Defending Big D 1 hour ago
GDT: Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues (Game 1)
New round, new opponent. The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins tonight in St. Louis! Game Day: Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues (Game 1) Location: Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) Puck Drop: 8:30 PM CDT TV: NBCSN Radio: News Talk WBAP 820 AM / 99.5 FM-HD2 Online: wbap.com / NBC Sports app
Puck Prose 2 hours ago
Goaltenders will be key for St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars series
The matchup between Jordan Binnington and Ben Bishop makes the St. Louis Blues versus Dallas Stars second-round series extremely interesting. The biggest story of the second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be on the Columbus Blue Jackets versus Boston Bruins series. Columbus will have to prove if they’re the real deal to […] Goaltenders will be key for St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars series - Puck Prose - Puck Prose - NHL
SportsDay 4 hours ago
Does second-round opponent St. Louis have an argument for best defense corps in the NHL?
ST. LOUIS -- During the first round of the playoffs, the Stars talked up Nashville's defense as the best in the league. While the reasoning was sound -- four top-end two-way defensemen that caused havoc in the offensive zone -- might Dallas' second-round opponent have a better case?The Blues defense lacks the high-end talent that the Predators possess but make up for it with depth instead. St. Louis and Dallas are the only two teams in the league with three defensemen who scored at least 10 goals during the regular season.Alex Pietrangelo (13), Vince Dunn (12) and Colton Parayko (10) did so...
Defending Big D 4 hours ago
DBD Second Round Predictions: Wild Card Chaos Squad Heavy Favorites
Let’s hope this goes better than our Round 1 predictions... Before the start of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Defending Big D staff broke down our predictions for the first round. Out of the eight series, we collectively predicted only three winners correctly, which should tell you that we definitely know what we’re talking about: Today, we’ll try and redeem ourselves with our second round picks. As before, we’ll keep a tally for each series so you see what the consensus is. St. Louis Blues (Central 3) vs Dallas Stars (Wild Card 1) Taylor: I will happily eat...
SportsDay 4 hours ago
NHL playoff musings: Prediction for Stars-Blues; is there a true Stanley Cup favorite remaining?
Tim Cowlishaw, sports columnist for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, author of Drunk on Sports and panelist on ESPN's "Around the Horn," answered questions about the Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, Stars and college sports in his reader mailbag. Here are some highlights:StarsQ: How would you rate the atmosphere in American Airlines Center this year compared to other playoff seasons?Cowlishaw: I think it's always good, but it will never compare with Reunion Arena because it's just too big. That's true around the league. The Islanders generate a lot more noise in Long Island, where...
SportsDay 5 hours ago
Stars-Blues expected lineups for Game 1: Dallas tweaks fourth line for second round
ST. LOUIS -- The Stars and coach Jim Montgomery will tweak their fourth line ahead of Game 1 of the second-round against the Blues on Thursday night.Mattias Janmark will return to the lineup after a four-game absence, started by an awkward fall into the boards during Game 2 in Nashville. Janmark needed a walking boot towards the end of the series, when the Stars didn't want to change their lineup because they had played so well.Janmark was on the left wing of Justin Dowling at center and Jason Spezza on right wing. Janmark replaces Tyler Pitlick on the fourth line.Here are the expected...
St. Louis Game Time 5 hours ago
Blues fans from Illinois and Missouri can’t buy tickets to game three against the Dallas Stars
The Stars aren’t the first NHL team to pull this. If you were planning on taking a quick trip to Dallas, Texas to support your St. Louis Blues in the playoffs, you may want someone with a Texas billing address to buy your tickets. Why? People outside of the Dallas Stars viewing area are being blocked from purchasing tickets to the game. The Stars aren’t the first NHL team to do this. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, and other teams have done regionally-specific ticket purchasing in the past. Even the Blues, who couldn’t block...
Defending Big D 6 hours ago
Lineup Changes For Stars As They Open Second Round Versus Blues
A little bang-up on the backend has forced head coach Jim Montgomery to make a few tweaks to his blueline tonight, and Mattias Janmark draws back in after suffering a lower-body injury in round one. A lot has been written about how the St. Louis Blues appear to be the team they were meant to be all season long before injuries derailed things. They were the hottest team in the West after the All-Star break at the end of January, accumulating a 23-6-4 record in that time. A lot of credit can be laid at the feet of Jordan Binnington, the rookie netminder for the Blues. His incredible play...
SportsDay 8 hours ago
Even if Ben Bishop shows he's actually human, here's why the Stars could still win series vs. St. Louis
Matthew DeFranks, Stars beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered questions about the team in a recent live chat. Here are some highlights: Who was your MVP of the Nashville series for the Stars?DeFranks: Ben Bishop gets my vote. He stopped 206 of 218 shots on goal, an unreal .945 save percentage. And that's even with the subpar Game 3.Second vote would go to the collective line of Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov.Can the Stars beat St. Louis if Bishop starts to look human in the second round?DeFranks: It's not a shocking thing to say that Ben...
Defending Big D 9 hours ago
Dallas Stars Second Round Schedule, Broadcast Information
All you need to know about when the games will be and where to catch them on television and radio. With the Carolina Hurricanes eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals last night, the NHL finally set broadcast times for the second round of the playoffs. Because there is only one matchup out West past the central time zone (San Jose Sharks vs Colorado Avalanche), and that series will be opposite of the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues matchup on the schedule, Dallas will see a few late night starts so that the NBC broadcasts can have an early game and a late...
The Hockey Writers 11 hours ago
A Stars’ Fan Guide to the St. Louis Blues
Few analysts, reporters, or hockey fans expected that the second round of the NHL playoffs would see a matchup between the Dallas Stars and the St. Louis Blues, and yet, when the puck drops at the Enterprise Center tomorrow night, those will be the teams on the ice. With that matchup on the horizon, it […] The post A Stars’ Fan Guide to the St. Louis Blues appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
Defending Big D 11 hours ago
Can The Top Line Shine in Round 2?
Against the Predators, the Stars’ biggest guns brought their biggest games. From series-defining hits and scintillating moments of skill to overtime heroics and everything in between, Seguin, Radulov, and Benn set the tone. Now they need to do it again against the Blues. It feels good to see the Dallas Stars get a win, doesn’t it? It feels even better to get that win. In Round 1, the Dallas Stars proved equal to the task of unseating a Nashville Predators squad that had, at one point, been considered amongst the NHL’s strongest contenders. Six games later, the Predators are heading...
Defending Big D 13 hours ago
Thursday Links: Shaking Off The Blues?
The second-round rematch begins tonight. Plus, the Canes complete the second-round Chaos Squad, Idaho steels for Kelly Cup Round 2, and more. Didn’t we just leave this party? The Dallas Stars meet the St. Louis Blues in Round 2, beginning tonight at 8:30 p.m. CDT, and like any good game, it’s going to get harder now. Given the recent playoffs history between the two teams, the task ahead looms almost preternaturally large. But will it be as hard as the NHL.com coverage would have you believe? Mark Stepneski took a long look at the matchup over at Stars Inside Edge: The Stars were hit...
SportsDay 20 hours ago
Stanley Cup playoff central: Game schedule, top stories and everything else Dallas Stars fans need to know
The Dallas Stars are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs!After a two-year hiatus from the NHL's big dance, the Stars earned a wild-card berth in the Western Conference after finishing the year 43-32-7 (93 points). Dallas advanced past the first round after defeating the Nashville Predators in six games to set up a matchup with the St. Louis Blues.Here you'll find everything you need to know about this year's playoff run...Round 2: Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis BluesSchedule Location Time (CT)/Result TV Game 1 @ STL 8:30 p.m., Thursday NBCSN Game...
Winnipeg Sun 21 hours ago
Goalies take centre stage as Blues and Stars battle for Central supremacy
ST. LOUIS — Together, they have essentially turned the Central Division upside down. While many believed it was only a matter of time before the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators got together for a rematch after an epic seven-game series last spring, the St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars had other ideas. In dispatching the […]
