Everyone loves this guy. Mike Heika can tell you why. A high motor does beat a high roof. Dallas Stars rookie Logan Stankoven – all 5-foot-8 of him – showed it again and again on Wednesday night. By contrast, as Stars staff writer Mike Heika reports, the average height of the Vegas Golden Knights’ defense is 6-2. But the extra size helped them very little against the forward who “drives… Source ..read more

It’s hard not to watch this series and think back to the Dallas Stars’ previous playoff series, also against the Vegas Golden Knights. Sure, the circumstances are different — it’s the first round, not the Conference Final, Dallas has home ice, etc. — but there are some eerie parallels between both series. The first two games are very close ones that end up going in Vegas’ favor as they take a… Source ..read more

The Dallas Stars are on the cusp of a big series win. And it’s about time, write Sean Shapiro and David Castillo. What a difference a day, or a week, or three wins in a row make! The Dallas Stars have their first series lead and a chance to close the deal in Las Vegas this weekend. And it’s about time the better team determined the course of the series, write Sean Shapiro and David Castillo. Source ..read more

After back-to-back road wins, the Stars look to take a series lead on home ice. GAME DAY: Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights WHERE: American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) PUCK DROP: 6:30 PM CT TV: ESPN, Bally Sports Southwest RADIO: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM LIVE STATS: NHL Game Center PARTY ON PNC PLAZA: 4:30 PM featuring The Calamity James… Source ..read more

The Stars needed a lot of things to go right on Tuesday night. Wes and Mark discuss how and why they did. The Dallas Stars don’t need to do something extra, they just need to be who they are. That’s how Wes and Mark see the state of play after the Victory Green Gang – against all odds, as it were –evened up Round 1 in Vegas on Tuesday night. In this episode, DBD’s cast-masters bring the… Source ..read more

Don’t look now, but the Dallas Stars are defying the odds. Robert Tiffin examines what just happened in a Round 1 series that’s getting good. We all know the dismal uphill climb facing a first-seed NHL playoffs team that loses its first two games in Round 1. Now Robert Tiffin is asking you to set that aside as you contemplate this year’s Dallas Stars. In his latest piece for D Magazine… Source ..read more

I wasn’t able to see the game live last night. So to avoid getting spoiled once I actually did sit down to watch, sometime in the third period I wager, I made sure to turn my phone on “Do Not Disturb” in order to avoid any potential spoilage, as had happened for me in Game 1. Despite my efforts, I still nearly ruined it for myself when, towards the end of the first… Source ..read more

The Victory Green Gang seeks to build on momentum in the battle with Vegas. Let’s watch together. GAME DAY: Dallas Stars @ Vegas Golden Knights WHERE: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) PUCK DROP: 8:30 PM CT TV: ESPN, Bally Sports Southwest RADIO: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM LIVE STATS: NHL Game Center WATCH PARTY: Grandscape, 5752 Grandscape Boulevard, The Colony… Source ..read more

Wes and Mark can talk about more than Wyatt Johnston, you know. Welcome to another After Dark edition. The Dallas Stars are in the series against the Golden Knights now, in large part because Wyatt Johnston can put the team on his back now that he’s (almost) old enough to partake of adult beverages. But what will they need to quiet the house in Vegas again? Well, for starters… Source ..read more

Back to reality: The Stars make it a series in Sin City and look to string some wins together. The Dallas Stars are back in the game. A 3-2 overtime victory in Vegas has jump-started their playoffs quest. Now comes the question of how to build on that momentum. Dallas Morning News sports writer Lia Assimakopoulos is on the road with the Stars, so she got a good close look at how the team… Source ..read more