Sam Steel

Stars Fall to Golden Knights 2-1 in Overtime

The Dallas Stars continued their homestand with a Thanksgiving Eve game and a Western Conference Finals rematch against the Vegas Golden Knights. But the Stars lost 6-3 to the Golden Knights at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night. Dallas fell to 12-4-2, while Vegas improved to 14-4-2. Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger made 24 saves […]

Stars Bounce Back With 6-3 Win Over Rangers

The Dallas Stars looked to bounce back on Monday against the New York Rangers, and they did. The Stars defeated the Rangers 6-3 at the American Airlines Center. The Stars’ starting lineup was tweaked as it featured Jani Hakanpää, Wyatt Johnston, Jason Robertson, Evgenii Dadonov, Esa Lindell, and Scott Wedgewood. Wedgewood made 30 saves for […]

Stars Score a Touchdown in 8-3 Win Over Wild

The Dallas Stars and their Central Division foe, the Minnesota Wild, met for the first time this season. The Stars defeated the Wild 8-3 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Dallas improved to 10-3-1, while Minnesota fell to 5-8-2. Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger made 23 saves for a win, while Wild goaltender […]

Stars Fall 3-2 to Bruins, Despite Late Heroics

The Dallas Stars welcomed the Boston Bruins to the American Airlines Center for Military and Veterans Appreciation Night. The Stars fell to the Bruins 3-2 on Monday, despite Wyatt Johnston’s and Joe Pavelski’s late-game heroics. Dallas fell to 7-3-1 and lost two games in a row, while Boston improved to 10-1-1 and avoided a two-game […]

Stars Win 2-1 in a Shootout Thriller Over the Blues

The Dallas Stars opened the 2023-24 NHL season with a home opener against the division rival St. Louis Blues in front of a sellout crowd at American Airlines Center on Thursday night. The Stars (1-0-0) defeated the Blues (0-0-1) by a final score of 2-1. Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger made 25 saves for a win, […]

Stars End Week 1 of Preseason With Robertson’s OT Game-Winner

The Dallas Stars opened Week 1 of their preseason with two home games against the Arizona Coyotes and Minnesota Wild and one road game against the division rival St. Louis Blues. Here’s the recap of these three preseason games. Sunday, September 24The Dallas Stars opened the 2023 NHL preseason with a 7-0 shutout of the […]

Penguins: Top Targets This Off-season

The Pittsburgh Penguins have about $20 million in projected salary cap to work with heading into the NHL Draft and Free Agency. Head Coach Mike Sullivan has let interim GM Kyle Dubas know that he’s looking for players with a particular trait to acquire. Players with speed. With about $20 million left, they want to bring […]

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers Preview

Game Preview Coming off a 3-0 loss to the St Louis Blues and a two game losing streak, the Wild are hungry for a win. The last time the Wild faced the Rangers, they lost 7-3. Forward Ryan Reaves will be returning to Madison Square Garden following his trade to Minnesota in November. The game […]

Report: Wild Sign Sam Steel to One-year Contract

With little cap space to work with this off-season, the Minnesota Wild have been quiet. They traded away Cam Talbot and Kevin Fiala while re-signing Marc-Andre Fleury, but besides these moves, not much has happened. That changed today, with a depth signing being made to bolster the bottom six. Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin […]

Anaheim Ducks Offseason Outlook

The first team I’ll be analyzing this off-season is the Anaheim Ducks. To begin this series, it’s worth noting this is the 3rd straight season the Ducks have missed the playoffs. It looked like the Ducks had a promising season ahead of them, but for a young team, they will still need to make further […]