Martin Hanzal is moving into the Dallas Stars’ top-six forwards when they visit the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. After giving Hanzal a couple games to adjust back from injury, Stars coach Ken Hitchcock has put the center on a line with Mattias Janmark and Alexander Radulov. Hitchcock said this was the look he had hoped […]
Ask the Stars: What’s the biggest goal you’ve scored?
If you’ve reached the NHL you’ve likely scored thousands of goals in your life. Even those players that aren’t typically considered goal scorers in the NHL, you don’t reach the NHL without banking a few big goals in either minor or junior hockey. But what’s the biggest goal you’ve ever scored? It could be a […]
Martin Hanzal starting to show signs of why Stars signed him to 3-year deal
DALLAS — It may have taken 37 games, but this is what Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill had in mind when he signed Martin Hanzal to a three-year, $14.25 million back in July. When the Stars needed a big penalty kill in overtime Hanzal was on the ice. When they needed a face-off win, […]
Stars Notch Critical Shootout Victory over Predators 4-3
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 […]
STARS MAILBAG: Fallout from the Oleksiak trade, goalies, and Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays. To those of you reading this mailbag, thanks for subscribing and supporting the work we’ve done at The Upset. It’s been a fun first month and I’ve got a couple longer-term stories I’ve been working on coming out this weekend during the NHL’s Christmas break. On another note the traditional podcast with Ryan […]
Tyler Seguin goes back to the basics and finally breaks scoring slump
DALLAS — It hasn’t been an easy month for Tyler Seguin. Heading into Thursday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks the forward hadn’t scored in eight games and only had two goals in the month of December. For a player used to finding the back of the net — he had 12 goals between October and […]