Posts About "Anton Khudobin"
Stars Advance to 5th Cup Final in Franchise History After Game 5 OT Win
September 15th, 2020 If we told you back in March that the Dallas Stars would be playing for the 2020 Stanley Cup you’d probably have told us to delete our account. But this has been a year and a season unlike any other. The Stars entered Game 5 of the West Finals up three games to one and then entered the final 19:45 of the third period trailing...
Golden Knights' Offense Continues to Be Their Kryptonite
September 14th, 2020 Upon entering the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars, the Vegas Golden Knights seemed to be following an interesting trend. Their offense is producing high-quality chances and generating plenty of shots, but they cannot find the back of the net. This unusual combination of the large amounts of shots and minimal goals has...
Kraken Goalie Options Emerging in 2020 Playoffs
September 13th, 2020 There is no worse feeling than watching a goalie stay down after an opposing player crashes the net. So much of a championship calibre team relies on the goalie. The key saves, the steady confidence, and the knowledge that the offense can take the odd risk because their goalie will shut the door if things don't work out. When the...
Stars One Game from Stanley Cup Final After Game 4 Win
September 13th, 2020 The Dallas Stars just put a stranglehold on the Western Conference Final by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4. The Golden Knights were a heavy favorite in this series and have seemed to struggle with the pressure of being down 0-1 and then 1-2. Though they outshot the Stars 33-20, they could not get the timely goals when they...
3 Takeaways from Stars' Game 2 Loss
September 9th, 2020 In Game 2 of the Western Conference Final, we saw the series' second shutout. This time, Robin Lehner got the start and posted his fourth clean sheet of the 2020 playoffs. The Vegas Golden Knights definitely shook off whatever plagued them in Game 1 and came out flying. They were all over the Dallas Stars, who were lucky to end the...
3 Takeaways From the Stars 1-0 Game 1 Win Over Vegas
September 7th, 2020 The game plan coming into the West Finals likely wasn’t to win the game 1-0, but after scoring on their first shot that’s just how this game evolved and one goal was all that the Dallas Stars needed to win Game 1 over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Stars stifled and stymied the Golden Knights in all three zones for about 45 minutes...
Devils Can Address Goaltending Needs in Free Agency
September 7th, 2020 Goaltending has long been a problem for the New Jersey Devils, to the point where general manager Tom Fitzgerald has to make a move of some sort this offseason. Because if they don't shore things up in net, it'll be hard for the team to take a step forward in 2020-21. Fortunately, there's a pretty decent group of...
3 Takeaways from Stars’ Game 6 Loss
September 3rd, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche forced Game 7 against the Dallas Stars after being down 3-1 in the series, winning both Games 5 and 6. After Miro Heiskanen scored first in Game 6, the Avalanche put one past Anton Khudobin in each period, then added an empty-net goal by Nathan MacKinnon to seal the win. MacKinnon is having himself a postseason,...
Maple Leafs Are Right to Explore Life After Andersen
August 31st, 2020 Following last week's blockbuster trade that saw Kasperi Kapanen shipped off to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a bunch of goodies, it's clear that the Toronto Maple Leafs are officially open for business. And after an unceremonious qualifying-round loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, it's no surprise that general manager Kyle...
3 Takeaways From the Stars’ Pivotal Game 5 Win
August 19th, 2020 The Dallas Stars played perhaps their best game in the 2020 Playoffs and came away with a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames in a pivotal Game 5. With the win, the Stars can now punch their ticket to the second round and extinguish the Flames for good on Thursday in Game 6. Dallas’ defense was on point for the majority of the game and...
Stars Dominate Flames in Game 3 but Can't Solve Talbot
August 16th, 2020 Cam Talbot was a bit of a surprise start in net for the Calgary Flames. Not that he hasn’t been good. In fact, Talbot has been excellent in six starts posting a .927 save percentage (SV%) with four wins and two losses before Game 3 against the Dallas Stars. That included the five goals he let in Game 2. Cam Talbot, Calgary Flames...
3 Takeaways from Stars’ Game 1 Loss to Flames
August 12th, 2020 It definitely wasn’t the prettiest Game 1 in the history of the Dallas Stars franchise and whether they lost by three goals or one goal, all it counts as is just one loss. After their 3-2 loss to open the series against the Calgary Flames there is work to do and they have the right group to do it. The Flames looked like a team that...
4 Takeaways from Stars' Second Round-Robin Game
August 6th, 2020 The Dallas Stars were completely outplayed in their second round-robin game against the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 Playoffs. The Avalanche won 4-0 Avalanche, but it could have been double digits. The Stars failed to convert offensively and defensively, weren’t nearly good enough. They entered the round-robin as the 4th seed and it...
