Listen to Stars coach Jim Montgomery enough, and the two tenets of his style of play become abundantly clear: his team needs to pressure the puck, and his team needs to possess the puck. Through 13 games, Montgomery is pleased with part of that equation.
The Stars won their third straight game on Saturday night, beating the Capitals 4-3 in overtime, allowing Montgomery to reflect on his team 13 games into the season.
"This is the effort we were looking for and the puck pressure we were looking for," Montgomery said. "Our puck possession game is still not where it needs to be, but you got to get good at defending before you can get good at going on offense.