Stars @ Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 - Saturday, April 01, 2017
The Carolina Hurricanes fell six points behind in the race for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference, losing 3-0 to the Dallas Stars at PNC Arena. It ended Carolina's 13-game point streak (9-0-4). Cam Ward made 21 saves for the Hurricanes (35-28-14). Jason Spezza scored in the second period, and Kari Lehtonen made 25 saves for the Stars (32-35-11), who have been eliminated from playoff contention. Lehtonen had to make several difficult saves, including a close-range stop against Teuvo Teravainen early in the third period, but the Stars defense limited traffic in front of net and second chances. John Klingberg scored an empty-net goal with 1:57 remaining, and Devin Shore made it 3-0 with an empty-net goal 32 seconds later.
Stars @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3-6 - Sunday, April 02, 2017
The Tampa Bay Lightning moved within three points of third place in the Atlantic Division with a 6-3 win against the Dallas Stars at Amalie Arena. The Lightning (39-29-10), who are 5-0-1 in their past six games, trail the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators by three points in the race for third in the division. Tampa Bay has four games remaining, and Toronto and Ottawa, which holds the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference, each has five. The Lightning will start a three-game road trip Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, who are in second place in the Atlantic Division, four points ahead of Tampa Bay. Adam Erne scored twice, Ondrej Palat had a goal and two assists, and Braydon Coburn, Brayden Point and Anton Stralman each scored. Peter Budaj made 23 saves for his 30th win of the season, third with the Lightning since being acquired Feb. 26 in a trade from the Los Angeles Kings. Gemel Smith, Jason Spezza and Brett Ritchie scored, and defenseman Esa Lindell had three assists for the Stars (32-36-11). Kari Lehtonen made 19 saves. Erne gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 11:27 of the first period when he went wide around Stars defenseman Dan Hamhuis on the right side before dragging the puck around Lehtonen at the top of the crease and scoring inside the left post. Smith tied the game 1-1 at 1:49 of the second period when he scored off a deflection of a Lindell shot. Spezza gave the Stars a 2-1 lead at 10:57 of the second when he beat Budaj with a wrist shot into the left corner of the net from the top of the right faceoff circle. Coburn scored his fourth goal of the season to tie the game 2-2 with 18 seconds left in the second. The Lightning scored four of five goals in the third period. Point gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead at 5:43. Rookie defenseman Jake Dotchin passed to Point, who was open in the slot and beat Lehtonen. Palat put Tampa Bay up 4-2 with a 4-on-3 power-play goal at 13:27 off a backhand feed from Jonathan Drouin. Erne scored his second goal of the night, third of the season, at 14:37 to make it 5-2. Ritchie got Dallas within 5-3 on a power-play goal at 16:40. Stralman scored into an empty net with 1.4 seconds left to make it 6-3. Lightning coach Jon Cooper won a challenge at 4:30 of the second period, getting an apparent Smith goal overturned when video review showed he was offside before scoring. The Stars had two more goals waved off late in the third period. With 1:13 left, an apparent Tyler Seguin goal was overturned when video review showed his stick was above the crossbar when he contacted the puck. Then, with about 30 seconds left, Julius Honka's wrist shot knocked off Budaj's mask, causing referee Tim Peel to blow his whistle before Cody Eakin put the rebound in the net.
Phoenix Coyotes @ Stars 2-3 OT - Tuesday, April 04, 2017
Julius Honka scored with 1:15 remaining in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win against the Coyotes at American Airlines Center. Honka's first NHL goal came on a slap shot from the slot. Antti Niemi made 24 saves for Dallas (33-36-11). Brett Ritchie gave the Stars a 1-0 lead at 13:54 of the first period after a giveaway by Anthony DeAngelo in front of the net. Christian Dvorak won a faceoff back to DeAngelo, who inadvertently passed the puck to Ritchie, who scored his 16th goal of the season. The Stars took a 2-0 lead at 17:12 of the first period. Adam Cracknell forced a turnover and Jason Dickinson scored on a wrist shot for his first goal of the season. On the next shift, Dvorak scored on a rebound to make it 2-1 at 17:24. Dallas had a several chances to extend its lead in the second period, but Radek Faksa's shot at an open net was blocked by Peter Holland, and Jason Spezza hit the crossbar. Phoenix tied the game 2-2 at 15:33 of the third period when Anthony Duclair scored off a pass from Max Domi from behind the net.
Nashville Predators @ Stars 7-3 - Thursday, April 06, 2017
The Nashville Predators remain in contention for third place in the Central Division after a 7-3 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.
Viktor Arvidsson had an NHL career-high four points (two goals, two assists), and Craig Smith had two goals and an assist for Nashville (41-28-12), which trails the St. Louis Blues by one point for third place in the division. The Blues, who defeated the Florida Panthers 6-3, would have secured third if the Predators lost. Nashville and the Calgary Flames are tied for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. Each has one game remaining. Calgary holds the first tiebreaker, regulation/overtime wins (ROW), 41-39. Jason Spezza, Radek Faksa and Jason Dickinson scored in the second period for the Stars (33-37-11). The Predators scored four goals on 12 shots in the first period. Arvidsson scored to put the Predators up 1-0 1:06 into the game when he beat goalie Antti Niemi through the five-hole off a pass from Smith, who made it 2-0 at 13:02 when scored on the rush. Niemi was replaced by Kari Lehtonen after he allowed two goals on eight shots. Kevin Fiala made it 3-0 at 18:16 on a wrist shot, and Arvidsson pushed the lead to 4-0 at 18:52 when his shot banked in off Jamie Oleksiak's skate for his 31st goal. Harry Zolnierczyk gave Nashville a 5-0 lead 1:06 into the second period. Spezza beat goalie Juuse Saros with a wrist shot at 2:47 to make it 5-1, and Faksa deflected a Dan Hamhuis shot to make it 5-2 at 10:30. Dickinson scored on the rebound of a Faksa shot at 12:51 to get Dallas within 5-3. Defenseman Roman Josi scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 2:33 left in the second to give Nashville a 6-3 lead, and Smith scored his second of the game at 13:52 of the third to make it 7-3. Saros made 30 saves, and Lehtonen had 21 on 26 shots.
Colorado Avalanche @ Stars 4-3 SO - Saturday, April 08, 2017
Tyler Seguin scored the only goal in the shootout and the Dallas Stars defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at American Airlines Center. Kari Lehtonen stopped Matt Duchene, Nathan MacKinnon, and Mikko Rantanen to seal the win in the final game of the season for the Stars (34-37-11). Jeremy Smith made 42 saves for the Avalanche (22-55-4), who have one game remaining. Dallas appeared to have won the game with 1:08 remaining in overtime when John Klingberg scored on a wrist shot, but Colorado challenged the play was offside and the goal was overturned. Devin Shore gave the Stars a 1-0 lead at 13:40 of the first period. Greg Pateryn took the initial shot that was deflected by Cody Eakin and snuck through Smith. The puck sat in the crease before Shore went to the net and scored his 13th goal. Jamie Benn pushed the lead to 2-0 37 seconds into the second on the power play. Rantanen scored to make it 2-1 at 17:35 when he deflected Tyson Barrie's point shot past Lehtonen. Gabriel Landeskog tied it 2-2 on a deflection at 5:37 of third period. MacKinnon gave Colorado a 3-2 lead at 8:24 on the power play on another tipped shot. Seguin tied it 3-3 at 13:44 when he deflected Esa Lindell's point shot past Smith.
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