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 […]
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 […]
Defining play: Ben Bishop’s OT gamble pays off
There isn’t much room for indecisiveness as a goalie. If you are going to gamble, you have to go for it. If you get hesitant and get caught in no man’s land, you’re screwed. Ben Bishop made that decision in overtime of the Dallas Stars 3-2 shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday evening. […]
Give us 10 minutes of 3-on-3 overtime, please
DALLAS — Ken Hitchcock could hardly see one of the NHL’s most exciting 3-on-3 overtime sessions of the season. Consider it a side effect of having tall defensemen, four of them 6-foot-3 or taller. “I couldn’t see a damn thing,” Hitchcock said. “I’ve got tall defensemen who refuse to sit down so I missed 90 […]
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 […]
Defining play: Mattias Janmark beats Duncan Keith in overtime
Mattias Janmark picked a key moment for the first multi-goal game of his NHL career. Fifty-one seconds into overtime the Swedish forward picked up a loose puck, flew past a defenseman recently picked as one of the 100 best players in NHL history, and delivered a 4-3 overtime victory for the Dallas Stars against the […]