Everyone loves this guy. Mike Heika can tell you why.
A high motor does beat a high roof. Dallas Stars rookie Logan Stankoven – all 5-foot-8 of him – showed it again and again on Wednesday night.
By contrast, as Stars staff writer Mike Heika reports, the average height of the Vegas Golden Knights’ defense is 6-2. But the extra size helped them very little against the forward who “drives the energy bus” for the resurgent squad:
“I thought he might have been our best player tonight,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said after the win.