The Montreal Canadiens (8-11-2) came into Tuesday night with four straight losses including one against the lowly Arizona Coyotes, and a more recent one in which they were steamrolled by the Toronto Maple Leafs in embarrassing fashion. The subplots on the ice were many–such as a homecoming of sorts for former Stars Jordie Benn and […]
Morning Skate: Mom and dad in attendance as Benn brothers prepare for battle
DALLAS — For the second time in their professional careers Jamie and Jordie Benn will play head-to-head. It’s also the first time their parents, Randy and Heather Benn, will be in attendance when the Dallas Stars host the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The Benn family went out to dinner on Monday night. “Same old, same […]
Stars Daily November 21: Stars and Habs have always had strong connection
The Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens have always had a strong connection. Bob Gainey, the Stars first general manager and coach in Dallas, was a legendary player for Montreal and through both attitude and transactions, he made the early Dallas Stars feel like a southern Habs outpost. We’ve gotten a nice reminder of those organization […]
Marc Methot out 4 to 6 weeks, Martin Hanzal dealing with hand injury
FRISCO, Texas — Marc Methot will miss four to six weeks with a knee injury. Methot hasn’t played since Nov. 6 against the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Methot had his knee scoped. “The leg was coming around, started to get his rehab, and skating and it didn’t get better,” […]
Antoine Roussel makes most of limited minutes and top-line opportunity in Stars victory
DALLAS — Antoine Roussel made the most of limited minutes in the Dallas Stars 6-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers. The left winger only had 15 shifts for 7 minutes, 14 seconds of ice time. During that time he scored, had two assists, and racked up 12 minutes in penalties. Roussel started the game on […]
Antoine Roussel tallies 3 points and Stars beat Oilers 6-3
Coming off a long, hard stare in the mirror after a dismal performance on the road (0-2-1), the Dallas Stars welcomed the comforts of home and took to the ice in a Saturday matinee against an eerily similar team that has failed to live up to expectations–the Edmonton Oilers (7-10-2). Kari Lehtonen (.910 SV%) got the […]