{"id":223188,"date":"2025-10-03T23:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/223188\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:28:11","slug":"see-the-masks-stars-goalies-jake-oettinger-casey-desmith-are-wearing-for-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/223188\/","title":{"rendered":"See the masks Stars goalies Jake Oettinger, Casey DeSmith are wearing for 2025-26 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">With the 2025-26 NHL season just around the corner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\">the Dallas Stars<\/a> two goalies have unveiled their masks for the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Starting goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/jake-oettinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/jake-oettinger\/\">Jake Oettinger<\/a>\u2019s mask features a very muscular otter with a fierce snarl, as seen in photos <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/samnestler\/status\/1974159094241247617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/samnestler\/status\/1974159094241247617\">on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Backup goaltender Casey DeSmith also showed off a new mask with a design incorporating a Tyrannosaurus rex. DeSmith credited the dinosaur theme to his 2-year-old daughter going through a &#8220;T-Rex phase,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lassimak\/status\/1974164171114590212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lassimak\/status\/1974164171114590212\">according to Stars reporter Lia Assimakopoulos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Casey DeSmith has a new dinosaur-themed mask this year. <\/p>\n<p>He said his two-year old daughter is going through a T-Rex phase, and he thinks she\u2019ll be excited when she sees it on TV or during warmups. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3cY5VgyQth\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3cY5VgyQth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lassimak\/status\/1974164171114590212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/10\/01\/breaking-down-the-stars-2025-26-roster-dallas-returns-standout-goalie-tandem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/10\/01\/breaking-down-the-stars-2025-26-roster-dallas-returns-standout-goalie-tandem\/\">The Stars return the same goaltending duo<\/a> for 2025-26 after the pairing were among the NHL\u2019s best a season ago. Altogether, the Stars\u2019 goaltenders combined for a 2.71 goals-against average (sixth in the NHL) and a .911 save percentage (fourth in the NHL) last regular season.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/10\/03\/old-guard-still-runs-the-nhls-metropolitan-division-though-times-could-be-changing-soon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759534091_408_D66XR63XAZDKDHAY5AA7W4S27Y.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) watches the puck against the Carolina...\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just getting into the top eight in the East to make the playoffs is tough to crack for those on the outside looking in.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/10\/02\/the-stanley-cup-still-runs-through-florida-and-an-atlantic-division-as-dominant-as-ever\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759534091_91_H65ENAFZYRBNJCMM7VUV3EM6RU.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Panthers Seth Jones carries the Stanley Cup during the NHL hockey team's Stanley Cup...\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aside from the Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs remain contenders, and there\u2019s a revived rivalry brewing between Ottawa and Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/10\/02\/dallas-stars-players-glen-gulutzan-lasting-bonds-jamie-benn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759534091_232_T3E36CXSNL7U72TUSSDWPOBTWA.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan in the first period of NHL Hockey action against the...\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twelve years after GM Jim Nill fired Gulutzan, he re-hired the former Stars head coach this summer for another go-around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the 2025-26 NHL season just around the corner, the Dallas Stars two goalies have unveiled their masks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5117],"tags":[2155,196,147,5278,5,424,4,43,197],"class_list":{"0":"post-223188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-stars","8":"tag-brief","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-stars","11":"tag-dallasstars","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-jake-oettinger","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-stars"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115312833621851995","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}