The Stars will not clinch a playoff spot, for now. Tough game that was mostly controlled by Vegas. Now we shall see if Utah wins (up 2-1 now) and gets the Stars an 'X' next to their name (on either side, okay Owen Newkirk??). DLLS postgame coming up!

Bold strategy from Dallas here. See how it works out for them.

Hryckowian again showed that extra level of patience with the puck, taking his time to hold, turn, and fire a perfect bank pass behind the net onto the tape of Blackwell. Hill went full crazy mode to keep out the chance from Steel at the end of it.

Even better with the break dance spin at the end of it. DeSmith actually didn't read that right away either, went for the poke and was off balance. But when you're that athletic, it doesn't matter. WOW.

Not sure what Eichel could possibly be yelling at Bourque for or arguing with the official about?

Such a Justin Hryckowian goal. Blocked Blackwell's shot standing in front of the net, then buried on the backhand. Grimaced to contain his excitement.

Wyatt Johnston has done it. Most PPG in a single season in franchise history (23). And it comes how so many of them have, tic-tac-toe from the bumper.

How about Johnston knocking down flat that waist high saucer pass from Bourque through traffic?

As we all expected, Brayden McNabb danced Miro Heiskanen to open the scoring.

Jim Nill on the Ticket: - Rantanen will keep skating with the team and travel on this four-game road trip. Hope he can play by end of trip. - Hintz and Faksa are still not skating. No timetable for Faksa... They expect Hintz back by playoffs and hope the same(ish) for Faksa.

One point tonight against Vegas or a Utah win vs LA in any fashion means this: DAL ❎

Nils Lundkvist just pond hockey banked the puck off the back of his own net to reverse it to his D partner. Sick.

Looks like Hartman tried to drop gloves with Bunting during that scrum.

What an odd play.

Stars going with the same lineup as Wednesday in Colorado. Bastian stays in after his lethal assist. Oettinger starts in his home state. Per @mikeheika audio.

This is what Tyler Myers would look like standing next to the Florida Freshman.

Absolutely amazing. Dallas has signed forward Dylan Hryckowian (yes, his brother) to a two-year, entry-level contract out of Northeastern. The Dallas Hryckowians.

Nate Bastian on his assist to Jason Robertson last night (first with a straight face, then a big smile): "Yeah, I saw him on the other side, so I ripped it off the post trying to get it right on his tape."

The gap is now just two points for the Central Division, Western Conference, and President's Trophy.

Honestly not sure why Robertson keeps going to that move. Wedgewood has beaten him on it multiple times this season.

What a freaking back check by Harley and what a sequence between Robertson and Wedgewood.

Dallas will leave Denver either two or four points behind Colorado in the Central Division.

Of course.

I have not loved the officiating tonight.

That Oettinger blocker save launched the puck clear out of the arena and into the lap of a laughing Golden Face.

For both teams, but especially Dallas, winning this game in regulation is huge.

Two minutes for a penalty and two minutes for embellishment is the absolute dumbest thing in hockey.

TEN BELL

The pace in these Dallas-Colorado matchups is crazy.

What a funky goal lol. Bastian dings a fairly slow wrister off a stick and off the near post, and then Wedgewood gets a piece of Robertson's rebound with his stick while sprawling to his right. Stars on the board.

Tyler Myers and Parker Kelly have met again. Yowchy. Kelly may want to avoid No. 57 for the rest of this game.

Colorado's PP is elite... Against the Dallas Stars. And only against the Dallas Stars.

Not much push offensively, but Dallas doing an excellent job protecting the house in its own end.

"We haven't talked about the standings once this year. It's 82 games. You can talk about it at Game 63 or 74, it doesn't matter. We're just kind of sticking to our script." #TexasHockey | @DLLS_Stars

The Dallas Stars signed 6-foot-6 former Michigan Tech/Lindenwood defenseman, Jack Anderson, to a two-year entry level contract. Anderson had 11 goals and 24 points in 39 games with Tech in his senior season. College FA signings are proving to be important lately…

A rare tough night for Casey DeSmith. Not a clean game for Dallas overall. Looks like the streak will remain tied at 15 games. Until next time.

Pretty sure Lian Bichsel just left for the final 8.5 seconds of the period. Don’t believe there were any penalties called. He just bounced lol.

Jason Robertson doesn’t look like a super strong guy. But does he ever use his size to get to tough areas of the ice and his reach to hold onto pucks while doing it? Wow.

Stars morning skate lines ahead of Utah: Robertson - Johnston - Bourque Steel - Duchene - Benn Bunting - Hryckowian - Blackwell Bäck - Hyry - Erne
 Lindell - Heiskanen Harley - Lundkvist Bichsel - Myers DeSmith Oettinger

Expecting the same lineup tonight vs Utah other than maybe Adam Erne coming back in. Casey DeSmith seems like the starter, with Jake Oettinger taking the huge game Wednesday in Denver.

I believe Thomas Harley set a franchise record for career OT goals by a defenseman with his 7th tonight. John Klingberg held the record with six. Harley had already tied Klingberg and Tyler Seguin for most in a single season (3 in 2023-24). Kid is pretty good at 3-on-3.

For the first time since the 1998-1999 Cup team, the Stars have points in 15 straight games. Yet, pretty much every player is still pissed about and bringing up losing to Colorado LOL.

Thomas Harley ends it and saves the mini collapse. I think that’s his first OT goal ever. Right?

Somehow, someway... This game, which Detroit was barely in for 45 minutes, is tied. Barf.

As a former goalie in multiple sports, that one hurts my heart. No goalie has completely avoided that mistake in their career. Oettinger has been great, time for his team to win this one for him.

Heiskanen and Harley going after Compher for just a little extra whack at Oettinger's pads is all you need to know about the difference of these Stars.

Stars warmup lines vs Detroit: Robertson - Johnston - Bourque Steel - Duchene - Benn Bunting - Hryckowian - Blackwell Bäck - Hyry - Bastian
 Lindell - Heiskanen Harley - Lundkvist Bichsel - Myers Oettinger DeSmith

Jake Oettinger starts vs Detroit tonight. While there has been some chatter about his overall numbers, Oettinger is 10-0-1 in his last 11 starts with a 2.50 GAA. He keeps opponents under three goals, a huge part of the record. It's a race to three in this league.

Stars morning skate lines ahead of DET: Robertson - Johnston - Bourque Steel - Duchene - Benn Bunting - Hryckowian - Blackwell Bäck - Hyry - Bastian
 Lindell - Heiskanen Harley - Lundkvist Bichsel - Myers Oettinger DeSmith

Just got passed by a Wings fan on inline skates near the AAC. Pretty sure he had white gloves, a 90s Wings snapback, and a Stanley Cup Champs shirt. I think it was Sergei Fedorov.