
Given their up and down play of late, it was important for the Stars to end this road trip with two points. To come into this building, obviously they’ve been playing really well, so to get a win is huge.” “We’ve got to keep plugging away and try to win those games in hand that we have.


“We all knew how important this game was for us,” goaltender Jake Oettinger said. They have 21 games left, three more than the closest team they’re chasing: the Vegas Golden Knights. The Stars won for just the second time in six games and moved one point back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Roope Hintz scored twice on the power play to compensate for Alex Ovechkin’s 40th goal of the season, leading the Dallas Stars to an important 3-2 victory Sunday against the Washington Capitals.
