The Dallas Stars hit the NHL All-Star break with a 20-20-10 record.
Despite their .500 record and inconsistent play through the season’s first 50 games, the Stars are still just three points out of the second wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference.
But what can they do to make another postseason a reality rather than a pipe dream?
Get stingier
One number stands out surrounding the 50-game mark for the Stars and that is 157, the number of goals Dallas has allowed thus far, second-most in the NHL. The good news of late is that the Stars have started doing what they were known for last season, scoring goals, and that recent offensive surge has helped make their goal differential, now minus-22, look better than it’s been for much of this season.