Changes are coming. Dallas Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock made that clear after a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. After an encouraging five-game win streak, the Stars have lost back-to-back games against Central Division opponents and have fallen to 0-6-0 against the top three teams in their division. Stars captain Jamie […]
Now a fixture on the blue line, patience paid off for Greg Pateryn
In October Greg Pateryn was just “sticking with it.” He was the eighth defender on the Stars depth chart, hadn’t played a single game, and was essentially a glorified practice player that helped goalie coach Jeff Reese warm-up Kari Lehtonen before morning skates. It seemed pretty clear, the Dallas Stars didn’t have any plans of […]
Ben Bishop out at least one game with sore back
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop will miss at least one game with a sore back. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Bishop is day-to-day and wouldn’t travel with the team for a game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Hitchcock said he is hopeful that Bishop will be back for Saturday’s game […]
Defining Play: Stars can’t rise to the moment after fluky Nashville goal
Good teams respond to adversity. They embrace the challenge, overcome it and find a way to make up for the mistake. On Tuesday the Dallas Stars weren’t a good team in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. The Predators took a 2-0 lead on a fluky goal by an unlikely player in Cody McLeod […]
Stars and their leaders fail test in loss to Predators
DALLAS — So much for the good feelings. After winning five straight games, including three against the Central Division, the Dallas Stars laid an egg in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. On a night when the Predators could have had an excusable lackluster showing playing the second half of a back-to-back, […]
Morning Skate: Stars hoping to extend win streak against Predators
DALLAS — This should be a fun one. The Dallas Stars are trying to extend a season-long five-game win streak, tied for the longest current streak in the NHL, and have seemingly found the proper mix of depth scoring and execution to compete for a top-three playoff spot in the Central Division. “We’re a lot […]