Only two Western Conference spots are still up for grabs in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs picture. And on Saturday night, the Dallas Stars will have the chance to claim one of them.
After receiving some more help from the neighboring teams around them in the standings on Friday night, the opportunity is there. With the Arizona Coyotes dropping a 3-2 loss in the shootout to the Colorado Avalanche, the Stars’ magic number shrunk to just two.
That’s a remarkably quick turnaround for a Dallas team that saw its magic number sitting at nine just six days ago.