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Mason Marchment breaks 3rd-period tie, Stars beat Oilers 3-1 in Game 2 to even West final
Read full article: Mason Marchment breaks 3rd-period tie, Stars beat Oilers 3-1 in Game 2 to even West finalMason Marchment scored for the first time since the playoff opener and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1.
Wyatt Johnston scores twice as Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win in Game 4
Read full article: Wyatt Johnston scores twice as Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win in Game 4Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months.
Radek Faksa scores in return, Stars oust defending Stanley Cup champ Golden Knights 2-1 in Game 7
Read full article: Radek Faksa scores in return, Stars oust defending Stanley Cup champ Golden Knights 2-1 in Game 7Radek Faksa broke a tie in his return to the Dallas lineup, 20-year-old Wyatt Johnston scored in another Game 7 and the Stars beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Sunday night to wrap up the first-round series.
Dellandrea scores twice in 3rd, Stars stay alive with 4-2 victory over Golden Knights
Read full article: Dellandrea scores twice in 3rd, Stars stay alive with 4-2 victory over Golden KnightsTy Dellandrea scored twice in a 1:27 span midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Saturday night to stay alive in the Western Conference Final.
Joe Pavelski scores on OT power play, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to avoid West sweep
Read full article: Joe Pavelski scores on OT power play, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to avoid West sweepJoe Pavelski scored on a power play at 3:18 of overtime and the Dallas Stars avoided a sweep in the Western Conference final with a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.
Howden scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Stars 4-3 in Game 1 of West final
Read full article: Howden scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Stars 4-3 in Game 1 of West finalBrett Howden scored from behind the net off Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger 1:35 into overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference final.
Benn, Seguin in different roles as 30-somethings for Stars in push to West final
Read full article: Benn, Seguin in different roles as 30-somethings for Stars in push to West finalThe roles have changed for Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin with the Dallas Stars, and they have also played a little less this season.
Radulov, Pavelski 2 goals as Stars beat Preds 7-0 in opener
Read full article: Radulov, Pavelski 2 goals as Stars beat Preds 7-0 in opener... That was a special moment.”Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists and Alexander Radulov also scored twice for the Stars, who had a scoreless first period. Five of Dallas’ goals came in the second, including three on the power play and an unassisted short-handed wrist shot by Esa Lindell. Pavelski and Kiviranta added power-play goals in the third period, those against Pekka Rinne, who entered after Saros allowed five goals on 20 shots. CAPTAIN HURTStars captain Jamie Benn was injured when his right leg buckled awkwardly after a collision with Viktor Arvidsson in the second period. Three of the shots game in the first period, including a wraparound attempt into Khudobin’s pads and a hard second shot on the rebound.
Tampa Bay takes momentum into back-to-back Cup games
Read full article: Tampa Bay takes momentum into back-to-back Cup gamesAfter consecutive games with three-goal periods, Tampa Bay has all of the momentum and a 2-1 series lead. Dallas' top line is without a goal against Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay then went ahead in Game 3 with two goals in an 85-second span before three goals in the second period of a 5-2 win. The NHL is playing Stanley Cup Final games on back-to-back nights for the first time since 2009, when Detroit won each of the first two games against Pittsburgh, which eventually won the series in seven games. In its only back-to-back this postseason, Tampa Bay won Games 2 and 3 in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against Boston.
Stanley Cup: Stars and Lightning turn defense into offense
Read full article: Stanley Cup: Stars and Lightning turn defense into offenseThis is a Stanley Cup matchup for all of those who like their games to be a bit defensive. “In today’s NHL you need that for your team to be successful,” Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh said Friday. “We're not surprised,” Stars defenseman John Klingberg said. ... He’s doing it all right now.”The Stars signed 14-year veteran Andrej Sekera as a free agent last summer, and he is finally in his first Stanley Cup Final with his fifth team. “Everyone is obviously very hungry to go all of the way,” said Hedman, part of Tampa Bay's loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Final five years ago.