Ken Hitchcock, 3rd in NHL wins, retiring after 22 years
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Ken Hitchcock wasn't sure how long he would coach the Dallas Stars the second time around after 15 years away. Turned out to be one season. The coach who led Dallas to its only Stanley Cup championship retired Friday, ending a 22-year career as the third-winningest coach in NHL history. The 823 wins are behind only Scotty Bowman (1,244) and Joel Quenneville (884)....
Dumba's sizzling 2nd period leads Wild past Stars 5-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Matt Dumba scored on a power play and had two assists in Minnesota's three-goal second period, and the Wild moved a step closer to a spot in the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the fading Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
Ex-Stars player Vern Fiddler hosts golf event to battle childhood cancer
Retired Dallas Stars player Vern Fiddler never shied away from a fight during his 15 NHL seasons. He takes on a new opponent with a benefit golf tournament. The Fiddler Fights Cancer event benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For him, it's personal.
Boedker scores twice to help Sharks beat Stars 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Mikkel Boedker scored twice in San Jose's four-goal first period and the Sharks beat the Dallas Stars on Sunday for their fourth victory in five games. Joe Pavelski, Melker Karlsson and Justin Braun also scored and Martin Jones made 26 saves. Gemel Smith and Tyler Pitlick scored for Dallas. Ben Bishop was chased after allowing four goals on five shots, and Kari...
Bishop stops 27 shots as Blues holds off Stars 2-1
DALLAS (AP) - Ben Bishop stopped 27 shots and the Dallas Stars held on to beat St. Louis 2-1 on Friday night, moving past the Blues into third place in the Central Division. Mattias Janmark and Stephen Johns scored for Dallas, which had a season-low 16 shots on goal while winning for the sixth time in seven games. The Stars, who had not been this high in the standings since Nov. 5, are tied...
Stars' win streak ends with 6-0 loss to Canucks
DALLAS (AP) - Reid Boucher scored his first two goals of the season, Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves for his second career shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 6-0 on Sunday. Vancouver took a 3-0 lead in the first 13:27. Boucher and Jake Virtanen scored unassisted, and Thomas Vanek added the third goal. Bo Horvat scored on the power play, and Boucher connected on a tip-in in...
Lehtonen, Seguin lead Stars over Penguins 4-3 in shootout
DALLAS (AP) - Tyler Seguin scored the deciding shootout goal and Kari Lehtonen stopped all three Pittsburgh shooters in the tiebreaker in the Dallas Stars' 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Friday night. Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel, with 71 goals among them this season, failed to score against Lehtonen. He won his fifth straight game, and stretched Dallas' winning streak...
Stars edge fading Blackhawks 4-2 for 4th straight win
CHICAGO (AP) - Tyler Seguin scored twice, Ben Bishop made 37 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the fading Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. Tyler Pitlick connected with 4.5 seconds left in second period and Stephen Johns also scored for the Stars, who strengthened their hold on the top wild card in the Western Conference and remained one point behind...
Benn leads 4-goal 2nd period as Stars beat Wild 6-1
DALLAS (AP) - Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist during a four-goal second period, and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 6-1 Saturday night. Mattias Janmark and Benn scored on the power play, Tyler Seguin scored on an assist from Benn, and Stephen Johns added an unassisted goal during the second-period flurry. Alexander Radulov and Dan Hamhuis scored in the third period for the Stars,...
Shore starts big second period to lift Stars over Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Devin Shore had a goal and an assist during Dallas' three-goal second period, and the Stars beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Thursday night. The Stars extended their winning streak against the Coyotes to seven. Arizona has lost seven of nine overall, though this was its first game in a week thanks to the All-Star break. Kari Lehtonen stopped 17 shots and improved to...
Rakell, Boeser lead Pacific Division to NHL All-Star win
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Rickard Rakell had two goals and rookie Brock Boeser, Johnny Gaudreau and Drew Doughty also scored to help the Pacific Division win the NHL All-Star game with a 5-2 victory over the Atlantic Division on Sunday. Pacific goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith teamed to allow just four goals in the two games their team captured to claim the $1 million shared by the winners of...
McElhinney has 39 saves, Kadri 2 goals as Leafs beat Stars
DALLAS (AP) - Curtis McElhinney made 39 saves while playing for the first time in more than a month, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Thursday night. Nazem Kadri scored twice, and Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews had one each for the Maple Leafs. McElhinney's effort turned around the recent fortunes of two teams in playoff position at the All-Star break.
Janmark, Stars beat Sabres 7-1 to finish unbeaten trip
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Mattias Janmark had two goals and an assist, Esa Lindell added a goal and two assists and the Dallas Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Saturday Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa each had a goal and an assist, and Remi Elle also scored for the Stars, who return home after a 3-0-1 trip. Benn extended his point streak to seven games. John Klingberg tallied three assists and...
Panarin scores in shootout as Blue Jackets beat Stars 2-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Artemi Panarin scored in the second round of a shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night. Joonas Korpisalo had 35 saves for Columbus (26-18-3), which returned from its five-day break after losing both ends of a back-to-back last week. Jordan Schroeder scored his first goal of the season in the first period.
Seguin scores in OT to lead Stars to 3-2 win over Bruins
BOSTON (AP) - Tyler Seguin made a move at the left circle to get past one defender, then skated into the slot as the other two Bruins went to the ice. He swooped wide to Anton Khudobin's glove side, inducing the goalie to leave his skates as well, and then flipped the puck into the net for the game-winner.
Kerfoot scores, assists on winner as Avs beat Stars 4-1
DALLAS (AP) - When Alexander Kerfoot looks at the Central Division standings, he'll still see his Colorado Avalanche at the bottom. On Saturday night, the rookie had a big hand in moving the Avalanche within two points of the Dallas Stars for the second wild card in the Western Conference. Kerfoot scored in the first period and assisted on Nathan MacKinnon's winner in the third, helping...
Stars cruise past Oilers for 5-1 victory
DALLAS (AP) - Linemates Alexander Radulov, Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin scored first-period goals within a span of 6½ minutes, leading the Dallas Stars past the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Saturday. John Klingberg had a goal and two assists, and Mattias Janmark had a goal and an assist for Dallas. The Stars have won six of their past eight games. Edmonton has lost three of its past four and...
Seguin, Stars send Devils to 4th straight loss with 4-3 win
DALLAS (AP) - Tyler Seguin scored his team-leading 20th goal short-handed, Alexander Radulov had a goal and two assists and the Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night. Brett Ritchie had the tiebreaking goal on a power play after a second straight penalty against Sami Vatanen, and the Devils matched their season high with a fourth straight loss. The skid follows a...
Pitlick scores twice, Bishop and Stars beat Sharks 6-0
DALLAS (AP) - Ben Bishop made 26 saves in his fourth shutout of the season, Tyler Pitlick scored twice and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 6-0 on Sunday night. Bishop's 23rd career shutout came in his seventh straight start. It was Dallas' fourth win in five games. Dallas scored two goals in each period - by John Klingberg and Pitlick in the first, Stephen Johns and Tyler...
Radulov scores 2 late goals, Stars beat Blues 4-2
DALLAS (AP) - The Stars gave Alexander Radulov a five-year free-agent contract in the offseason to do exactly this. Radulov had a power-play goal and an empty-netter in the final 2:21 to lift Dallas over the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Friday night. "He's a big-time player," Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said. "He's not afraid of the stage, he's not afraid of the time,...