FRISCO, Texas — John Klingberg is finally getting recognized on a league-wide scale. He leads all defensemen with 46 points, and only three forwards have more assists than the 40 that Klingberg has dished out this season. Klingberg is headed to his first NHL All-Star Game later this week, and while he may not win […]
Thanks to healthy scratch Jason Spezza was back to “normal,” but what does that even mean?
DETROIT — For Ken Hitchcock making Jason Spezza a healthy scratch worked. He was able to reset the veteran forward, forcing him to watch a game from the press box for the first time in more than a decade, and on Tuesday Spezza had a pair of power play goals — his first multi-goal game […]
Jason Spezza Bounces Back From Healthy Scratch, Scores Twice as Stars Beat Red Wings 4-2
On the second game of a back-to-back, the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2. Jason Spezza served up as strong as a bounce-back game as the Stars coaching staff could’ve hoped with two goals on the power play. John Klingberg and Alexander Radulov both finished with two assists, and Ben Bishop had a […]
Dallas Stars mid-season report card
The Dallas Stars officially hit the midway point of the season last week, but with their bye week this feels like the informal halfway point. On a whole, the Stars are in a good spot. They’ve become one of the best defensive teams in the NHL, look like a playoff team, and are starting to […]
STARS MAILBAG: Would Duclair fit in Dallas? Other trade talk and defensive value
Reports surfaced this week that Arizona Coyotes left winger Anthony Duclair wants out. The winger has requested a trade and he could be the ideal reclamation project for a number of NHL general managers. Not only is Duclair young, he’s also a restricted free after this season, so trading for him would put the team […]
Defining Play: Radulov blocks, Hanzal dishes on way to game-winning goal
Tyler Seguin’s first career shorthanded goal was the highlight of the night, but I wanted to dive into a different goal after the Dallas Stars 4-3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Mattias Janmark’s tally 9 minutes, 43 seconds into the third period turned out to be the game-winning goal and with a […]