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Dallas Stars Daily Links: Hot In Dallas

Posted on by Kathleen Tibbetts
Dec 8, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) and center Sam Steel (18) and defenseman Matt Dumba (3) celebrates a goal scored by Steel against the Calgary Flames during the third period at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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The Stars needed a shot to the morale this week. They got it by dousing the Flames.

The Dallas Stars are home for the holidays, and last night they made sure their reunion with their fans would be a happy one. The team scored four unanswered goals in the third period to earn their 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames, and looked very much like a playoffs team in the process.

The big win was also a gut-check moment for the team, writes Stars senior staff writer Mike Heika. After enduring two consecutive losses during a disappointing road trip, they sought to rebound from a week of misfortune and make a statement:

Playing their ninth game in 17 days with travel involved in eight of them, Dallas could have easily lost steam late against the Calgary Flames at American Airlines Center. Instead, the lads in Victory Green scored four times in the third period and cruised to a 6-2 win.

“I’m really proud of our group,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “We had a road trip east to Florida and Carolina, we had a road trip west to Utah and LA and Vegas, so we were running on fumes. I thought we dug deep tonight.”

And staying focused on the goal was, well, the goal:

Not only were the Stars worn down by the schedule, they had just lost a game in Los Angeles when the score was tied after two. Mix in the fact they didn’t want to lose three games in a row for the first time in DeBoer’s tenure, and there was plenty of motivation.

“We knew we needed it,” said [forward Sam] Steel. “The last couple of games, we let those slip. This was big. I think we did a great job.”

There’s always more at Mike’s place. [Dallas Stars]

Stars Stuff

Robert Tiffin has posted up a new article detailing Tyler Seguin’s recent hip surgery, how it differs from his previous procedure, and why hockey players are the athletes most likely to need it. [Stars Thoughts]

This does seem to be a recurring motif, doesn’t it?

Did you miss Jake Oettinger’s new Blackout mask? Because you can’t miss Jake Oettinger’s new Blackout mask.

In On The #Kill Taker

It was a busy weekend in the Dirty Central. Here’s what you may have missed:

  • The Minnesota Wild won the first leg of their California road trip with a 5-1 trouncing of the Anaheim Ducks. [Pioneer Press]
  • But the streaking Los Angeles Kings put the hammer down at their second stop; Adrian Kempe netted a goal and an assist in the Wild’s 4-1 defeat. [NHL]
  • Meanwhile, Utah Hockey Club swept its weekend road trip with a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres and a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. [Deseret News]
  • In Central-on-Central violence, the Chicago Blackhawks lost more than a 4-2 game against the Winnipeg Jets – goalie Petr Mrázek is now out with a lower-body injury. [Second City Hockey]
  • But it was Winterpeg’s turn to cry on Sunday night as they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Columbus Blue Jackets. [The Cannon]
  • The Colorado Avalanche continued their own Eastern Conference road trip with a 2-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings. [The Denver Post]
  • Then Scott Wedgewood earned his first shutout for the Avs with a 25-save performance in a 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. [NHL]
  • The Nashville Predators cannot win for losing right now, and injuries to key players probably didn’t help in their most recent defeat, a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. [On The Forecheck]
  • And the St. Louis Blues snapped a two-game winning streak, stumbling in a 4-2 road loss to the Edmonton Oilers. [Edmonton Journal]

Around The Leagues

I always suspect these arbitrary categorizations are done mainly to exclude any Dallas Stars from the lists, but then again I took that John Klingberg Calder Trophy snub really personally in an unearned way.

But it’s never a bad time to put more international hockey on your calendar.

Greetings From Scenic Cedar Park, And Beautiful Boise

The Texas Stars finished their latest road trip with a big win over the Henderson Silver Nights. Robert Valentino has the details.

From healthy scratch in October to top line in November: Antonio Stranges has been on some kind of journey this season, and here’s an important signpost.

Wait wait wait…the Idaho Steelheads have their own ugly Christmas sweater? Why wasn’t I told?!

Finally

And here’s David Castillo reminding us that it’s not a Real Holiday unless there’s at least one family brawl. Enjoy.

For those that aren't on Twitter, you absolutely deserve to see the same thing I did yesterday: a Teddy Bear Toss staring a lot of angry hockey players, and the Grinch.

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— DavidCastilloAC (@davidcastillo.bsky.social) December 9, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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