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Dallas Stars Daily Links: Special Teams, Dirty Goals, and Faceoffs

105. That is the number that the Stars are shooting for. Not 105 points in the standings (though we’d probably take that), but a total of 105 when you add up the team’s power play and penalty kill percentages. According to Ken Hitchcock, it doesn’t matter how you get there, just as long as you get there:

"People think you need a good power play and a good penalty kill, but what you need is a number," Hitchcock said. "There is a critical number that when the two (power play and penalty kill percentages) add up, that if you expect to have success, you've got to be at 105 or better.