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, […]
Win Streak Hits a Wall as Stars Fall Prey to Predators 5-2
The lustrous yellow of the Jere Lehtinen laces worn by the Stars during this incredible stretch of play was finally snuffed out by the Nashville Predators–a team serious about yellow. Though the Predators were playing their second game in two nights, and on the road, they took the Stars’s lunch money and won in convincing […]
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 […]
Defining Play: Tyler Seguin sets the tone with early goal in Denver
Sunday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche had several built-in excuses available. It was the second game of a back-to-back, it was the third game in four nights, and it was a one-off trip to Denver were altitude can zap a visiting team’s energy as the game progresses. While it wouldn’t have been acceptable, it would […]
Pair of third period goals could be the spark Brett Ritchie needed
Brett Ritchie has had a frustrating season. The winger is supposed to be a goal scorer and on a team that entered this season with questions marks about depth scoring, Ritchie was expected to be one of the solutions. Especially with his shot, arguably one of the heaviest on the team, Ritchie could have conceivably […]