On today's episode, Joey uses Locked On Stars listeners comments and feedback to drive his conversation on what went wrong for the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final. The overwhelming majority pointed to special teams deserving the most blame for what happened against the Oilers. Joey lays out the numbers from the series on special teams, plus a trend the Stars should be concerned about with Pete DeBoer and his staff. We also discuss how many of the Stars best players such as Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen and more left much to be desired in the series. Connor McDavid a ..read more

The Dallas have been eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final after losing game six 2-1. Connor McDavid and Zack Hyman scored both goals for the Oilers on the power play and held on as Dallas pushed for the rest of the game. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey reacts to the Stars season coming to a close and how much this years loss in the conference final was upsetting. He also gives his biggest reasons on the Stars shortcomings in the series versus Edmonton including the lack of depth scoring and special teams. The Stars went 0-for-14 on the man advantage and ..read more

On today's cross over episode with Nick of Locked On Oilers, Joey and discuss all things Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers through the first four games of the Western Conference Final. We go in depth and breakdown the biggest storylines and why each side is able to dominate the other at certain points in each game. Joey lays out the potential options for the Stars if Chris Tanev is unable to play in game five or the remainder of the series and how that affects their defense as a whole. Nick highlights the wonderful changes Head Coach Kris Knoblauch made in game four and how the depth for Edmont ..read more

The Dallas Stars fall in game four by a final score of 5-2 to the Edmonton Oilers to tie the series at two games a piece in the Western Conference Final. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey reacts to the Stars game four loss after having a two nothing lead in the first period that quickly evaporated before the first 20 minutes were over. More importantly and the big headline from a Stars perspective is the injury to Chris Tanev. After blocking a shot from Evander Kane, he left the game in the second period and did not return. Joey goes into the options Head Coach Pete DeBoer can go to ..read more

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey breaks down how Roope Hintz unlocked Jason Robertson in game three against the Edmonton Oilers. Also, the advanced numbers for Robertson with and without Hintz in the lineup this postseason, Roope could be the difference for the Stars in this series. In the second segment, Joey highlights Miro Heisanken and his playoff career as he hit 82 career playoff games played. He also reached the 60 point mark last night with his goal which makes him the 4th defensemen in NHL history to hit that mark before the age of 25 joining Paul Coffey, Bobby Orr, and Cal ..read more

Jason Robertson scores a Hat Trick in game three of the Western Conference Final to lift the Dallas Stars over the Edmonton Oilers by a final score of 5-3. Roope Hintz has two assists in his return to the lineup as Dallas erased a two goal deficit to win their fourth straight road game of the postseason. In this reaction episode of Locked On Stars, Joey breaks down all of game three and the importance of Roope Hintz to the Stars equation. The Oilers dominated the first period, but the Stars stuck with it and scored three goals within a span of the three minutes and twenty two seconds to take t ..read more

The Dallas Stars hit the road for the first time in the Western Conference Final as they look to take down the Edmonton Oilers for the second straight game. On today's Game 3 Preview episode of Locked On Stars, Joey shares his thoughts on the Stars bounce back effort in game two and how the Stars can build off of it. We also look at the possibility of Roope Hintz back in the lineup for game three or four, since he is traveling with the team to Edmonton. Plus, Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch and players have expressed frustrations with penalties. Joey gives his thoughts on the matter and why t ..read more

The Edmonton Oilers take game one in double overtime by a final score of 3-2 over the Dallas Stars. The Stars have now lost their 7th straight game one after Connor McDavid scores the overtime winner. The superstars for the Oilers had big nights, Zach Hymen with two points, Leon Draisaitl had two points along with Evan Bouchard. Joey gives his reaction and breakdown of game one on today's episode of Locked On Stars. This was a game of missed opportunities for the Stars who went 0-for-5 on the power play which included a four minute man advantage in overtimes. Tyler Seguin was the best player f ..read more

Welcome to the official Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers series preview! On today's episode, Joey and Nick get you prepared for the Western Conference Final which begins on Thursday night. In the first segment, Joey and Nick go over the biggest storylines heading into the series, including Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl's dominance throughout the first two rounds and the Stars depth that led them past the last two defending Stanley Cup Champions. Nick gives his overall thoughts on the Oilers first two rounds against LA and Vancouver, and how the Oilers plan to use Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pi ..read more

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, we have Ryan Chambers from Starcastic Remarks to talk about the upcoming Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers. Joey and Ryan discuss the Oilers playoff run after the first two rounds and what makes them so dangerous. The Stars will have the tall task of trying to stop two of the best players in the game in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Chris Tanev has been the answer through the first two rounds for Dallas against top players, but will that change with the speed that McDavid plays with? In the second segment we discus ..read more