The Dallas Stars are going to need to find money to pay a couple of players, and Matt Dumba is a great candidate for a salary cap dump.

The Stars have earned points in four of their last five games against the Hurricanes at American Airlines Center (3-1-1). Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Dallas has a .533 point percentage against Carolina which ranks second in the NHL (min. 10 GP).

It may be a little too soon to call division games in January “must win”, but whatever the closest phrase to that is, that’s what Saturday’s game was for the Dallas Stars against the Colorado Avalanche.

Keep an eye on Matt Duchene and Martin Necas in particular on Tuesday, when the Dallas Stars meet the Carolina Hurricanes at American Airlines Center, with the puck dropping at 8:00 PM ET. Purchase tickets for this game at StubHub!

Jason Robertson had one of three first-period goals plus a third-period assist and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday night.

The run of important games continues for the Colorado Avalanche, who welcome the Dallas Stars to Ball Arena on Saturday afternoon for a matinee affair. It comes in a run where six of eight games are against Central Division opponents,

Stars goalie Oettinger in his regular-season career is 5-3-1 against the Avalanche with a 3.05 GAA and a .914 save percentage. Dallas ranks 31st in the league in hits per game at 14.2. Colorado ranks 27th at 18.6.

The Dallas Stars are surging up the Western Conference, and should target Brock Nelson to help replace Tyler Seguin in the lineup.

DALLAS — Logan Stankoven is more than halfway through his rookie season in the NHL and his Dallas Stars are among the top teams in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. The 5-foot-8 forward from Kamloops has six goals and 23 points in 42 games this season.

Alex Newhook’s deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1.

When the Dallas Stars rolled into town last weekend, the Montreal Canadiens had a three-game winning streak going, but Peter DeBoer's men put an end to it with a 2-1 shootout win. Five days later, the Habs will be looking for revenge.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2025