Kari Lehtonen and his father-in-law must have a great relationship. Lehtonen made a season-high 42 saves in the Dallas Stars 4-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Monday. This came two nights after Lehtonen made a then season-high 41 saves in a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Both games came with Lehtonen’s […]
Esa Lindell hoping up-and-down rookie season pays sweet dividends
Editor’s note: Wrong Side of the Red Line posts an in-depth feature each Monday for Patreon supporters. Interested in subscribing? Follow this link, or click the “subscribe here” on the menu above. Those who have already subscribed can login and continue reading. Esa Lindell’s father, Ari-Pekka Lindell, just missed being able to go on the Dallas […]
Remi Elie impresses in NHL debut, Kari Lehtonen makes a season-high 41 saves in 2-1 win
Remi Elie made his NHL debut in the Dallas Stars 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers and impressed playing on a line with Cody Eakin and Brett Ritchie. Elie had 22 shifts for 15:29 of ice time. He had two shots, one hit, one takeaway, and even won a face-off. Elie’s effort could probably be […]
STARS MAILBAG: Jumping for goals, how to look at the trade deadline, and much more
I want to start today’s mailbag with a quick video breakdown. Last night Radek Faksa a goal in the second period after completing one of the most unique zone entries I’ve ever seen. If you missed, it here is the play: Faksa goal pic.twitter.com/aNuV14DOkM — steph (@myregularface) March 3, 2017 First Faksa sees the check […]
NOTES: Roussel potentially lost for the season, Hemsky has "up and down" return
DALLAS — Antoine Roussel is going to miss extended time, potentially the rest of the season after blocking a shot by Johnny Boychuck in the first period. “It’s not good news. I don’t have a timeframe, but it’s going to be a while,” Roussel said. “In all likelihood, probably the rest of the year. That […]
MORNING SKATE: Ales Hemsky returns to lineup, Greg Pateryn to make Stars debut
DALLAS — Ales Hemsky will return to the Dallas Stars lineup against the New York Islanders on Thursday. Hemsky has only played one game this season, on Oct. 22, and has missed the past five months after having hip surgery around Halloween. “It’s been a while, it’s nice to be with the guys and to […]