DALLAS — Even empty net goals get Alexander Radulov excited. On Friday when he won a race to a loose puck and scored into the empty net to make it 4-2 he gave the stick a twirl, dropped to one knee, and celebrated just as much as he did when he scored what proved to […]
The Upset
Alexander Radulov Scores Game Winner in Stars 4-2 Victory over Blues
The Dallas Stars gave up a lead to the St. Louis Blues in the third period and clawed back late to get the victory 4-2. Ben Bishop was in the crease again for his 300th career game and finished with 35 saves on 37 shots. The Stars were perfect on four penalty kills and went […]
Cold Stove: why the Rangers’ off-season has been so quiet (or has it?)
You might not have noticed the relative lack of content here in the Rangers section of the site. After all, we just careened headlong through the road-trips-and-flight-delays portion of the holiday season, and now you’re unpacking your gifts and begging the kids to get their Lego Foot Destruction blocks off the floor. But the last […]
MORNING SKATE: Bishop set to face childhood team, Hanzal questionable vs. Blues
DALLAS — When Ben Bishop is introduced at American Airlines Center before home games he’s introduced as a native of Denver, Colorado. But that’s only half true. Bishop was born in Denver, but only spent eight months of his life as a resident of Colorado. A more accurate home town would be St. Louis. The […]
STARS MAILBAG: Figuring out proper roles for Brett Ritchie and Devin Shore
Before we got into today’s mailbag, I wanted to share a couple quick thoughts. (And would love to hear reader feedback in the comments on this or anything in the mailbag). 1. Why don’t we see more minor-league conditioning assignments in hockey? Sure, it’s not like baseball where a team can send a player to […]
Hitch and millennials: Why Ken Hitchcock has to answer “why?” more often
FRISCO, Texas — Ken Hitchcock doesn’t go into the locker room after the game anymore. Hitchcock estimated he’s only entered the locker room “twice, maybe three times” this season after games — for example, after he won his 800th game and when he passed Al Arbour for third in NHL history, Stars captain Jamie Benn […]