Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators: preview, form and head-to-head

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Nashville Predators host Dallas Stars (NHL) on October 4, 2026. Here is how both teams arrive: recent form, the season so far, past meetings and the latest team news.

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Matchup edge

Even on form: both teams went 1-4 in their last 5 games.

Recent form: last 5

Dallas Stars: 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5, with 10 goals scored and 19 conceded.

Dallas Stars
Oct 3, 2026vs St. Louis BluesL0–4
Apr 30, 2026 · last seasonat Minnesota WildL2–5
Apr 29, 2026 · last seasonvs Minnesota WildL2–4
Apr 25, 2026 · last seasonat Minnesota WildL2–3
Apr 23, 2026 · last seasonat Minnesota WildW4–3

Nashville Predators: 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5, with 10 goals scored and 16 conceded.

Nashville Predators
Oct 2, 2026vs Minnesota WildL1–3
Apr 17, 2026 · last seasonvs Anaheim DucksL4–5
Apr 14, 2026 · last seasonvs San Jose SharksL2–3
Apr 11, 2026 · last seasonvs Minnesota WildW2–1
Apr 10, 2026 · last seasonat Utah MammothL1–4

Results before kickoff, newest first.

Head-to-head

In the last 3 meetings on record, Dallas Stars won 3, Nashville Predators won 0.

Mar 1, 2026 · last seasonDallas Stars3–2Nashville Predators
Nov 8, 2025 · last seasonNashville Predators4–5Dallas Stars
Oct 26, 2025 · last seasonNashville Predators2–3Dallas Stars

Season so far

Dallas Stars are 24th of 32 on win rate after 1 game (0-1).

Nashville Predators are 27th of 32 on win rate after 1 game (0-1).

#TeamPWLGoals
24Dallas Stars1010:4
27Nashville Predators1011:3

Team news

Dallas Stars

  • Matt Duchene (C): Injured Reserve, lower body. The Stars placed Duchene (lower body) on long-term injured reserve Thursday, retroactive to Sept. 29. (ESPN, Oct 1, 2026)
  • Harrison Scott (C): Injured Reserve, undisclosed. (ESPN, Sep 29, 2026)
  • Luke Krys (D): Injured Reserve, undisclosed. (ESPN, Sep 29, 2026)

Nashville Predators

  • Predators Reassign Ryan Ufko to Milwaukee — After just a single game at the NHL level to start the season, Nashville Predators General Manager Chris MacFarland announced that Ryan Ufko has been reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals of the… (Yahoo Sports, Oct 2, 2026)

Headlines gathered October 3, 2026 from the outlets named. Third-party reporting, not verified by SportAnalyst.

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