Through 20 games, the Dallas Stars are 10-9-1 and occupy the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
On Saturday afternoon at American Airlines Center, Dallas defeated Edmonton 6-3 to put itself above .500 for the third time this season.
“I see a team forging an identity. It’s a process. I’m really enjoying the process because I’m seeing a team emerge,” Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said. “It’s going to be hard, it’s going to be very challenging and we’ve got a long way to go.”
At the quarter mark of the season, the Stars have scored 58 goals (17th most in the NHL through Saturday), while allowing 60, 13th-most in the league, giving them a minus-3 goal differential.