Joe Pavelski
T-Mobile Arena stands in Las Vegas before an NHL hockey game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. The arena is the site for this year's NHL All-Star game. (AP Photo/David Becker)
NHL All-Stars sad to miss Olympics, but happy to be in Vegas

By Greg Beacham Feb. 04, 2022 04:21 PM EST

Dallas Stars' Jason Robertson, right, celebrates his game winning goal with John Klingberg during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Monday, May 10, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Stars miss playoffs by following Cup Final with 14 OT losses

By Stephen Hawkins May. 11, 2021 06:14 PM EDT

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss (29) stops a Dallas Stars' Esa Lindell (23) shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Newly acquired Jakub Vrana scores 4, Red Wings top Stars 7-3

By Larry Lage Apr. 22, 2021 10:27 PM EDT

Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness, rear, gives instructions from the bench in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Dallas, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The Stars' Joe Pavelski, bottom left, Ty Dellandrea (10), Andrew Cogliano (11), linesman Libor Suchanek and Jason Robertson (21) look on at play. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Long road for Cup runner-up Stars to get back in playoffs

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 21, 2021 04:12 PM EDT

Dallas Stars' Nick Caamano (17) helps clear the puck away from the net as goaltender Anton Khudobin watches during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Radulov, Pavelski 2 goals as Stars beat Preds 7-0 in opener

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 22, 2021 11:34 PM EST

FILE - Dallas Stars' Alexander Radulov (47), John Klingberg (3) and Joe Pavelski (16) celebrate a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of an NHL hockey Western Conference playoff game in Edmonton, Alberta, in this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, file photo. The Dallas Stars feel like they have something to prove after falling short in the Stanley Cup Final last season. The relish the opportunity for a better start this season and carry over the success they had in the NHL bubble. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Stars have 'something to prove' after Stanley Cup final run

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 05, 2021 09:20 PM EST

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo, San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton (19) moves the puck as Chicago Blackhawks' Brandon Saad (20) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed 41-year-old forward Thornton to a one-year, $700,000 contract Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
Joe Thornton points to talk with Joe Montana in Toronto move

Oct. 18, 2020 11:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 file photo, Vegas Golden Knights left wing Max Pacioretty (67) skates with the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Las Vegas. The Dallas Stars were in a miserable stretch when the NHL season came to a sudden and unexpected stop 4 1/2 months ago. Vegas was playing some of its best hockey after a coaching change. Both now have the same chance of being the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, and a better chance to re-acclimate to playing again than having to jump right into a playoff series for the resumption of this unprecedented season because of the coronavirus.(AP Photo/David Becker, File)
Knights were on a roll and Stars struggled before NHL halted

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 28, 2020 07:04 PM EDT