The Stars have started the season 4-1-1 and have identified some key areas of improvement to reach their full potential.
Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski celebrates his overtime goal with defenseman Thomas Harley and center Wyatt Johnston during an NHL hockey game against on, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at American Airlines Center in Dallas.have entered each game in the last week with two clear goals: play a complete 60 minutes and walk away with a win.
. The Stars were 8-14 in regular-season overtime and 1-4 in the playoffs. They’ve gone to overtime in half of their games to start this season and are 2-1, with their only loss after regulation against the Golden Knights.“We’re managing the puck, not making high-risk plays,” Stars captain Jamie Benn said. “We’re settling things down and taking what teams give us, and I think that’s the biggest difference.
Dallas did not give up a power play goal until its sixth game of the season. The Stars are now second in the league in penalty kill percentage at 94.7%.Goaltender Jake Oettinger has been another bright spot for the Stars. He is 3-0-1 in his four starts with a 1.44 goals against average and a .952 save percentage — good for fourth in the NHL in both categories..
“We’ve gotta stop putting ourselves in that hole,” DeBoer said. “This is bigger than a one- or two-game issue. It was an issue last year for a while and then we got it fixed. Previous years before I got here, it was a big issue. I remember when I came in it was one of the things that was talked about quite a bit. We want to make sure teams coming into Dallas know that from the drop of the puck we’re going to be a handful, and I don’t think we’ve given them that yet.
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