NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have found a perfect combination for the start of the season.

Kyle Palmieri scores early and goaltender Keith Kinkaid makes the lead stand up.

Palmieri scored his seventh goal in four games, Kinkaid stopped 24 shots for his second shutout and ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have found a perfect combination for the start of the season.

Kyle Palmieri scores early and goaltender Keith Kinkaid makes the lead stand up.

Palmieri scored his seventh goal in four games, Kinkaid stopped 24 shots for his second shutout and ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — For the first time in a long time, the Ottawa Senators are having fun and picking up wins at the same time.

Craig Anderson made 37 saves to lead the Senators to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday night.

Ottawa is also getting contributions from its ...

DALLAS (AP) — John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs are just getting used to each other.

So far, so good.

Tavares and Auston Matthews each had two goals, and the high-scoring Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly had a ...

DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn wasn’t impressed with his 600th career point, or his 601st.

Those two power-play goals, and three others by his linemates, were more than enough for the Dallas Stars to beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Saturday night.

When asked whether he’d thought about 600, ...

DALLAS (AP) — Jim Montgomery didn’t pause very long to savor a win in his NHL coaching debut.

The Dallas Stars coach isn’t even sure it counts.

“First of all, players win games,” Montgomery said after Devin Shore, Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg scored less than two minutes ...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have acquired defenseman Connor Carrick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional draft pick next year.

Toronto made the deal Monday, sending Carrick to Dallas for a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft. That will become a sixth-round selection if ...

DALLAS STARS

LAST SEASON: 42-32-8. Sixth in Central Division.

COACH: Jim Montgomery (first season, first NHL season).

ADDED: LW Blake Comeau, RW Valeri Nichushkin, D Roman Polak, G Anton Khudobin.

LOST: F Antoine Roussel, F Curtis McKenzie. D Dan Hamhuis, D Greg Pateryn, ...

DALLAS (AP) — This is the third season in a row the Dallas Stars have a different coach and a different style. They’re ready to have some fun with the guy fresh out of college.

After the differing approaches of grizzled veterans Lindy Ruff and then Ken Hitchcock in a one-season return of ...

The Dallas Stars will move forward with their new coach and a familiar young face after missing out on the NHL’s top free agent.

General manager Jim Nill started another long offseason for the Stars without postseason play by hiring coach Jim Montgomery out of the college ranks in early ...

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars are celebrating 25 years in Texas by hosting the NHL draft for the first time.

The headliner for the home team had a little anniversary of his own: retired franchise icon Mike Modano marking 30 years since he was the No. 1 overall pick by helping introduce ...

DALLAS (AP) — When Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill started his third coaching search in five years, he took a look at their talented roster that is still among the youngest in the NHL.

Their new coach is certainly accustomed to dealing with youth.

Jim Montgomery was introduced ...

DENVER (AP) — The Dallas Stars reached into the collegiate ranks to find their new head coach.

It’s a strategy that’s certainly working out well in Philadelphia.

The Stars will hire the University of Denver’s Jim Montgomery as their next coach, a person with knowledge of the ...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ken Hitchcock wasn’t sure how long he would coach the Dallas Stars the second time around after 15 years away.

Turned out to be one season.

The coach who led Dallas to its only Stanley Cup championship retired Friday, ending a 22-year career as the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars won’t be in the playoffs. Still, they gave the Los Angeles Kings a good preview of how tough raising the Stanley Cup might be.

Benn had a natural hat trick in the first period and the Stars beat the Kings 4-2 on Saturday night.

It ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Even after a tremendous late-season surge capped by seven straight home victories, the Anaheim Ducks’ playoff position won’t be determined until the final day of the regular season.

The Ducks are grateful to be pushed, and they plan to keep shoving deep into the NHL ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Calling it “a lucky play,” Jamie Benn stole the puck from Tomas Hertl and scored the go-ahead goal with 3:06 left before tacking on an empty-netter for the hat trick in the Dallas Stars’ 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

“It was just a read,” ...

DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin’s first 40-goal season likely will end with the Dallas Stars missing the playoffs for the second straight year.

And the win that came with the high-scoring forward’s personal milestone is a little too late for their dwindling postseason hopes.

Seguin’s

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Dumba and the Minnesota Wild started a defining two-game stretch against the Dallas Stars with a determined performance.

They’re one step closer to a spot in the playoffs.

“That was what fueled the fire, just wanting to bury these guys,” Dumba said. “Not ...

DALLAS (AP) — Reid Boucher and Nic Dowd are near the bottom of Vancouver’s scoring leaderboard, with the Canucks sitting near the bottom of the standings.

They combined to help Vancouver pull Dallas down toward the bottom Sunday night.

Boucher and Dowd each scored on the power play ...

DALLAS (AP) — Once the Boston Bruins broke through in the third period, they couldn’t be stopped.

David Pastrnak snapped a tie with 12 seconds left and the Bruins scored three straight goals in the third to rally past the fading Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.

“We said between ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — All it took was a failed clear, a few passes and a one-timer for the Washington Capitals to earn a big win and hand the Dallas Stars a devastating loss.

John Carlson’s winner with five minutes remaining gave Washington a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night to extend its lead ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Patrik Laine promised he’ll do better next time. At least until he gets the better of Alex Ovechkin.

Laine scored twice to extend his point streak to 15 games and tie Ovechkin for the NHL goal lead, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday night ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — With their own playoff hopes long gone, the Ottawa Senators are taking great satisfaction in making life harder for those still fighting for a spot.

Mike Hoffman scored his 22nd goal at 3:26 of overtime and the Senators beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — James van Riemsdyk thought about the possibility of back-to-back hat tricks. Then again, five goals over two nights and a career milestone will do just fine.

Van Riemsdyk had two goals and an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres ...

TORONTO (AP) — James van Riemsdyk had his third career hat trick and Mitch Marner scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift Toronto over the Dallas Stars 6-5 on Wednesday night, extending the Maple Leafs’ franchise-record home winning streak to 11 games.

Marner beat Kari Lehtonen in ...

TORONTO (AP) — Curtis McElhinney was doing the usual work of a backup goalie at the end of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ bench midway through the second period. Moments later — and to almost everyone’s surprise — he was in the middle of the action.

“I’m sitting there (charting) faceoffs,” ...

MONTREAL (AP) — A high-intensity hockey game between the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens took a dangerous turn in the third period, when Andrew Shaw left with an injury.

Montreal defeated Dallas 4-2 on Tuesday night but the game went sour when Shaw hobbled off the ice after a ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jamie Oleksiak scored a goal against his former team to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Sunday night.

Oleksiak scored his fifth of the season, while Evgeni Malkin got his 39th and added an assist. Patric Hornqvist scored a power-play goal, his ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin is in the midst of a scoring race, while the Pittsburgh Penguins compete for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division. Teammate Jamie Oleksiak helped the cause with a goal against his former team.

Malkin and Oleksiak both scored to help the Penguins beat ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators talk about everything and shy away from nothing.

Right now, they have an awful lot to discuss.

Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots, Ryan Hartman scored at 5:33 of the third period and the Predators beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 Tuesday night for ...

DALLAS (AP) — Craig Anderson was in good spirits after Erik Karlsson’s goal 2:19 into overtime lifted the Ottawa Senators over the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.

Anderson, who made 31 saves, spoke tongue-in-cheek about 3-on-3 play in OT and even threw in a Scandinavian ...

DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn turned another tying goal late in regulation into the extra point for the Dallas Stars in the tight Western Conference playoff race.

Benn scored 3:04 into overtime after Alexander Radulov’s tying tally in the final three minutes of regulation, and the Stars rallied ...

DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn turned another tying goal late in regulation into the extra point for the Dallas Stars in the tight Western Conference playoff race.

Benn scored 3:04 into overtime after Alexander Radulov’s tying tally in the final three minutes of regulation, and the Stars rallied ...

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars needed a big performance from goaltender Ben Bishop to maintain their position in the playoff race, and they got one.

Bishop made 38 saves, and Dallas blanked Calgary 2-0 on Tuesday night for his 24th career shutout and fifth this season.

“Ben was ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Miller couldn’t help but crack a smile when remembering the mess the Anaheim Ducks found themselves in.

After two Ducks players put the puck over the glass on back-to-back plays while already on the penalty kill in the third period, Miller just dug in and helped ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mikkel Boedker might be playing his best hockey with the Sharks.

“Yeah, I think that’s pretty fair to say,” Boedker said after scoring twice in San Jose’s 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. “I think it’s going well, capitalizing on the chances and paying ...