Injuries: John Klingberg was not on the ice for warmups, marking the third game in a row he’ll miss due to a lower-body injury sustained in the season opener. Tanner Kero (64) - Luke Glendenning (18) - Denis Gurianov (34) Michael Raffl (11) - Radek Faksa (12) - Joe Pavelski (16) Jacob Peterson (40) - Roope Hintz (24) - Joel Kiviranta (25) Jamie Benn (14) - Tyler Seguin (91) - Alexander Radulov (47) Tristan Jarry has been steady in net, and their defense is highly paid and somewhat effective. Each line has scored at least three goals, and all forwards with at least two games played is on the scoresheet, most of them with goals. They beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 at home on Saturday, but their first two games were both road games: a 6-2 opening night victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning and a 5-4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers.Īll this without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and losing Bryan Rust to injury during the Florida game. The team has come out of the gates 2-0-1, scoring at a five goal a game pace. On the other hand, take a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins.
That’s the formula that led the team to miss the playoffs last year. Depend on your “stars”, clamp down on defense and push play to the walls, and ultimately hope that you can win playing low event hockey. What’s concerning is that, with a few setbacks (primarily Jason Robertson and John Klingberg being out), the team seems to have returned to an old comfort zone. Even if you go back to the old formula, you at least expect a netfront presence - which was sorely missing against the Ottawa Senators. That includes rolling three forward lines that present an offensive threat and a defensive structure that promotes the activation of defenders to drive a transition offense. What you do expect is that the team doesn’t throw away everything that was discussed during the off-season. Neither will Esa Lindell’s leading the team in shots. Radek Faksa’s position at the top of the Stars point list probably won’t last. It’s only three games, so you do get some statistical anomalies. Truth be told, Radulov’s performance in Ottawa on Sunday afternoon is the only thing keeping the line out of the basement. Per NaturalStatTrick, the Stars supernova line of Seguin, Radulov and Jamie Benn ranks next to last on the team in expected goals for percentage, just above the fourth line. If the first three games are any indication, the fix to the offense that was to come from the return of Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and a healthy Roope Hintz may not be on the way. The Dallas Stars finish up their four game, season-opening road trip in Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening.
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