Well, that was not a great way to start off a six-game road trip. Granted, it could be a lot worse than losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins (different conference on top of being the two-time defending champs), but the Dallas Stars have to win as much as possible if they want to succeed a tight Western Conference playoff race:
Thankfully, the Stars get a break with a struggling Montreal Canadiens team next, but the game will be far from an easy win.
Here’s Ken Hitchcock’s postgame interview:
"It starts with our top players.