DAL @ COL Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-14 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-14 04:00:03

DAL @ COL

Venue: Ball Arena

Puck drop: Wed Oct 14, 2026 9:30pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

DAL (last 10)

Record 6-3-1
Streak L2
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 1.9
Power play 4/24 (16.7%)
Last game L vs COL (0–0)

COL (last 10)

Record 6-3-1
Streak L2
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 2.2
Power play 5/33 (15.2%)
Last game L vs DAL (0–0)

Recent meetings:

2026-10-13 COL 0 @ DAL 0
2026-04-04 COL 2 @ DAL 0
2026-03-18 DAL 2 @ COL 1 OT/SO
2026-03-06 COL 5 @ DAL 4 OT/SO
2025-10-11 DAL 5 @ COL 4 OT/SO

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

DAL

Mikko Rantanen 4 pts · 1 G · 6 SOG
Jason Robertson 3 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
Wyatt Johnston 3 pts · 0 G · 2 SOG
Tyler Seguin 2 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG

COL

Nathan MacKinnon 7 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
Jaden Schwartz 4 pts · 3 G · 5 SOG
Devon Toews 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
Cale Makar 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: DAL 2.53 · COL 2.92 · Win odds: DAL 43.2% · COL 56.8% · OT/SO chance: 17.4%

2-2 35.5%
2-3 35%
3-2 29.5%

Box Score

DAL 2 Final COL 2

2026-10-14

Stat	DAL	COL
Goals	2	2
Shots	22	27
Power Play	0/2 (0.0%)	0/4 (0.0%)
PIM	8	4
Faceoffs	31 / 26	26 / 31
Blocks	18	17
Saves	25	20

DAL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Arttu Hyry	1	0	1
Miro Heiskanen	1	0	1
Mikko Rantanen	0	1	1
Thomas Harley	0	1	1

COL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Brock Nelson	1	0	1
Gabriel Landeskog	1	0	1
Nazem Kadri	0	2	2
Artturi Lehkonen	0	1	1
Sam Malinski	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-12 11:46PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

DAL Away

Forwards

Line 1

Sam Steel

#18 · LW

TOI 18:39xGF/60 1.93xGA/60 3.73CF/60 41.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -3.21CF% 44.8xGF% 34.1

Wyatt Johnston

#53 · C

TOI 21:47xGF/60 2.46xGA/60 2.99CF/60 35.3SC±/60 -3.53G±/60 -3.53

Mikko Rantanen

#96 · RW

TOI 23:06xGF/60 2.66xGA/60 4.23CF/60 46.8SC±/60 -7.79G±/60 0.00CF% 46.2xGF% 38.6

Line 2

Jason Robertson

#21 · LW

TOI 22:23xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 3.35CF/60 61.7SC±/60 -8.04G±/60 -2.68CF% 56.1xGF% 50.4

Roope Hintz

#24 · C

TOI 18:05xGF/60 2.55xGA/60 3.58CF/60 43.1SC±/60 -9.95G±/60 0.00CF% 46.4xGF% 41.7

Jamie Benn

#14 · RW

TOI 12:58xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 5.41CF/60 41.7SC±/60 -4.63G±/60 -4.62CF% 36.0xGF% 25.9

Line 3

Justin Hryckowian

#49 · LW

TOI 19:37xGF/60 2.04xGA/60 2.98CF/60 30.6SC±/60 +6.12G±/60 0.00CF% 37.0xGF% 40.7

Arttu Hyry

#25 · C

TOI 14:40xGF/60 2.05xGA/60 3.57CF/60 24.6SC±/60 +8.18G±/60 0.00CF% 28.6xGF% 36.4

Tyler Seguin

#91 · RW

TOI 14:59xGF/60 1.98xGA/60 3.46CF/60 20.0SC±/60 +4.00G±/60 +4.00CF% 26.3xGF% 36.4

Line 4

Oskar Back

#10 · LW

TOI 3:04xGF/60 1.82xGA/60 3.93CF/60 19.6SC±/60 -19.57G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3

Radek Faksa

#12 · C

TOI 12:41xGF/60 1.33xGA/60 1.29CF/60 23.7SC±/60 -4.73G±/60 0.00CF% 41.7xGF% 50.7

Colin Blackwell

#15 · RW

TOI 10:58xGF/60 1.52xGA/60 1.01CF/60 32.8SC±/60 +5.47G±/60 0.00CF% 46.2

Defense

Pair 1

Esa Lindell

#23 · LD

TOI 24:51xGF/60 3.07xGA/60 3.15CF/60 48.3SC±/60 -4.83G±/60 0.00CF% 54.1xGF% 49.3

Miro Heiskanen

#4 · RD

TOI 30:03xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 2.69CF/60 41.9SC±/60 -5.99G±/60 -2.00CF% 56.8xGF% 41.3

Pair 2

Thomas Harley

#55 · LD

TOI 23:04xGF/60 2.55xGA/60 2.13CF/60 41.6SC±/60 +2.60G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 54.5

Nils Lundkvist

#5 · RD

TOI 17:02xGF/60 2.75xGA/60 4.17CF/60 42.3SC±/60 -3.53G±/60 +3.52CF% 36.4xGF% 39.8

Pair 3

Lian Bichsel

#6 · LD

TOI 13:17xGF/60 2.21xGA/60 5.22CF/60 31.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -4.52CF% 26.9xGF% 29.8

Tyler Myers

#57 · RD

TOI 13:57xGF/60 2.51xGA/60 5.44CF/60 34.4SC±/60 +4.31G±/60 -4.30CF% 28.6xGF% 31.5

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jake Oettinger
G2	Casey DeSmith

COL Home

Forwards

Line 1

Artturi Lehkonen

#62 · LW

TOI 21:57xGF/60 2.62xGA/60 2.58CF/60 46.5SC±/60 +5.47G±/60 0.00CF% 53.1xGF% 50.3

Nathan MacKinnon

#29 · C

TOI 25:22xGF/60 2.53xGA/60 2.90CF/60 35.5SC±/60 +2.37G±/60 0.00CF% 42.9xGF% 46.5

Martin Necas

#88 · RW

TOI 22:24xGF/60 1.49xGA/60 1.79CF/60 21.4SC±/60 +2.68G±/60 0.00CF% 34.8xGF% 45.5

Line 2

Gabriel Landeskog

#92 · LW

TOI 15:49xGF/60 2.22xGA/60 2.58CF/60 30.4SC±/60 -7.59G±/60 0.00CF% 42.1xGF% 46.3

Brock Nelson

#11 · C

TOI 23:02xGF/60 2.84xGA/60 1.50CF/60 46.9SC±/60 -5.21G±/60 0.00CF% 56.3xGF% 65.5

Nazem Kadri

#91 · RW

TOI 24:16xGF/60 2.96xGA/60 2.34CF/60 49.5SC±/60 -2.47G±/60 0.00CF% 55.6xGF% 55.9

Line 3

Jaden Schwartz

#71 · LW

TOI 13:47xGF/60 4.87xGA/60 2.69CF/60 69.7SC±/60 +4.35G±/60 0.00CF% 69.6xGF% 64.4

Fedor Svechkov

#9 · C

TOI 15:47xGF/60 5.04xGA/60 2.35CF/60 72.2SC±/60 +11.41G±/60 +3.80CF% 73.1xGF% 68.2

T.J. Hughes

#13 · RW

TOI 14:27xGF/60 3.45xGA/60 1.97CF/60 49.8SC±/60 +4.15G±/60 0.00CF% 63.2xGF% 63.6

Line 4

Zachary L'Heureux

#68 · LW

TOI 7:57xGF/60 4.64xGA/60 3.43CF/60 102.4SC±/60 -7.88G±/60 0.00

Nicolas Roy

#10 · C

TOI 9:50xGF/60 3.28xGA/60 4.00CF/60 39.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00

Parker Kelly

#17 · RW

TOI 10:22xGF/60 5.80xGA/60 2.36CF/60 92.6SC±/60 +5.78G±/60 +5.79CF% 66.7xGF% 71.1

Defense

Pair 1

Devon Toews

#7 · LD

TOI 22:55xGF/60 3.33xGA/60 2.73CF/60 47.1SC±/60 +5.23G±/60 0.00CF% 58.1xGF% 54.9

Cale Makar

#8 · RD

TOI 22:54xGF/60 3.49xGA/60 2.01CF/60 52.4SC±/60 -2.62G±/60 +2.62CF% 66.7xGF% 63.5

Pair 2

Brett Kulak

#27 · LD

TOI 19:45xGF/60 2.48xGA/60 2.05CF/60 48.6SC±/60 +9.11G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1xGF% 54.7

Sam Malinski

#70 · RD

TOI 16:13xGF/60 5.46xGA/60 2.15CF/60 88.8SC±/60 +11.10G±/60 0.00CF% 70.6xGF% 71.8

Pair 3

Josh Manson

#42 · LD

TOI 12:32xGF/60 2.60xGA/60 3.26CF/60 47.9SC±/60 -9.57G±/60 0.00CF% 38.5xGF% 44.4

Brent Burns

#84 · RD

TOI 14:22xGF/60 3.07xGA/60 2.92CF/60 45.9SC±/60 -8.35G±/60 0.00CF% 42.3xGF% 51.3

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Mackenzie Blackwood
G2	Scott Wedgewood

Injuries

As of 2026-10-14

DAL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Tristan Bertucci	D	42	undisclosed	OUT
Matt Duchene	C	95	undisclosed	OUT
Radek Faksa	C	12	lower body	QUESTIONABLE
Jaxon Fuder	C		undisclosed	OUT
Cameron Hughes	C	34	upper body	OUT
Joel Kiviranta	LW	22	lower body	OUT

COL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Cale Makar	D	8	personal	QUESTIONABLE
Georgii Merkulov	C	49	undisclosed	OUT
Logan O'Connor	RW	25	lower body	OUT

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