FRISCO, Texas — Kari Lehtonen is going to play in his 623rd career NHL game when he starts for the Dallas Stars against the New York Rangers on Monday. With that game Lehtonen will move into a tie for 40th in NHL history in games played. More importantly he’ll be tied with Mikka Kiprusoff for […]
One year removed from struggles in Texas, Maxime Lagace has career-best performance against Dallas
DALLAS — Roughly a year ago Maxime Lagace’s NHL career nearly fizzled out completely. Then playing for the Texas Stars in the AHL the goalie lost his focus. Typically a composed, strong-willed goalie, something went wrong between the ears and Lagace couldn’t stop the puck at a reasonable rate. “I wasn’t good enough,” Lagace said. […]
Stars Fall to Golden Knights 5-3 and Drop Third Straight
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators on Friday evening, then waltzed into Dallas to dispatch the Stars 5-3 on the second night of a back-to back. Maxime Lagace, who formerly spent significant time developing in the Stars’s farm system, got the start in the crease for the Golden Knights and finished with 36 […]
Ben Bishop out at least one game with sore back
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop will miss at least one game with a sore back. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Bishop is day-to-day and wouldn’t travel with the team for a game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Hitchcock said he is hopeful that Bishop will be back for Saturday’s game […]
Morning Skate: Curtis McKenzie looking forward to NHL season debut
FRISCO, Texas — It looks like Curtis McKenzie is finally going to make his NHL season debut. McKenzie had been called up twice before, and even took warmups before one game, but has yet to step into the lineup. That should change on Saturday as the Dallas Stars complete a home-and-home swing against the Chicago […]
Fatherhood and hockey: Balancing life as a dad while playing in the NHL
Jere Lehtinen was never one for much emotion. During his 15-season career with the Dallas Stars, the Finnish winger was the consummate competitor and focused on the little things. Things were calm, controlled, and the chaos of emotions might have gotten in the way of success — there were routines that had to be followed, […]