4:17 PM ET, Fri March 12, 2010

Big homestand starts tonight

Stars Blog | Dallas Morning News — Mark Stepneski over at Andrew's Dallas Stars Page did a great job of breaking down the six games the Stars will play at home over the next two weeks. Dallas gets started tonight against the Kings and plays six teams that are currently in the playoffs. Dallas is seven points out of eighth place in the West with a game in hand, so they probably need to go 5-1-0 on this stretch to really be a part of the conversation. Here's Marc Crawford: ``We have to do exactly what some of these other team have done,'' Crawford said. ``You look a week ago and Calgary was in the same predicament that we are rig...

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Royal pickle _ Who do you pick tonight?

Stars Blog | Dallas Morning News — The Stars need this one badly, but this is also the first home game after a long road trip (often seen as a sure loss in NHL circles). The Stars have to play better, but they just have not been able to figure out the Kings this year (LA is 4-0-0 including a 5-1 victory in Dallas March 2). Jonathan Bernier has been called up from the minors and is in net for the Kings. He wants to make a statement about his ability to play in the NHL. I think he'll have a great game against a very aggressive Dallas team, and the Kings will use the counter-attack to create some solid scoring chances. Los Angeles...

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Six-game homestand key to Dallas Stars' playoff chances

Fort-Worth Star Telegram — By MIKE HEIKA DALLAS -- After giving up 95 shots in the past two games, the Dallas Stars have to fix their team defense or they will soon find themselves out of playoff contention.Starting a six-game homestand tonight against the Los Angeles Kings, the Stars probably need to be close to perfect if they want to stay in the hunt for the last playoff spot in the NHL West. But to get to that place, they have to start with baby steps."It's just so many details that keep going wrong," defenseman Stephane Robidas said. "Communication is key, and we need to be able to have that. But we also need to b...

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Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars preview

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Benn could play in AHL playoffs

Stars Blog | Dallas Morning News — Getting placed on a ``Clear Day'' roster is a big deal for an AHL team. They are only allowed 20 skaters and two goalies, so it's an elite group. The Texas Stars today released their Clear Day roster, and Jamie Benn is on it. That means the 20-year-old rookie will probably play in the AHL playoffs if the Dallas Stars don't make the playoffs. That's a great thing for Benn. Yes, he has played a tough, long season, but the Stars have seen players get a lot out of minor league playoff runs in the past. Marc Fistric played last season for Manitoba and made it to the AHL Finals. Loui Eriksson had a ...

21 hours ago

Jonathan Quick out for Kings

Stars Blog | Dallas Morning News — The Kings goalie who is having an outstanding season has left the team to go back to California for the birth of his first child. Jonathan Bernier has been recalled and might get the start against the Stars Friday at . American Airlines Center. Erik Ersberg has served as backup to Quick while Bernier has been playing for Manchester in the AHL.

21 hours ago

Video highlights: Sabres 5, Stars 3

Stars Blog | Dallas Morning News — Our friends at Fox Sports Southwest offer these video lowlights of last night's Stars-Sabres game for your viewing pleasure.

March 11, 2010

Wednesday's Dallas Stars game highlights

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March 11, 2010

Defensive lapses doom Stars in 5-3 loss to Sabres

Fort-Worth Star Telegram — By MIKE HEIKA BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As hard as he tried, Marty Turco couldn't be Superman this time.Besieged once again in net, Turco faced 42 shots and allowed four goals en route to a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night at HSBC Arena."I mean, if there's a 4-by-8 piece of plywood in there and you get that many shots on it, one or five are going to go through eventually," center Steve Ott said. "Marty played awesome. He's playing his heart out for us, and we have to be better."Turco stopped a career-best 49 shots Monday in an amazing 4-3 shootout win in Washington. But instead of fix...

March 11, 2010

Next game vs Los Angeles Kings on Fri, Mar 12 8:30 pm EST

Opponent news and rumors snapshot:

  • Up next for Kings: Friday at Dallas Los Angeles Times
  • Up next for Ducks: Friday vs. Nashville Los Angeles Times
  • Kings goalie Quick leaves team for birth of child Los Angeles Daily News
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  • Ducks to use ad money for CHOC Anaheim Ducks Blog | Orange County Register The Ducks will have every advertisement on the boards surrounding the rink at Honda Center dedicated to raising money for Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) in Sunday’s home game against San Jose. It is believed to be the first time an NHL team has done such an endeavor. All of the team’s corporate partners are [...]Ducks to use ad money for CHOC is a post from: Ducks blog
  • Former Duck Whitney suffers knee injury Anaheim Ducks Blog | Orange County Register It doesn’t seem like the season can get much worse for former Ducks defenseman Ryan Whitney. Whitney left the game Thursday when he took a puck off the knee in Edmonton’s loss to Montreal. His status was not immediately known. Whitney was a U.S. Olympian, but his poor offensive output and inconsistent defense led the Ducks to [...]Former Duck Whitney suffers knee injury is a post from: Ducks blog
  • Up next for Kings: Friday at Dallas Los Angeles Times Jonathan Bernier is expected to start in goal for Jonathan Quick, who is in Los Angeles to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. Kings tonight
  • Up next for Ducks: Friday vs. Nashville Los Angeles Times The Ducks have gone 0-3-1 since the Olympic break and are chasing the Predators in the playoff race. Ducks tonight
  • Kings goalie Quick leaves team for birth of child Los Angeles Daily News Kings goalie Jonathan Quick has left the team's road trip for the birth of his first child. Quick is the NHL leader with 37 victories this season.
  • Slide show: Sharks score 6 goals in third period San Jose Mercury News Sharks topple Predators 8-5.