DALLAS, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 25: The Dallas Stars celebrate a goal by Esa Lindell #23 against the Vegas Golden Knights in the first period at American Airlines Center on November 25, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The 2019-20 NHL regular season is officially over, and the Dallas Stars are still in the fight. They will take part in the 24-team Return To Play format that the NHL announced on Tuesday, slotting in as a top-four seed in the Western Conference and receiving an automatic bid into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
After an encouraging 2018-19 campaign that saw them fall one goal short of a trip to the Western Conference Finals, the expectations were high for the Dallas Stars to not only make the playoffs, but also achieve an even greater level of success in the 2019-20 season.