DALLAS — Roughly 14 hours after he scored his first career NHL goal in overtime Julius Honka was back in the same spot at American Airlines Center on Wednesday. He had a pile of pucks to his left and one of the assistant equipment managers was passing pucks to the 21-year-old Finnish defenseman at the […]
Julius Honka gets first NHL goal as young Stars shine in 3-2 overtime victory
DALLAS — Before the third period started a couple teammates told Julius Honka it looked like he would get his first NHL goal on Tuesday night. It turned out to be the game winner as Honka blasted home a shot from the slot with 1:15 remaining in a 3-2 overtime victory. The goal was an […]
MORNING SKATE: Justin Dowling endures "old-shool AHL travel day" with back-to-back transactions
DALLAS — Justin Dowling had an “old-school AHL travel day” on Monday. On Monday afternoon Dowling found out he was getting sent back to the AHL after a two-game NHL stint. He packed his bags and flew to Austin and was planning at joining the Texas Stars at practice on Tuesday. Right after Dowling landed […]
A year removed from ECHL demotion, Gemel Smith making most of NHL opportunities
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Stephen Johns benched for mistakes in Dallas Stars 2-0 loss to Boston Bruins
Stephen Johns was stuck in Lindy Ruff’s dog house in the Dallas Stars 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Johns, who has struggled recently, looked bad on each of the Stars goals against. On the first goal he turned the puck over, on the second he didn’t pay attention and let Torey Krug […]
Carey Price's surprise start overshadows Benn vs. Benn in Stars 4-1 loss
Carey Price wasn’t supposed to stat on Tuesday for the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya was supposed to get the start, but an injury at morning skate altered plans and Price was forced into duty in a 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars. And Price came as advertised. He stopped 26 shots and continued to show […]