DALLAS — This may have been the low point of the Dallas Stars season. While they’ve had longer losing streaks this season, the back-to-back losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings sandwiched around the All-Star break were no-shows. On Tuesday the Kings were bigger, better, and most importantly, actually looked like they […]
Stars Get Rolled By Maple Leafs 4-1
The Dallas Stars were walloped at home by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday evening 4-1. Playing in their second game of a back-to-back, the Leafs had two goals from Nazem Kadri, who has had his struggles of late. The Stars were also stymied by another backup goaltender–Curtis McElhinny (39 saves on 40 shots). Ben […]
Mattias Janmark and Others Collect Three Points in 7-1 Stars Win Over Sabres
The Dallas Stars completed a successful four game road trip, collecting seven of a possible eight points, by thoroughly gutting the Buffalo Sabres to the tune of 7-1. A slew of Stars had multiple points in the game. Mattias Janmark (2 G, 1 A) Esa Lindell (1 G, 2 A), and John Klingberg (3 A) all […]
STARS MAILBAG: The great Klingberg debate, a trade proposal, and the Jedi order
The mailbag is loaded this week, let’s get started… Why does it seem the NHL is not giving Klingberg the Norris y’all he deserves, it feels they have their favorites and don’t care about progress — ryan salome (@StarsPotter214) January 17, 2018 For a quick clarification, the NHL doesn’t award the Norris Trophy. It’s voted […]
Overturned goal puzzles Hitchcock, but Stars battle back for a point in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was good hockey play. A hard drive to the net, creating a chance, and crashing for a rebound. It’s the type of play you practice all the time, and want your players to execute. That was Ken Hitchcock’s view of an overturned goal that would have tied the game at 1-1 […]
Stars Come Back Late Against Blue Jackets But Lose in Shootout 2-1
The perfect four game road trip the Stars had envisioned was spoiled in game three against the Columbus Blue Jackets as they beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 in a shootout. The Stars have to be at least thrilled that they didn’t leave without at least one point in the standings as they forced overtime with […]