Stars’ Playoff Destiny Will Be Determined Tonight

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports This is it. The biggest game of the season is tonight. Players and coaches will say that every game down this stretch has been the biggest game of the season to that point. But none will have a greater impact than this one against the very team the Dallas Stars are fighting for a playoff spot with — the Nashville Predators.

A lot of things are stacked against Dallas tonight. They haven’t recorded a win against Nashville yet this season. They’ve lot a ton of head-to-head matches in overtimes or shootouts. Their road record has been the definition of “meh”. Add to it that they’re still very much a banged up group, and there’s a lot of reasons why the Stars could…