DALLAS — Even empty net goals get Alexander Radulov excited. On Friday when he won a race to a loose puck and scored into the empty net to make it 4-2 he gave the stick a twirl, dropped to one knee, and celebrated just as much as he did when he scored what proved to […]
Alexander Radulov Scores Game Winner in Stars 4-2 Victory over Blues
The Dallas Stars gave up a lead to the St. Louis Blues in the third period and clawed back late to get the victory 4-2. Ben Bishop was in the crease again for his 300th career game and finished with 35 saves on 37 shots. The Stars were perfect on four penalty kills and went […]
MORNING SKATE: Bishop set to face childhood team, Hanzal questionable vs. Blues
DALLAS — When Ben Bishop is introduced at American Airlines Center before home games he’s introduced as a native of Denver, Colorado. But that’s only half true. Bishop was born in Denver, but only spent eight months of his life as a resident of Colorado. A more accurate home town would be St. Louis. The […]
STARS MAILBAG: Figuring out proper roles for Brett Ritchie and Devin Shore
Before we got into today’s mailbag, I wanted to share a couple quick thoughts. (And would love to hear reader feedback in the comments on this or anything in the mailbag). 1. Why don’t we see more minor-league conditioning assignments in hockey? Sure, it’s not like baseball where a team can send a player to […]
Hitch and millennials: Why Ken Hitchcock has to answer “why?” more often
FRISCO, Texas — Ken Hitchcock doesn’t go into the locker room after the game anymore. Hitchcock estimated he’s only entered the locker room “twice, maybe three times” this season after games — for example, after he won his 800th game and when he passed Al Arbour for third in NHL history, Stars captain Jamie Benn […]
Stars return from Christmas break with 4-2 loss to Wild
The Dallas Stars came out of the Christmas break with a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. Dallas scored first but a bit of bad luck — puck banked in off a Stars defender — and poor penalty killing allowed Minnesota to take a 3-2 lead into the third period. In the third period Dallas […]