Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz skates against the Utah Hockey Club during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Dallas. The Stars won 3-2 in overtime.(Julio Cortez ...

Despite not having their best game after a big win in Washington the night before, the Canadiens were able to hold the Dallas Stars to just one goal through regulation on Saturday, and Patrik Laine’s power-play goal was enough to make that count for a point as the Habs fell in the shootout.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 2025

Dallas is like the Leafs in a lot of ways: they have very good goaltending and a power play that looks like it should be good, but usually doesn't score. There's one big difference – the Stars are very good at controlling possession and getting good enough quality in their shots for and against.

The Dallas Stars face the Ottawa Senators Sunday night for the second and final time this season. Entering Sunday's match, the Stars are 26-13-1 while the Senators are 19-18-3. Dallas took game one of the season series on Jan. 2 in a 4-2 win.

It turns out Patrik Laine still isn’t able to go for the Canadiens, meaning the forward corps will be the same as it was last night in Washington. However, David Savard is ready to play following his recovery from a minor injury, and that should help to balance the blue-line deployment that was heavily skewed to the top two pairings last night.

Hintz notched an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Senators. Hintz set up Jason Robertson for the opening goal just 4:31 into the game. Playmaking has been hard to come by ...

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews hit Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz in the open ice during Tuesday game. The Dallas Stars lost forward Roope Hintz during the first period of Tuesday ...