Defending Big D, a Dallas Stars community

Penalties around the league have dropped dramatically throughout the course of this season, something the NHL may be tacitly endorsing as a way to control the speed of the game and head injuries that come with it.

How have the penalties the Stars have taken and drawn changed since the first quarter of the season? An in-depth analysis of why the Stars and their opponents go to the box.

The Dallas Stars penalty kill came through again in the victory over the St. Louis Blues and even the power play got into the act as well as more news and notes from around the NHL.