Stars Call Check Mate on the Kings

The Dallas Stars closed out their West Coast road trip with a massive 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings. After blowing a three-goal lead and losing to the San Jose Sharks the previous night, the Stars needed to show up against one of the top teams in the Pacific Division. Not only did the team do that in a big way, but Scott Wedgewood dominated, redeeming himself after a poor outing against the Calgary Flames his last time out.

This was Roope Hintz’s sixth game out with an upper-body injury. He did not make the three-game road trip. Nils Lundkvist was a healthy scratch and Joel Hanley slotted in for him on a pair with Ryan Suter. Hanley had not played since January 4th against the Anaheim…