The 2013 NHL playoffs are almost upon us. There four places up for grabs in the Eastern conference with five teams in a realistic shout of claiming them. Meanwhile, the St Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks should assure themselves a playoff berth mathematically pretty soon leaving two more places to compete for between five [...]

We’ve entered the final couple of weeks of the season and the playoff race is heating up. In the Western conference the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks are mathematically guaranteed a playoff berth. It seems pretty likely that the Vancouver Canucks will join them pretty soon. That realistically leaves eight teams battling for the five [...]

In 2011-12, the Pacific division was the most exciting competition in the NHL. The division title was up for grabs between four teams up until the last weekend and four Pacific teams were vying for three places at the end of the season. In the end the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup and [...]

The Dallas Stars have missed the playoffs in four straight seasons, just barely in each of the past three years. The season started with the promise of some major UFA additions to the forward group most notably Derek Roy, Jaromir Jagr and Ray Whitney. However, a 2-4-1 record in January, where the team scored just [...]

One of the biggest remaining restricted free agents Jamie Benn has ended his holdover signing a new deal with the Dallas Stars. Joe Nieuwendyk announced the news that one of Dallas’ top players had been locked up for the next five years. Meanwhile, interesting news developed in Russia, where Colorado’s Ryan O’Reilly terminated his contract [...]

The Pacific division produced the two Western conference finalists in the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes and the eventual Stanley Cup champions in the Kings. This division featured one of the most fascinating division races in 2011-12 as well and it looks set to be tight once again in 2013. Hockey Schedule offers a [...]

ESPN has reported today on the contract statuses of a pair of very high profile restricted free agents. Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars are reportedly very close to completing a new deal, while PK Subban and the Montreal Canadiens are perhaps a little bit further apart.

Kari Lehtonen has long been recognised as a supremely talented goaltender. The 28-year old possesses great natural size and brings excellent athleticism to his game. He was drafted second overall in the 2002 NHL entry draft by the Atlanta Thrashers and was quickly ear-marked as a key part of the expansion franchise’s hopes.

The Pacific division ultimately produced the Stanley Cup champion in Los Angeles Kings. The race for playoff spots and the division title was incredibly competitive between the Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars. This is a division that has five competitive teams who will be aiming to compete again in [...]

The NHL regular season looks set to be delayed, but hopes remain that a new CBA can be agreed and that 2012-13 will not be too disrupted. One team that will be especially hopeful of that is the Dallas Stars, who have missed the playoffs in the past four seasons. It has been made worse [...]