Well that wasn’t exactly the way the Dallas Stars wanted to end the 2016 calendar year. After a slow and lackadaisical first period on Saturday night, the Stars slipped into familiar waters as they coughed up a 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on home ice.
This one loss really took the wind out of the Stars’ sails. Going into last night’s game, they were riding a three game win streak and had picked up points in their last five games (4-0-1). They were holding onto a playoff spot and were aiming to move up in the standings with another win.