Jake Oettinger and the Dallas Stars defeat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in a shootout to win the Western Conference! Jason Robertson scored in the skills competition as the Stars finished with the 2nd most points and wins in franchise history. Mason Marchment scored the game tying goal to force the game to OT and Dallas finished off an incredible season in style. Joey goes into depth about why this Stars team has such a great chance to make a deep postseason run as they await their first opponent....

With a victory tonight, the Dallas Stars will be crowned Western Conference champions. With the regular season finale here, we begin today's episode of Locked On Stars reliving our favorite moments and memories of the 2023-24 campaign. Was it Wyatt Johnston's Hat trick in the incredible comeback win over the Sharks? Mason Marchement's or Roope Hintz's hat trick in back to back games against the Blackhawks could also be thrown in there, the Chris Tanev trade deadline deal? In the 2nd segment,...

The Dallas Stars are the #1 team in this week's NHL Power Rankings by The Athletic. In today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey gives his thoughts on the rankings and where he thinks the Stars belong. Other teams in the conversation are the Presidents Trophy winners in the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins. Where do you think the Stars rank amongst the best in the NHL. In the second segment, we take a look at Roope Hintz's case to win the Selke this season. He has never...

The Dallas Stars are Central Division Champions for the first time since 2015-16 after defeating the Seattle Kraken over the weekend. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey goes over the possible scenarios of first round playoff match ups for the Dallas Stars and what has to happen in order for them to win the Western Conference. Also, the importance of the best players like Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintz, Thomas Harley, Wyatt Johnston and more playing well in the biggest...

The Dallas Stars were shutout by the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 and one of the bigger storylines from the game was Nils Lundkvist. Lundkvist played a team least 8:43 seconds and only had a couple of shifts in the 2nd period. The Stars were essentially playing five defensemen, and when Pete DeBoer was asked about it, he gave an answer that may leave the impression Lundkvist is not a part of their playoff plans. Joey revisits the conversation and gives his updated opinion on Nils and why his time may be...

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The Dallas Stars have an interesting proposition ahead of them when Evgenii Dadonov is healthy enough to return. Pete DeBoer after practice Wednesday stated he would like to get Dadonov into a game before the end of the season. However, in order to activate him off the LTIR the Stars would have to send Logan Stankoven to the Texas Stars in the AHL in order to free up cap space. Joey opens the show discussing the options the Stars have and how he feels about the possibility of Stankoven being...

The Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 for the 50th win of the season. It's the fifth time in Franchise History the Dallas Stars have hit the 50 win mark. Jake Oettinger won his 8th start in a row after notching 19 saves in the game and was real sharp after the 1st period. Wyatt Johnston, Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson were the goal scorers in the game. Thomas Harley picked up two assists as well. Joey breaks down the game and then talks about the outlook of the Stars with the Stanley...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey explores what categories or statistics a typical Stanley Cup Champion have with one another in the last decade or so. Then compares those numbers with the Dallas Stars this season and the weight of each of the categories. Jake Oettinger playing as a top 10 goaltender, the Stars are top 10 in corsi % at 5 on 5 bode well for the Stars, but not having a top 10 scorer in the NHL does not. In the 2nd segment we highlight Roope Hintz who became the 2nd 30...

The Dallas Stars fueled by three power play goals take down the Colorado Avalanche by a final score of 7-4! The Stars pick up a new single season record 26th road victory of the season and now have a five point advantage in the central division. Thomas Harley, Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn had three point nights in the win. Joey breaks down the win and the impressive effort shown by Dallas after a tough loss in Chicago the day prior. Defensively the Stars played with a lot of grit led by...

Jake Oettinger is coming off back to back shutouts, the first Dallas Stars goaltender to do that since Ben Bishop. His play over the last month has elevated drastically and exactly what the Stars were hoping for. Joey breaks down some of his numbers throughout this season and during his six game win streak. Plus how the relationship of Oettinger and backup Scott Wedgewood has possibly helped Otter get back to his game and solidify a great tandem in net for Dallas. Up next, we revisit Chris...

The Dallas Stars set a new Franchise Record win streak of 8 game after a 5-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. It was the most complete win of the season and truly what we hoped the Dallas Stars could be at one point this season. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey breaks down just how impressive the win was and why he believes this will be the team to beat in the Western Conference. Depth scoring, intelligent defending and Jake Oettinger getting hot at the right...

Some positive new came out of Dallas Stars practice yesterday, Chris Tanev was the first one on the ice and was a full participant. There was concerns about Tanev after a hit he took on Saturday in Seattle that could possibly have him out of the lineup in the near future, but not Chris Tanev! To begin today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey goes over updates out of Stars practice including Tanev and Jani Hakanpaa is close to a return. He also reacts to some of Pete DeBoer's comments on the...

The Dallas Stars shutout the Seattle Kraken over the weekend for their 7th straight win which matches a Franchise record. Jake Oettinger made 17 saves in his second shutout of the season and Wyatt Johnston collected two points which included his 100th career NHL point. They also swept a four game road trip which brings them to a total of 25 road wins and 55 points which also matches a franchise record. All is right in the world of Stars hockey, however Chris Tanev may be out with an injury...

The Dallas Stars are the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot after a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks! Jamie Benn's game winning goal on the power play extended his goal streak to six straight games and his point streak to 8. He also ticked off another career milestone by hitting the 900 point total and is 2nd in franchise history to do it. He also picked up an assist on Roope Hintz's power play goal in the first. Another huge factor was Jake Oettinger, Oettinger made 25...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, we look at how Thomas Harley's improvements this season, have improved the entire defense as a whole. Adding Harley as a partner to Miro Heiskanen, the Stars have one of the elite pairings in the NHL and arguably the best. However, with Harley jumping up to the top pair, that allowed Chris Tanev to play with Esa Lindell when he was aquired at the deadline. Lindell's numbers have improved drastically with Tanev, not only has that pairing benefited, Ryan...

Wyatt Johnston scores twice and has a three point night in a 6-3 win for the Dallas Stars over the San Jose Sharks. The Stars have now won five straight games and Johnston is the best player on the Stars. He has reached another level of stardom and with his two goals last night, he tied Mike Modano for most goals in a season series vs San Jose. Also, Jamie Benn's heater continues. With his goal last night, Benn has scored in five straight games which is his longest since 2014. Him and...

Nils Lundkvist is ready to take the next step and be in the lineup come the postseason. He has proven he can defend at a high enough level in the NHL worthy enough of being the partner with Ryan Suter. He is a better option than Jani Hakanpaa at this stage with the pairings Head Coach Pete DeBoer is deploying. Joey makes his case for Lundkvist in the opening segment of today's episode of Locked On Stars, and gives his opinion on if he believes it will happen. Then it's time for a little fun...

Jake Oettinger makes 26 saves in his 3rd straight win against the Arizona Coyotes last night by a final score of 4-2. Matt Duchene and Tyler Seguin both have three point nights while Miro Heiskanen gets the game winning goal. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, we give Oettinger some praise for his performance over his last three starts. He has not allowed more than two goals during those games and is starting to look sharper. Hopefully this is a trend moving forward for Otter who has...

The Dallas Stars have possibly the best depth in the NHL, but is it enough to carry them to a Stanley Cup. The emergence of players such as Craig Smith and Sam Steel on the fourth line have made major impacts to the Stars offense which has been in the top five of the NHL most of the season. They also have six players with at least 20 goals, they are the only team to have that many plus they don't have a 30 goal scorer. Wyatt Johnston and Roope Hintz lead the way, but players like Tyler Seguin...

Tyler Seguin rejoins the Dallas Stars after nearly a month off with an injury and scores in his return as the Stars take down Arizona by a final score of 5-2. He and Nils Lundkvist made big impacts in their return to the lineup, Lundkvist picked up two assists and played a fantastic game which hopefully keeps him in the lineup moving forward. Jani Hakanpaa missed the game with a lower body injury and Lundkvist seized the moment. Seguin looked healthy and more importantly made Matt Duchene and...

The captain of the Dallas Stars Jamie Benn is off to his best month of the season. In seven games in March, Benn has already racked up 10 points which is his highest point total for any month this season. He also has been deadly on the power play, three goals and three assists. He has certainly benefited from Wyatt Johnston and Logan Stankoven, but Jamie is top three on the team in points since the all star break. He has become a great playmaker along side two young stars in the making....