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Man was that a fun game last night. Four players scored their first goals of the season for the Dallas Stars, as if the players were tired of hearing narratives about a lack of depth scoring.
We’ll jump straight into the highlights, starting with this beauty by Jason Dickinson to open up the scoring:
We've got ourselves a new member of the Hands Team.
— NHL (@NHL) October 26, 2018
Welcome aboard, Jason Dickinson. pic.twitter.com/hfkiWBfCQ6
Later, Roman Polak surprised practically everyone with a dazzling goal of his own:
ROMAN POLAK!! pic.twitter.com/h4SyW68ShJ
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) October 26, 2018
But perhaps the most exhilarating goal was the Stars’ third of the night, where Miro Heiskanen scored the eventual game-winner for his first career NHL goal:
Career goal No. 1 done effortlessly. Miro Heiskanen is something else. #NHLFirsts pic.twitter.com/m6y256YCJH
— NHL (@NHL) October 26, 2018
Mattias Janmark was yet another player to get their first of the season, scoring on a breakaway courtesy of Julius Honka:
That pass was a bit of a strrrrrrrretch. #ANAvsDAL pic.twitter.com/LR8uorZ4dU
— NHL (@NHL) October 26, 2018
And a couple of minutes before the second intermission, Jason Dickinson capped off the scoring with his second of the evening:
We're all Tyler Pitlick after that Jason Dickinson goal. #GoStars pic.twitter.com/LUj1osNixa
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) October 26, 2018
Dickinson ended up with the first star of the game, but I think we can all agree Heiskanen walked away with the better prize:
THE COWBOY HAT IS BACK!!! pic.twitter.com/DlGgC3u3LG
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) October 26, 2018
Here’s the Stars’ rookie sensation discussing his first career goal:
Put that puck on the mantle! #GoStars | #NHL pic.twitter.com/19v9o0RULp
— FOX Sports Southwest (@FOXSportsSW) October 26, 2018
Stars Stories
Count Esa Lindell as one of Heiskanen’s biggest believers:
Every night this season, Esa Lindell turned and told Miro Heiskanen tonight was the night he would score his first goal. He knew he would be right at some point.
— Matthew DeFranks (@MDeFranks) October 26, 2018
"I think anybody that's not excited for something like that doesn't belong in hockey."https://t.co/npTVOI0hdh
Mike Heika wrote a nice piece about Tyler Pitlick’s (brief) time on the first line with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin: [NHL]
As a former player and now coach, Jim Montgomery shares how the NHL has changed its view on head injuries over the years: [SportsDay DFW]
Sean Shapiro talks about Ty Dellandrea and more in his latest mailbag:
Stars Mailbag Vol. 30: Ty Dellandrea and Flint, moving defensemen to forward, and panic? https://t.co/qoiY7aAA8Z
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) October 25, 2018
Central Census
Every team in the Central Division besides the Stars scored exactly four goals last night. I’m not even kidding:
- The Chicago Blackhawks continue their early season success with a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers. [Second City Hockey]
- The Minnesota Wild had a 4-1 victory of their own, giving the Los Angeles Kings their sixth consecutive loss. [NHL]
- Meanwhile the Nashville Predators almost lost, but came back to force the New Jersey Devils into overtime, where they won 4-3. [On the Forecheck]
- Look on the bright side: at least the St. Louis Blues managed to lose, getting blown out 7-4 to the Columbus Blue Jackets! [The Cannon]
On the other hand, does a loss by the Blues really matter with the short-term perspective?
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League Links
Biggest news of the day (outside of Heiskanen’s first goal, of course) came courtesy of the NHL commissioner:
Commissioner Bettman upholds 20-game suspension for Capitals' Tom Wilson.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 25, 2018
Complete ruling: https://t.co/auSwCVLHc9 pic.twitter.com/bGu3f04WAu
It’s never too early to take a look at next year’s draft class: [The Hockey News]
Detroit Red Wings, meet rock bottom:
How bad are the Red Wings? @Arbys had to lower their threshold for free Curly Fries this season. #NHL https://t.co/MGLoDF5I0C
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) October 25, 2018
With a new style of play, the Ottawa Senators have surprised everyone so far this season: [Sportsnet]
This piece alone is worth the subscription:
Former NHLer Zach Boychuk probably follows you on Twitter. @CraigCustance found out why: https://t.co/Ib0mr0aX3m
— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) October 25, 2018
Final Finn
In case you guys somehow forgot, I love Miro Heiskanen. Congrats once again to the young Finn!
Miro Heiskanen is the second-youngest defenseman (19 years, 99 days) in franchise history to score a goal and the youngest to do so since the team moved to Dallas. #GoStars pic.twitter.com/tXM8XQTfuL
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) October 26, 2018
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