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Ovechkin, His Milestone Goals & the Goalies He Beat

Andrew Forbes | September 17, 2023

*This article was updated in March 2023 On June 26, 2004, the Washington Capitals drafted Alexander Ovechkin with the first overall selection in the NHL Draft. It was known then…

Categories Capitals History, Hockey History

2021-22 Stars Show How Far Team Has Come in Last Decade

Raylene Lung | December 8, 2021

The Dallas Stars have had a whirlwind of a season so far. The team started off slow and sluggish, with many of their veteran players struggling to find their groove.…

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars History

Revisiting the Dallas Stars 2006 NHL Draft Picks

Sam Nestler | February 24, 2021

In the 2006 NHL Draft, the Dallas Stars had only two picks in the first three rounds. They were coming off of a successful regular season to win the Pacific…

Categories Stars History

Top 3 All-Time Jets Goalies

Ryan Goethals | February 23, 2021

The Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise is a fairly young organization, having been in existence since just the 1999-00 season when the team underwent its inception into the NHL. As a…

Categories Jets Goaltending, NHL Goaltending

Top 3 All-Time Stars Goalies

THW Archives | January 5, 2021

Arguably the most important position in sports, a goalie can steal a game or playoff series. A goalie can also break the hearts of loyal fans and cost a coach…

Categories Stars Goaltending

Murray’s Injury Could Confuse Penguins’ Crease

Conner McTague | October 10, 2018

During the late morning on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced netminder Matt Murray had been diagnosed with a concussion, the third of his career and his second in less than eight…

Categories Penguins Goaltending

Golden Knights Still Have Options in Free Agency

Mike Manley | July 20, 2018

The Vegas Golden Knights stayed relatively quiet during this offseason after making a lot of noise during the playoffs. Outside of signing Paul Stastny, the Golden Knights did not pick…

Categories Golden Knights Transactions

NHL Rumors: Pacioretty, Duchene, Lehtonen, More

Jim Parsons | July 5, 2018

In today’s rumor rundown we look at two big-name veterans who may be on the move, a goaltender who might call it quits and an up-and-coming player in Washington who has…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, NHL Rumors, Ottawa Senators

Stars Still Searching for Balance

The Hockey Writers | March 16, 2018

When Remi Elie buried a one-timer off a feed from Devin Shore in the second period against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, it marked only the second time…

Categories Dallas Stars

Coleman Found More Success with Trust

Dan Rice | June 10, 2017

Blake Coleman is a slow-starter. He said so himself. “Usually, for whatever reason, it takes me a while to get my first,” he said with a toothless grin after netting…

Categories Devils Prospects, New Jersey Devils

Off the Crossbar: Stars Aim for 23 Goalie Roster

Jeff Seide | May 15, 2017

Another day, another goalie. After acquiring Ben Bishop’s rights from the Los Angeles Kings, the Dallas Stars signed him to a six-year, $29.5 million contract. “This is the Stars’ first move in…

Categories Column, Editor's Choice, Humor, NHL Goaltending, Stars Goaltending

Stars Capture Kings’ Bishop

Matt Pryor | May 10, 2017

Big Ben is coming to Big D. Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill took not a small step, but a giant leap toward fixing his club’s goalie situation Tuesday afternoon,…

Categories Dallas Stars, Stars Transactions
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