The Dallas Stars finally have Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski back together again. And the stats show that they’ve picked up right where they left off: creating scoring chances, dominating possession, and generally being awesome.
So why aren’t they scoring? The answer may lie in that mysterious metric #fancystats gurus call PDO and fans call “puck luck.”
The Dallas Morning News’ Matthew DeFranks finds that the Stars’ vaunted top line is earning every bit of the regard it receives. The one thing they haven’t earned so far is even-strength goals commensurate with their effort:
Pavelski: “They’re coming.