Hometown Hero: Vern Fiddler
When Vernon Fiddler played for the Dallas Stars he was relentless. Now he's the same as an assistant coach for the team and a cancer fighter.
Stars reacquire D Oleksiak on day Methot has knee surgery
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars reacquired defenseman Jamie Oleksiak from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday in exchange for a fourth-rank draft pick. The deal came on the same day Stars defenseman Marc Methot underwent season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage defect in his left knee.
Lightning top Stars 2-0 on Vasilevskiy's 2nd shutout in week
DALLAS (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots for his second shutout in a week, Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev scored and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Tuesday night. Vasilevskiy improved to 10-2-1 since his return from injury, posting his third shutout this season and 15th of his career for the Lightning, who have an NHL-best 74 points.
Stars swap forwards with Ducks in trade to add experience
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars acquired Andrew Cogliano from the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for Devin Shore in a swap of low-scoring veteran forwards on two frustrated teams. The 31-year-old Cogliano has just three goals and eight assists in 46 games this season after scoring just his second goal in three months Sunday night in the Ducks' overtime loss at Winnipeg. The loss was...
Rookie Binnington picks up 3rd win, Blues beat Stars 3-1
DALLAS (AP) - Rookie goalie Jordan Binnington won his third straight start, Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals and the St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Saturday night. Binnington, who has played in six NHL games, is 3-0 in three starts. The 25-year-old has allowed only two goals in those starts. Binnington shut out Philadelphia 1-0 on Monday and beat Montreal 4-1 Thursday. He made...
'Double-doink' helps Flyers beat Stars to end 8-game skid
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Their own version of the "double-doink" helped James van Riemsdyk and the Flyers end a long losing streak. Van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, Carter Hart stopped 37 shots and the Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night to halt an eight-game skid. Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers, who entered with a league-worst 36 points.
Seguin, Bishop lead Stars to 3-1 win over Blues
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tyler Seguin scored twice, Ben Bishop made several key saves and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night. John Klingberg had a goal for the Stars, who won despite generating only 17 shots on net. Bishop, a St. Louis native, stopped 26 shots against his former team and improved to 5-5-1 versus the Blues.
Kyle Connor ends drought, Jets beat Stars 5-1
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Kyle Connor ended a 10-game pointless streak with a goal to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Sunday. Adam Lowry, Tyler Myers, Bryan Little and Josh Morrissey, with an empty-net goal, also scored. Morrissey added an assist, Jacob Trouba had two, and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves. "Nothing's really changed too much from my game," Connor...
Seguin's 2nd goal lifts Stars past Capitals 2-1 in OT
DALLAS (AP) - Tyler Seguin's second goal of the game 3:37 into overtime lifted the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Anton Khudobin made 36 saves, including the stop of a backhand by T.J. Oshie 1 1/2 minutes into overtime, to help Dallas complete a 3-0-1 homestand. Seguin's winner, his fourth goal in two games, came after Alexander Radulov...
Heiskanen's third-period goal lifts Stars over Devils 5-4
DALLAS (AP) - Miro Heiskanen celebrated his first All-Star nod with two goals, including a third-period tiebreaker to lift the Dallas Stars over the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Wednesday night. Heiskanen and Tyler Seguin each scored twice after Jamie Benn tied it at 1 in the first period. Heiskanen, a 19-year-old rookie defenseman, has nine goals this season.
Bettman says he hasn't talked to Stars about Lites' comments
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said he hasn't reached out to the Dallas Stars about CEO Jim Lites' expletive-laced criticism of high-priced forwards Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. Lites ripped Benn and Seguin on Friday, telling reporters their play has been "terrible" and saying owner Tom Gaglardi was frustrated as well. The NHL players' union called...
Petry, Danault lift Canadiens to 3-2 OT win against Stars
DALLAS (AP) - Jeff Petry scored 14 seconds into overtime after Phillip Danault had both Montreal goals in regulation and the Canadiens rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Danault's two goals came nine days after getting a hat trick in a 4-3 overtime win at Vegas, giving him five of his seven goals this season in that span.
Stars CEO rips high-priced Benn, Seguin as 'terrible'
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites ripped captain Jamie Benn and fellow high-priced forward Tyler Seguin, telling reporters Friday their play has been "terrible" and saying owner Tom Gaglardi was frustrated as well. Lites requested the interviews, saying he believed Seguin and Benn deserved more public criticism with a team Lites says is underachieving. Dallas started the...
Khudobin makes 49 saves as Stars beat Predators 2-0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Anton Khudobin made a career-high 49 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 victory over the slumping Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Tyler Pitlick and Mattias Janmark scored for Dallas, which has won two of three. Pekka Rinne stopped 28 shots for the Predators, who have lost five straight.
Lee scores tiebreaking goal in 3rd, Islanders beat Stars 3-1
DALLAS (AP) - Anders Lee scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 10:10 to play, and the New York Islanders beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Sunday night. The Islanders' first two goals went in off Dallas goalie Anton Khudobin. On the winner, Nick Leddy's shot from the top of the slot hit the left post and went off Khudobin's right skate before Lee poked the puck between the...
Radulov's goal lifts Stars over Wild 2-1 in OT
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Alexander Radulov scored with 10 seconds on the clock in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 2-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Ben Bishop made 30 saves for Dallas, and Jamie Benn finally beat Minnesota goaltender Devan Dubnyk 1:58 into the third period for his eighth goal in the past 14 games.
Kane scores twice as Blackhawks beat Stars 5-2
DALLAS (AP) - Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday night for their first win streak in two months. Alex DeBrincat had a goal and two assists for last-place Chicago, and defenseman Erik Gustafsson scored for the second straight game. Brendan Perlini had an empty-netter, and Cam Ward made 26 saves.
Bishop, Khudobin combine for shutout, Stars beat Flames 2-0
DALLAS (AP) - Ben Bishop got help from backup Anton Khudobin in a combined shutout and the Dallas Stars beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Tuesday night. Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa scored for the Stars as they dominated the first two periods.
Meier scores 2 goals to lead Sharks past Stars 3-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Timo Meier scored two goals, Logan Couture had two assists and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night. Meier's 17th and 18th goals sent the Sharks to their third straight win and fifth in six games. Meier has four goals in his last two games and 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his past six contests. Joe Thornton also scored and...
Tuch's game-winner lifts Vegas past Dallas, 4-2
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Alex Tuch got his 10th goal of the season and the Golden Knights won their fifth straight at home, beating the Dallas Stars 4-2 Sunday night. Tuch became the fifth Golden Knights player to reach double figures in goals just before the end of the second period, when he chopped a loose puck just past defenseman Miro Heiskanen's skate and through goaltender Ben Bishop's...