The Dallas Stars finally took down the Nashville Predators 4-3 in a shootout victory. Ben Bishop drew the start in goal and finished with 29 saves on 32 shots including some monster work in the overtime frame. The game got off to a rocky start for the Stars. On the first shift, Alexander Radulov drew […]
Morning Skate: Stars hope to reverse trends against top teams in Central
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have not faired well against the top teams in the Central Division. Against the Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets, and St. Louis Blues the Stars are a combined 0-6-0 and yet they are still in a wild card position heading into Saturday’s game with Nashville. Dallas picked up a key win […]
Defining Play: Stars can’t rise to the moment after fluky Nashville goal
Good teams respond to adversity. They embrace the challenge, overcome it and find a way to make up for the mistake. On Tuesday the Dallas Stars weren’t a good team in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. The Predators took a 2-0 lead on a fluky goal by an unlikely player in Cody McLeod […]
Stars and their leaders fail test in loss to Predators
DALLAS — So much for the good feelings. After winning five straight games, including three against the Central Division, the Dallas Stars laid an egg in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. On a night when the Predators could have had an excusable lackluster showing playing the second half of a back-to-back, […]
Morning Skate: Stars hoping to extend win streak against Predators
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 […]
Stars fail to finish at even strength in 4-1 loss to Predators
Special teams have been a point of emphasis for the Dallas Stars and for the fourth straight game their top unit scored on the power play. Problem is most of the game is played at 5-on-5. And at even strength the Stars now have a 3.6 shooting percentage, second-worst in the league, after a 4-1 […]