Dallas Stars Collecting Points...But Also Giving Them Away

by Brandon Bibb on Dec 14, 2009 6:00 PM CST in Dallas Stars Analysis

The Stars just finished off the California portion of their season long five game road trip playing beyond regulation in each game and, thus, collecting points in all three games. But because both teams are guaranteed points in games than end in OT or the shootout (unless you do something stupid like pull the goaltender and allow an empty netter), that also meant they allowed the Ducks, Sharks, and Kings to grab points from all three games.

So while they were able to grab four points out of a possible six points, they allowed their opposition in the Pacific Division to grab five.

And that got me to thinking today about how many points the Stars have surrendered to all teams in the West. Especially, those around them in the standings.

After the jump, see what I found:

Rank	Team	Stars Pts	Opp Pts
1	LAK	2	6
2	COL	0	0
3	CHI	2	0
4	SJ	4	2
5	CGY	3	2
6	PHX	0	4
7	NSH	3	4
8	DAL	--	--
9	DET	2	2
10	VAN	3	2
11	EDM	2	4
12	CLB	0	2
13	MIN	0	2
14	STL	3	2
15	ANA	5	2
	Total	29	34

The Total says it all.

And the picture doesn't get any better when you look at the head-to-head point totals against Nashville, Edmonton, Minnesota, Columbus, and Phoenix.

It's also a testament to just how consistently inconsistent this team has been all year. Neither fish nor fowl as Bob Sturm mentioned during our recent 'campfire' chat last week. Instead, they're stuck in neutral.

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here's some info on shots

record when outshooting opponent: 9-1-5
record when outshot by opponent 3-7-4
record when tied in shots 2-0-1

i think that’s some positive. when our offense is rolling and peppering the other goalie, dallas is winning most of those games, or at least picking up points. it’s kind of an obvious thing; teams usually win when outshooting their opponents.

but the alarming stat, again, is the 5 OTL in games they’re outshooting their opponents. i think (and we can all agree with this) that there needs to be more fire in the stars game in the third, especially when tied or leading. and, much much smarter defense in front of turco.

by agvdstars on Dec 14, 2009 11:58 PM CST reply actions

It wouldn't bother me as much

if the Stars were winning the games that they gave away points. It’s great that they’ve been getting these loser points, but they lead the league in extra-minutes losses with 10. If they won those games, this wouldn’t be as bad. But they’re not, and that’s the problem.

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