For the last decade, the Dallas Stars have had issues when playing fast, north/south opponents. That was on full display against the Vancouver Canucks, especially early in Monday nights game.
Jake Oettinger faced a barrage of shots, many coming off of uncharacteristic loose play on the part of the Stars. Oettinger gave up five goals on the night, but none that are obviously ones that he would want back.
Thatcher Demko was both spectacular and rusty, which, given that this was his first game of 2023, could be expected. In the end, the Stars played well enough to take the game to overtime, but not well enough to get a win.