Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Dallas Stars 3: final score and stats
Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 to Dallas Stars 3, on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Dallas Stars vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLSunday, December 7, 2025
DateDec 7, 2025
Start time6:00 PM ET
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
TVESPN+
Attendance18,532
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Stars | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsDallas Stars
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
14-7-6Record20-5-5
6th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding4th in Central Division
3-8Road record / home record6-4
WLWLLLast 5WLWWL
W1StreakW1
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsDallas Stars
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveDallas Stars
Miro Heiskanen D · Upper Body
OutKyle Capobianco D · Leg
Injured ReserveOskar Back C · Finger - Fracture
Injured ReserveMatt Duchene C · Abdomen
Injured ReserveLuke Krys D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:51 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 12:43 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 14:51 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:20 | 2:53 | 0:00 | 19:27 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 12:51 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hayes | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 14:12 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 12:11 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 14:36 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 13:05 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blake Lizotte | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 13:08 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:57 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 16:06 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 11:30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:15 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 16:10 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:09 | 1:28 | 1:13 | 16:28 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dumba | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Graves | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:47 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:36 | 2:43 | 1:16 | 22:37 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:36 | 1:17 | 0:45 | 20:34 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 17:58 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:09 | 0:02 | 1:15 | 19:52 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Jarry | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .913 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 64:50 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 9:35 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:02 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 17:01 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Blackwell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 9:08 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:40 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 11:58 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:55 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 15:12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 9:49 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roope Hintz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:11 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 16:54 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:25 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 11:16 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:39 | 1:18 | 0:09 | 21:12 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:20 | 1:47 | 0:00 | 20:33 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:00 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 20:01 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 11:29 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Capobianco | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:30 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 14:11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:57 | 1:41 | 1:27 | 24:49 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 15:06 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28:53 | 0:13 | 3:12 | 25:28 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 15:59 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Petrovic | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19:00 | 0:00 | 2:17 | 16:43 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .931 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 63:36 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars?
Dallas Stars won, 3-2, on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars?
Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Dallas Stars 3.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Tommy Novak (1 goals). Dallas Stars: Jamie Benn (1 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars played?
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX.
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