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Stars D Miro Heiskanen (knee) could miss 1st round of playoffs
Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen could miss the opening round of the playoffs due to his knee injury, head coach Pete DeBoer said Tuesday.,Heiskanen, 25, has been sidelined since Jan. 28 after his left knee was injured in a collision with Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone. He had knee su...

Mikko Rantanen, Stars ready to move on to face Ducks
Now that the homecoming for Mikko Rantanen is over, the Dallas Stars can get back to focusing on playoff positioning.,The Stars are scheduled to host the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday evening, two days after losing 4-3 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche.,It was Rantanen's first game back in Denver sin...

Cale Makar's OT goal lifts Avalanche over Stars
Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche recovered to beat the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin each had a goal and an assist, Martin Necas also scored, Makar had added two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 19 ...

Cale Makar's OT goal lifts Stars over Avalanche
Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche recovered to beat the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Denver.,Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin each had a goal and an assist, Martin Necas also scored, Makar had added two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 19 ...

Avalanche, Stars battle for playoff position
As the battle for home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins to heat up, the Colorado Avalanche are looking to steal it away from the Dallas Stars.,The Avalanche have closed the gap on the Stars for second place in the Central Division in recent weeks and can draw even ...

Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele boost Jets past Stars
Kyle Connor tallied two goals and an assist and Mark Scheifele picked up a trio of assists as the Winnipeg Jets bested the Dallas Stars 4-1 on home ice on Friday.,Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 25 shots he faced, while Dylan Samberg and Morgan Barron also scored for the Jets.,Mason Marchment scored...

Top two Central teams square off as Stars visit Jets
Two of the NHL's premier squads will do battle when the Dallas Stars visit the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.,With four days rest to their name, the Stars enter the contest with five wins over their past six games, while the Jets have three wins out of their past four outings after dropping three straight...

Mikael Granlund, Stars take down Canucks
Mikael Granlund broke a deadlock late in the second period and sparked the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.,Thomas Harley, Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen also scored for the Stars, who have won five of six games to strengthen their hold on second place...

Stars hope for good to outweigh the bad against Canucks
The good: Mikko Rantanen collected one goal and one assist in his debut with the Dallas Stars.,The bad: The Stars lost despite the contributions of the newly acquired forward, a 5-4 defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers to open a four-game road trip.,Back to the good: Rantanen and the Stars ret...

Oilers build 4-goal lead, hold off Stars
Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 5-4 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Saturday night.,Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson and Connor Brown also scored and Stuart Skinner made 23 saves for Edmonton, which has won three of four following...

Stars, boosted by Mikko Rantanen deal, clash with Oilers
The Dallas Stars are going all in for a Stanley Cup championship this season. The Edmonton Oilers are one of the teams that still stands in their way.,A day after making a blockbuster trade for high-scoring forward Mikko Rantanen, the Stars will try to keep things ticking when they open a four-game ...

Report: Mikko Rantanen joins Stars, agrees to 8-year deal
The Dallas Stars are acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes and are signing the forward to an eight-year, $96 million contract extension, TSN reported on Friday.,Per ESPN, the Hurricanes will receive two first- and two third-round picks as well as forward Logan Stankoven in the deal.,...

Stars net OT winner to complete comeback over Flames
Jason Robertson scored the overtime winner, his second goal of the game, to give the host Dallas Stars a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Wyatt Johnston collected one goal and one assist and Roope Hintz netted a pair of assists for Dallas, which erased a two-goal deficit to ...

Stars, facing Flames, look to complete perfect homestand
The steamrolling Dallas Stars will try to complete a perfect four-game homestand when they play host to the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,The Stars, who are coming off a thrilling 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, are on an 11-2-1 run that has them pushing for top spot in the Central Divi...

Thomas Harley's game-winning goal lifts Stars over Devils
Thomas Harley scored with under five seconds left in regulation to give the Dallas Stars a dramatic 4-3 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,The Devils had erased the Stars' two-goal lead earlier in the period, but Harley saved the victory by converting a shot from just outside the ci...

Wyatt Johnston, rising Stars tangle with Devils
The streaking Dallas Stars try to keep the goals coming when they host the Jack Hughes-less New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Dallas leads the NHL in both wins (19) and goals (98) since Dec. 28. The Stars are 5-1-0 in their last six games, outscoring opponents 32-19 in that span. That hot streak include...

Wyatt Johnston's 3 power-play goals lead Stars past Blues
Wyatt Johnston scored a hat trick to lead the host Dallas Stars past the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Sunday.,Dallas went 4-for-4 with the man advantage and Johnston scored three of those power-play goals to give him 21 goals on the season.,Roope Hintz had a goal and three assists as the Stars won for the...

Blues, with playoffs in view, meet Stars in first of 6 pivotal road games
After climbing back into the Western Conference playoff race, the St. Louis Blues are taking their postseason quest on the road for six consecutive games.,That challenging stretch will begin in Dallas on Sunday against the Stars.,"It's an opportunity to go on the road with travel, there's a lot of t...

Stars continue their scoring spree with 6-2 win over Kings
Logan Stankoven scored two goals and Roope Hintz had a career-high four assists as the Dallas Stars defeated the visiting Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Friday night.,Jason Robertson and Sam Steel each had a goal and an assist, Thomas Harley contributed two assists and Jake Oettinger made 29 saves for the...

Stars vow to 'be better' as Kings come to town
The Dallas Stars will be eager to get back on track when they open a four-game homestand against the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.,The Stars didn't like the way they competed in a 6-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, a poor way to close out a six-game road trip that was separated b...