It’s a bit hard to believe, but the Montreal Canadiens are sitting at a .500 points percentage 33 games into the season. Throw out a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and they have a winning team.
In that game, Joe Pavelski put up a hat trick and the top line did top line things. So did Jake Oettinger.
Now Dallas gets to try it all again, after a pretty lackluster performance against the Edmonton Oilers. It’s not that the Stars didn’t have their chances, but they squandered quite a few - and for one of the first times this season, the team faded as the third period wore on.