RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The hottest team in the NHL is now in playoff position.

Petr Mrazek stopped 33 shots in his third shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes moved into a wild-card playoff spot with a 3-0 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

Justin Williams and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov are piling up points, the Tampa Bay Lightning are tough to stop.

Stamkos had two goals and an assist, Kucherov added a goal and three assists and the Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 6-0 Thursday night.

Tampa Bay scored at ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — For 56 minutes, the Arizona Coyotes were in control defensively against the playoff-contending Dallas Stars. That situation changed quickly, but the Coyotes held on.

Alex Galchenyuk scored twice and assisted on another goal, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots to help ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anton Khudobin is making himself at home in Nashville.

Khudobin made 37 saves, Blake Comeau and Mattias Janmark scored late in the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Predators 3-1 on Saturday night.

After making 49 saves in a Dec. 27 shutout in ...

DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin didn’t like what he saw on the scoreboard at the second intermission, and he did his best to change that.

Seguin scored two goals in the final eight minutes, lifting the Dallas Stars over the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Friday night.

“I thought after 40 minutes ...

DALLAS (AP) — Ben Bishop was so solid in net it didn’t matter that the Dallas Stars were held under two goals for the fifth time in six games.

Jamie Benn scored in the first period and Bishop stopped 30 shots to help Dallas beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Wednesday night.

“As the game ...

DALLAS (AP) — First-year Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery called out the franchise for a “culture of mediocrity,” led a feedback-sharing session with players and briefly benched one of his top-scoring forwards.

And this was all in less than a week, not long after

DALLAS (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy’s second shutout in a week came with a little help from his friends on the penalty kill.

The goaltender stopped 35 shots while helping to stifle six Dallas Stars power plays, and Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev scored for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 2-0 ...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars acquired Andrew Cogliano from the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for Devin Shore in a swap of low-scoring veteran forwards on two frustrated teams.

The 31-year-old Cogliano has just three goals and eight assists in 46 games this season after scoring just his ...

DALLAS (AP) — St. Louis Blues rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington has had nothing but success since being called up from the American Hockey League.

Binnington won his third straight start, Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals and the Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Saturday ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Their own version of the “double-doink” helped James van Riemsdyk and the Flyers end a long losing streak.

Van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, Carter Hart stopped 37 shots and the Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night to halt an eight-game ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a couple of scoring droughts this season, Tyler Seguin has hit his stride.

Seguin scored twice and Ben Bishop made several key saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

“I didn’t want to talk about it, pucks ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor ended a 10-game pointless streak with a goal to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Sunday.

Adam Lowry, Tyler Myers, Bryan Little and Josh Morrissey, with an empty-net goal, also scored. Morrissey added an assist, Jacob Trouba had two, ...

DALLAS (AP) — Thanks to goalie Anton Khudobin, Tyler Seguin had a chance to get the game-winner in overtime for the Dallas Stars.

Seguin’s second goal of the game 3:37 into overtime lifted the Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals.

Anton Khudobin made 36 saves, 31 after ...

DALLAS (AP) — Miro Heiskanen found out Wednesday morning he had made the All-Star team in his first season in the NHL.

He celebrated with two goals, including a tiebreaking score in the third period of the Dallas Stars’ 5-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

Heiskanen and Tyler ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said he hasn’t reached out to the Dallas Stars about CEO Jim Lites’ expletive-laced criticism of high-priced forwards Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin.

Lites ripped Benn and Seguin on Friday, telling reporters their play has been “terrible” ...

DALLAS (AP) — The NHL players’ union says comments from Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites were “reckless and insulting” after Lites went on expletive-laden rants criticizing high-priced forwards Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin.

Lites also words such as “terrible” and “embarrassing” while saying Benn, ...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Stars CEO Jim Lites ripped captain Jamie Benn and fellow high-priced forward Tyler Seguin, telling reporters Friday their play has been “terrible” and saying owner Tom Gaglardi was frustrated as well.

Lites requested the interviews, saying he believed Seguin and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a turbulent trip to Nashville, the Dallas Stars were settled down by their goaltender once they got on the ice.

Anton Khudobin made a career-high 49 saves to lead the Stars to a 2-0 victory over the slumping Predators on Thursday night.

“It didn’t seem ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Alexander Radulov was at the end of his shift and tired, but he was on the other side of the ice from the bench when he entered the offensive zone with the puck and time winding down in overtime.

Radulov’s decision to stay on the ice instead of going to the bench for ...

DALLAS (AP) — This time, the Chicago Blackhawks got off to a fast start and held on for the victory.

Kane had two goals and an assist, and the Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday night for their first win streak in two months.

Alex DeBrincat had a goal and two assists ...

DALLAS (AP) — Ben Bishop got help from backup Anton Khudobin, and together they made franchise history.

Bishop and Khudobin teamed up for the first combined shutout for the Dallas Stars in a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa scored for the ...

DENVER (AP) — Given the company on his line, Gabriel Landeskog has a tendency to be overlooked.

That’s perfectly fine with the Colorado captain.

Landeskog scored twice, including the winner with 3:20 remaining, Mikko Rantanen added two more on the power play and the Avalanche ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — On a night when they didn’t necessarily play their best game, the San Jose Sharks found a way to rise to the occasion.

Timo Meier scored two goals, Logan Couture had two assists and San Jose defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 Thursday.

After totaling 10 goals in ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ducks coach Randy Carlyle has called Ondrej Kase the “Energizer Bunny” of his team.

Kase certainly had plenty of jump Wednesday night, rallying Anaheim to its seventh victory in eight games.

The 23-year-old forward from the Czech Republic got his first NHL hat ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights know the importance of winning at home.

Last season they went 29-10-2 on home ice during the regular season, en route to their remarkable run to the Stanley Cup Final.

This year, once again, the defending Western Conference champions are ...

DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn kept up his scoring binge and helped the Dallas Stars get another win.

Benn scored his fifth goal in six games, and the Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Monday night.

“Jamie Benn has been phenomenal all year,” Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. “It’s ...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn took full advantage of a poor defensive effort by the Calgary Flames.

Seguin scored 24 seconds into overtime, with an assist from Benn, to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over Calgary on Wednesday night.

Benn knocked the puck ...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ken Hitchcock earned his first home victory as coach of the Edmonton Oilers against his former team.

Oscar Klefbom scored his first goal of the season in overtime, leading Edmonton to a 1-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

“In our division, I ...

DENVER (AP) — A late rally by Colorado spoiled Jim Montgomery’s return to Denver.

J.T. Compher and Mikko Rantanen scored 45 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Avalanche rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night.

Rantanen also had an assist, and Nathan ...

DALLAS (AP) — Miro Heiskanen and the Dallas Stars’ new defense stepped up — on offense — Friday night.

Heiskanen, a rookie, had his first two-goal game, and the Stars, behind four goals from defensemen, rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4.

“I think it was the most shots that got ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Filip Chytil is having quite the scoring run, and the New York Rangers could not be happier.

Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal 4:32 into the third period to rally the New York Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. The 21st overall pick in the 2017 NHL ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Urged to shoot more, Esa Lindell came through with his first career multigoal game to help the Dallas Stars get a big road win.

Lindell scored twice during Dallas’ four-goal second period and the Stars beat the New York Islanders 6-2 Sunday.

″(Assistant coach Rick ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Urged to shoot more, Esa Lindell came through with his first career multi-goal game to help the Dallas Stars get a big road win.

Lindell scored twice during Dallas’ four-goal second period and the Stars beat the New York Islanders 6-2 Sunday.

″(Assistant coach Rick ...

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Dickinson buried a rebound 1:34 into overtime, Ben Bishop made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 on Friday night.

Dickinson and Mattias Janmark led a 2-on-1 against goalie Tuukka Rask. Janmark shot from the left side, and the rebound slid to ...

DALLAS (AP) — Mattias Ekholm started overtime in the penalty box. He finished it off with the winning goal.

Ekholm scored 2:27 into overtime, and the Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday.

Ekholm was penalized for cross checking with 14 seconds left in ...

DALLAS (AP) — Devin Shore believes in linemate Tyler Seguin — and in the hockey concept of puck luck.

Shore scored his second goal of the game to break a tie, Anton Khudobin tied a season high with 33 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Thursday night.

Dillon ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky has been going through a rough patch, but his performance against the Dallas Stars should go a long way toward pushing his confidence level back up.

Bobrovsky, a former Vezina Trophy winner in the last year of his contract with Columbus, was 3-6 this ...

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand had very little room and not much time.

He got the right bounce.

Marchand banked home a power-play goal off the far post from the bottom of the right circle 4:29 into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins over the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Monday night.

“I ...

BOSTON (AP) — The World Series champion Red Sox completed their tour of the three other major Boston-area professional sports teams Monday night, bringing their recently captured trophy to a Bruins game.

Owner John Henry, president Sam Kennedy and pitcher Joe Kelly were on hand for a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Remembering recent failures when it comes to extending winning streaks and fearing the defending Stanley Cup champions turned out to be a perfect recipe for the Dallas Stars.

Dallas started fast with two goals 10 seconds apart and finished strong in a 4-3 overtime victory ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Ben Bishop turned away Artturi Lehkonen on a potentially game-changing penalty shot, and Devin Shore and the Dallas Stars rolled from there.

Shore had a goal and two assists, Bishop stopped 34 shots and the Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday ...

DETROIT (AP) — Anthony Mantha had a goal called back before scoring anyway and the Detroit Red Wings won at home for the first time this season with a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday.

Mantha, who has struggled early in the season, had an apparent power-play goal disallowed in ...

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Dickinson held his confidence, even when he was a healthy scratch the first two games of the season.

On a night of many first, Dickinson had two goals and an assist in his first multipoint game, and the Dallas Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Thursday.

“I felt ...

DALLAS (AP) — Limited to 11 forwards because of injuries, the Dallas Stars got the game they needed from top scorers Jason Spezza and John Klingberg.

Spezza and Klingberg each had a goal and an assist and the Stars snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles ...