by Mike Stern | Oct 11, 2016 | Dallas Stars, NHL
The Dallas Stars appear to be on the brink of serious Stanley Cup Contention. However, questions remain about whether their goaltending and defense are championship caliber. The Stars earned the best record (50-23-9 for 109 points) in the Western Conference last year,...
by Mike Stern | May 12, 2016 | Dallas Stars, NHL, St. Louis Blues
The term “home ice” became something of an anomaly in the Stars-Blues Conference Semifinal showdown. The “home team” won just two of the seven games as the visitor captured each of the last four contests. Visiting St. Louis completed this unlikely trend with a 6-1...
by Mike Stern | May 10, 2016 | Dallas Stars, NHL, St. Louis Blues
With their backs to the wall, the NHL’s regular season Western Conference champion rewrote the script for staying alive Monday night. Despite being outshot 37-14, the Dallas Stars jumped out to a 3-0 lead in Game Six and held on for a season-saving 3-2 victory over...
by Mike Stern | May 6, 2016 | Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues
The Stars rebounded beautifully from a 6-1 blowout loss in Game Three to upend the host Blues, 3-2 in overtime on May 5 at Scottrade Center. Forward Cody Eakin netted his first playoff goal less than three minutes into overtime to vault Dallas back into...
by Mike Stern | May 2, 2016 | Dallas Stars, NHL, St. Louis Blues
Despite dropping a 4-3 overtime verdict in Game Two of their second round Stanley Cup Western Conference playoff series with visiting St. Louis on Sunday, May 1, the Dallas Stars refused to “sing the blues.” Instead, they were extremely upbeat as they prepared to...
by Mike Stern | Apr 29, 2016 | Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL, St. Louis Blues
This series could be one for the ages. The Dallas vs. St. Louis second round Stanley Cup showdown will pit the two teams that battled down to the regular season wire to claim the Western Conference and Central Division crowns. The Stars won that battle, but who will...