The Dallas Stars are halfway into the 2017-18 regular season, and if their recent upswing is any indication, the best appears yet to come from Ken Hitchcock’s club.
Through 20 games, the Stars were 10-9-1 and had a minus-3 goal differential. However at 40 games, Dallas is 22-15-3, including a 12-6-2 mark in its past 20 games and a plus-8 goal differential. The Stars allowed 61 goals through their first 20, but have allowed just 51 in the second 20.
They beat San Jose 6-0 Sunday. They host Columbus Tuesday night in the third game of a six-game homestand.