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Stars Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
In what is becoming a familiar refrain, if the Stars are to snap a playoff dry spell that has now reached three consecutive seasons, they are going to need regulation wins against the very teams they're battling for the bottom few playoff spots in the Western Conference.
Saturday's 2-1 shootout win over Minnesota was the latest example. Sure, Dallas did get two points for the win and now has 56 with a record of 27-22-2. But at the same time, Minnesota (25-19-8) also got a point by virtue of losing in the shootout and still has a two-point cushion over the Stars with 58 points.
After this one was in the books, it was hard for Dallas first-year head coach Glen Gulutzan to hide his true feelings about this game's outcome.
"We have to be better," Gulutzan said. |
Jamie Benn lifts Stars over Wild 2-1 in shootout (AP)
Kari Lehtonen watched during pregame ceremonies as the Dallas Stars honored former goalie Ed Belfour, who led the franchise to its only Stanley Cup in 1999. Lehtonen went on give his best impression of Eddie the Eagle. Lehtonen made 33 saves in regulation and overtime, then denied two of three Minnesota skaters in the shootout as the Stars beat the Wild 2-1 on Saturday night. |
Back-to-backs are giving Stars trouble (Yahoo! Sports)
All season, the Dallas Stars have struggled in the second game of back-to-backs. That trend continued on Thursday night in San Jose as the Stars fell 5-2 to the Sharks, making them 0-8-1 in the second leg of a back-to-back this season. |
Sharks' special teams show improvement (Yahoo! Sports)
It's taken longer than expected, but the San Jose Sharks' power play is finally starting to resemble the productive unit it has been in recent seasons. And not a moment too soon. San Jose was disappointing on special teams during the first half, ranking in the bottom half of... |
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