Back to the Dallas Stars Newsfeed

Stars Close Out Road Trip With Overtime Loss To Islanders

Teams playing in a second half of a back-to-back set just 24 hours after their first game don’t usually look their sharpest. The Dallas Stars took that to a whole new level when they faced off against the well-rested New York Islanders after an eventful 5-3 win over the New York Rangers the previous night.

Without Ben Bishop in net, the Stars would have been run out of the building in the first half of the first period alone.

FIRST PERIOD

One day, we’ll look back on this reason and be able to pinpoint a reason as to why the Stars seem to always start games slowly.