These Stars put the puck in the net better than they did last season, and maybe better than they ever have.
Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson celebrates his first period goal against the Buffalo Sabres in the first period at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, April 9, 2024.. But we have reached the point where not much matters until the last two.
If you prefer more recent history, Vegas had a surprisingly hot Adin Hill in net a year ago when beating Dallas and winning the Cup, but the Golden Knights scored 88 goals in 22 games. A year earlier Colorado won the Cup with Darcy Kuemper in net. He was in the league eight years before becoming a regular in Arizona. Kuemper’s backup Pavel Francouz went 6-0 in that playoff run with a 2.81 goals against average. The full-throttle Avalanche scored 85 goals in 20 games.
“They say it’s a race to three goals, and we can get to three goals pretty quickly,’’ coach Pete DeBoer said. “We score a lot easier than teams they’ve had here in the past, so that’s a great luxury to have.’Scoring depth goes a long way toward success in the playoffs. Veteran Jamie Benn plays on a line these days with Johnston and Logan Stankoven ,. He had 10 goals in 10 games prior to Buffalo.
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