith
Oettinger

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Joshua-E.Pettersson-Garland
O’Connor-Chytil-Lekkerimaki
DeBrusk-Suter-Boeser
Hoglander-Blueger-Sherwood

E.N.Pettersson-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini

Lankinen
Silovs

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Players To Watch:

Dallas Stars

Roope Hintz this season has 52 points on 25 goals and 27 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 13 times in his career recording 11 points on seven goals and four assists; he recorded two goals and an assist in the previous meeting this season.

Vancouver Canucks

Conor Garland this season has 37 points on 16 goals and 21 assists. He’s faced the Stars 14 times in his career recording 12 points on four goals and eight assists; in the previous meeting this season he scored a goal.

Injury Report:

Dallas Stars

D Miro Heiskanen – IR
C Tyler Seguin – IR
D Nils Lundkvist – IR

Vancouver Canucks

D Quinn Hughes – DTD
D Noah Juulsen – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR

Next game:

Dallas – March 14 at Winnipeg Jets
Vancouver – March 11 vs. Montreal Canadiens

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1. ITR 47: Then There Was Nothing 32:56
2. ITR 46: Offseason Chaos 24:53
3. ITR 45: Everything Is Happening 37:46
4. ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again 56:17
5. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10