GDT: Game #59 - 02.27.14 - vs Carolina - 7:30 PM - FS Southwest - 1310 AM - 96.7 FM

[Stars99Lobo37]

★YOUR DALLAS STARS ★ VS THE CAROLINA HURRICANES
27-21-10, 64 PTS ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 26-23-9, 61 PTS​

GAME: Regular Season Game 59, Overall Game 66, National Hockey League Game 895
LOCATION: American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas
DATE: Thursday, February 27th, 2014
TIME: 7:30 PM Central Time
TELEVISION: DALLAS: Fox Sports Southwest | CAROLINA: Fox Sports Carolina | NATIONAL: Nonehttp://nhl.com
RADIO: DALLAS: 1310 AM/96.7 FM The Ticket | CAROLINA: 99.9 FM The Fan | NATIONAL: XM 203/Sirius 928 Internet
OFFICIALS: Referees - Steve Kozari, Dan Morton | Linesmen - Jay Sharrers, Trent Knorr

TEAM REPORT​

THE DALLAS STARS
Mascot: Stars
Colors: Victory Green/Silver
Head Coach: Lindy Ruff
Official Team Site: DallasStars.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - Dallas Stars
Fan Site: DefendingBigD.com
Stanley Cups (1): 1999
Stanley Cup Finalist (3): 1981, 1991, 2000
Regular Season Record: 27-21-10 with 64 Points
Standings: Central Division-5th, Western Conference-9th, NHL-17th
Home Record: 14-9-6
Away Record: 13-12-4
Overtime Record: 1-6
Shootout Record: 3-4
Streak: 1 Game Winning Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
02.08 - vs Phoenix - W 2-1 - BOX SCORE
02.05 - at San Jose - L 2-1 (OT) - BOX SCORE
02.04 - at Phoenix - W 3-1 - BOX SCORE
02.01 - at Anaheim - W 2-0 - BOX SCORE
01.30 - vs New Jersey - L 3-2 (OT) - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
03.01 - vs Tampa Bay - 2:00 PM
03.03 - vs Buffalo - 7:00 PM
03.04 - at Columbus - 6:00 PM
03.06 - vs Vancouver - 7:30 PM
03.08 - vs Minnesota - 7:30 PM

THE CAROLINA HURRICANES
Mascot: Hurricanes
Colors: Red/Black
Head Coach: Kirk Muller
Official Team Site: CarolinaHurricanes.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - Carolina Hurricanes
Fan Site: CanesCountry.com
Stanley Cups (1): 2006
Stanley Cup Finalist (1): 2002
Regular Season Record: 26-23-9 with 61 Points
Standings: Metropolitan Division-6th, Eastern Conference-12th, NHL-23rd
Home Record: 15-12-5
Away Record: 11-11-4
Overtime Record: 3-6
Shootout Record: 1-3
Streak: 1 Game Losing Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
02.25 - at Buffalo - L 3-2 - BOX SCORE
02.08 - vs Montreal - L 4-1 - BOX SCORE
02.07 - vs Florida - W 5-1 - BOX SCORE
02.04 - vs Winnipeg - L 2-1 - BOX SCORE
01.31 - vs St. Louis - W 3-1 - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
03.01 - at Los Angeles - 3:00 PM
03.02 - at Anaheim - 7:00 PM
03.04 - at San Jose - 9:30 PM
03.07 - vs New York - 6:00 PM
03.08 - at New Jersey - 6:00 PM

PROJECTED LINE UPS
DALLAS
Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Erik Cole - Cody Eakin - Rich Peverley
Antoine Roussel - Vernon Fiddler - Ryan Garbutt
Ray Whitney - Shawn Horcoff - Alex Chiasson

Alex Goligoski - Trevor Daley
Jordie Benn - Brenden Dillon
Kevin Connauton - Sergei Gonchar

Projected Starter: Kari Lehtonen (48 GP, 22-15-10, 2.48 GAA, .917%, 3 SO)
Backup: Dan Ellis (13 GP, 5-5-0, 2.94 GAA, .906%, 1 SO)
Jack Campbell (1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.00 GAA, .872%)

INJURIES -
Stephane Robidas - IR - Broken Leg
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 91

CAROLINA
Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Alexander Semin
Nthan Gerbe - Jordan Staal - Patrick Dwyer
Jeff Skinner - Riley Nash - Tuomo Ruutu
Drayson Bowman - Manny Malhotra - Elias Lindholm

Justin Faulk - Andrej Sekera
John Michael Liles - Ron Hainsey
Brett Bellemore - Jay Harrison

Projected Starter: Anton Khudobin (20 GP, 13-6-0, 2.14 GAA, .927%)
Backup: Cam Ward (20 GP, 6-8-5, 3.14 GAA, .893%)
Justin Peters (21 GP, 7-9-4, 2.50 GAA, .919%, 1 SO)

INJURIES -
Joni Pitkanen - IR - Heel
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 238

SERIES OUTLOOK​

ALL-TIME SERIES LOOK:
Overall Record: 38-25-6-0 | Home: 21-10-2-0 | Away: 17-15-4-0
Regular Season Record: 38-25-6-0 | Home: 21-10-2-0 | Away: 17-15-4-0
Playoff Record: 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0
Shootout Record: 2-0 | Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0
All-Time Goals: Dallas 252 | Carolina 207
LAST FIVE MEETINGS vs the Hurricanes:
11.06.11 - Dallas 5• at Carolina 2 - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
12.10.10 - Dallas 2• vs Carolina 1 (SO) - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
11.29.10 - Dallas 4• at Carolina 1 - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
12.16.09 - Dallas 3 at Carolina 5• - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
11.23.09 - Dallas 2• vs Carolina 0 - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS ON THIS DATE:
MEETINGS: Tied 0-0-0
None
THIS SEASON vs the Hurricanes:
MEETINGS: Tied 0-0-0
02.27 - Carolina at Dallas
04.03 - Dallas at Carolina
GOAL SCORERS:
DAL (0) - None
CAR (0) - None
GOALTENDERS:
DAL - Lehtonen () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against - 0-0-0 Record
CAR - Ward () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against - 0-0-0 Record
SPECIAL TEAMS:
DAL - 0 For 0 on Powerplay | 0 Shorthanded Goals | 0 Five on Four Goals | 0 Five On Three Goals | 0 Four on Three Goals
CAR - 0 For 0 on Powerplay | 0 Shorthanded Goals | 0 Five on Four Goals | 0 Five On Three Goals | 0 Four on Three Goals

TEAM STATISTICS

DALLAS​

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STATISTICS​

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CAROLINA​

161 (14th)​

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GOALS SCORED​

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143 (24th)​

2.78 (12th)​

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GOALS PER GAME​

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2.51 (21st)​

160 (17th)​

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GOALS ALLOWED​

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155 (16th)​

2.76 (18th)​

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GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME​

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2.72 (16th)​

31.6 (6th)​

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SHOTS FOR PER GAME​

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31.0 (11th)​

30.7 (22nd)​

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SHOTS ALLOWED PER GAME​

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30.4 (18th)​

15.1% (23rd)​

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POWERPLAY​

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14.2% (26th)​

80.8% (20th)​

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PENALTY KILL​

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80.2% (25th)​

874 (12th)​

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BLOCKED SHOTS​

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755 (25th)​

815 (3rd)​

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MISSED SHOTS​

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776 (4th)​

565 (26th)​

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GIVEAWAYS​

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538 (23rd)​

402 (14th)​

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TAKEAWAYS​

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593 (1st)​

DALLAS​

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LEADERS​

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CAROLINA​

TYLER SEGUIN - 56​

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POINTS​

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ERIC STAAL - 45​

TYELR SEGUIN - 24​

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GOALS​

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JEFF SKINNER - 23​

TYLER SEGUIN - 32​

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ASSISTS​

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ERIC STAAL - 31​

VALERI NICHUSHKIN - +16​

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PLUS/MINUS​

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JOHN-MICHAEL LILES - +8​

ANTOINE ROUSSEL - 138​

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PENALTY MINUTES​

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ERIC STAAL - 50​

JAMIE BENN - 201​

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SHOTS​

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JEFF SKINNER - 174​

BRENDEN DILLON - 108​

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BLOCKED SHOTS​

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ANDREJ SEKERA - 93​

JAMIE BENN - 106​

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MISSED SHOTS​

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ALEXANDER SEMIN - 82​

TYLER SEGUIN - 6​

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POWERPLAY GOALS​

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JEFF SKINNER - 9​

FIVE PLAYERS - 1​

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SHORTHANDED GOALS​

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DWYER & STAAL - 2​

TYLER SEGUIN - 4​

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GAME WINNING GOALS​

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JEFF SKINNER - 6​

CENTRAL DIVISION​

STANDINGS
1. St. Louis, 39-13-6, 84 Points* (58 GP)
2. Chicago, 35-11-14, 84 Points* (60 GP)
3. Colorado, 37-17-5, 79 Points* (59 GP)
4. Minnesota, 31-21-7, 69 Points (59 GP)
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5. Dallas, 27-21-10, 64 Points (58 GP)
6. Winnipeg, 28-26-6, 62 Points (60 GP)
7. Nashville, 25-24-10, 60 Points (59 GP)

WESTERN CONFERENCE​

STANDINGS
1) Anaheim, 41(2)-14-5, 87 Points* (60 GP)
2) St. Louis, 39(7)-13-6, 84 Points* (58 GP)
3) Chicago, 35(5)-11-14, 84 Points* (60 GP)
4) San Jose, 37(9)-16-6, 80 Points* (59 GP)
5) Colorado, 37(3)-17-5, 79 Points* (59 GP)
6) Los Angeles, 32(6)-22-6, 70 Points (60 GP)
7) Minnesota, 31(6)-21-7, 69 Points* (59 GP)
8) Vancouver, 28(3)-24-9, 65 Points (61 GP)
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9) Dallas, 27(3)-21-10, 64 Points (58 GP)
10) Phoenix, 27(4)-21-10, 64 Points (58 GP)
11) Winnipeg, 28(5)-26-6, 62 Points (60 GP)
12) Nashville, 25(1)-24-10, 60 Points (59 GP)
13) Calgary, 22(4)-29-7, 51 Points (58 GP)
14) Edmonton, 20(2)-33-7, 47 Points (60 GP)

*=Division Leader/Top 3 in Division
GP=Games Played
X=Clinched Playoff Spot
Y=Clinched Division Championship
P=Clinched President's Cup
Strike=Eliminated From Playoffs
(#)=Shootout Wins

Tiebreakers - From NHL.com
1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
2. The greater number of games won, excluding games won in the shootout.
3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.
4. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.

TONIGHT'S CENTRAL DIVISION GAMES
Dallas Stars Vs Carolina (7:30 PM CT)
Chicago Blackhawks At New York (6:00 PM CT)
Colorado Avalanche Vs OFF
Minnesota Wild At Edmonton (7:30 PM CT)
Nashville Predators Vs Tampa Bay (7:00 PM CT)
St. Louis Blues Vs OFF
Winnipeg Jets Vs Phoenix (7:00 PM CT)

Records in the month of February -
• All-time record in February: 233-236-63-12
• All-time record in February since the move to Dallas: 120-69-15-12
• All-time record at home in February: 138-107-38-3
• All-time record on the road in February: 95-129-25-9
• All-time record on Thursdays in February: 27-31-9-1

Previous Games On This Date (02/27) - 6-4-2-1
• 1971 - vs Detroit - Win 4-2
• 1974 - vs Chicago - Loss 3-1
• 1982 - vs Buffalo - Tie 5-5
• 1983 - at Chicago - Win 2-1
• 1985 - at Toronto - Loss 6-1
• 1988 - at Boston - Loss 7-4
• 1990 - vs Winnipeg - Win 8-3
• 1993 - at St. Louis - Loss 3-2
• 1997 - at Colorado - Win 6-2
• 2000 - vs Colorado - Tie 1-1
• 2003 - at Ottawa - Loss 3-2 (OT)
• 2004 - vs Minnesota - Win 3-1
• 2007 - at Tampa Bay - Win 2-1 (OT)

PREVIOUS CONTEST - Win 2-1 vs Phoenix
• Statistic #1 - Game Summary
• Statistic #2 - Player Summary
• Article #1 - Dallas Morning News - "Stars' focus pays off with vault into playoff position heading into break."
• Article #2 - Dallas Morning News - "Coaches, players respond to Stars' 2-1 win over Phoenix."
• Article #3 - Dallas Morning News - "Observations from 2-1 Stars victory over Phoenix: We need to be honest about something."
• Article #4 - Arizona Republic - "Coyotes fail to capitalize in loss to Stars."
• Article #5 - Arizona Republic - "Coyotes look to improve their execution."
• Article #6 - Stars Insider - "Stars 2, Coyotes 1."
• Article #7 - DefendingBigD.com - "Stars defeat Coyotes again to claim 8th place in Western Conference."
• Video - Game Highlights

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TONIGHT'S CONTEST -​

• Game Notes
• Dallas Morning News - "Morning skate update: Stars know getting back into stride is huge in first game back from Olympic Break."
• Dallas Morning News - "Hurricanes-Stars, 7:30 p.m.; Can Carolina get first Dallas win in 18 years?"
• Dallas Morning News - "Olympic success for Benn, Lehtonen has Stars hungering for more in NHL."
• Stars Inside Edge - "Stars vs Hurricanes Preview."
• Stars Inside Edge - "Stars Ready to Get Back at it vs. Hurricanes."
• DefendingBigD.com - "First Up: Carolina Hurricanes."
• DefendingBigD.com - "Determining the deadline strategy for the Stars."

HIGHLIGHTS VS CAROLINA
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RAPTOR JESUS WILL SAVE US ALL

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[Stars99Lobo37]

★ BELIEVE ★
★ GMJN2.0 TO THE RESCUE ★

[NHL]536628[/NHL][NHL]544901[/NHL]

★★★★★ GO STARS GO ★★★★★

 

[BigG44]

Good to have Stars hockey back ...

The Olympics were nice, but all I wanted was this to get going.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Can't even remember the last time I watched a Carolina game that wasn't against Dallas.

They're on tonight against Buffalo in that make up game that I believe was snowed out.

 

[KiedisA]

Back at it.. Gotta start with a impressive home win in this one.. Three games in Dallas hopefully will kick start the push and get the team rolling onto the right direction.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Thought for sure I'd see Downey-Boulerice in the OP, Lobo.

Still, nice work!

GO STARS GO!!

 

[FrailSwan]

Yessssssssssssssss

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Thought for sure I'd see Downey-Boulerice in the OP, Lobo.

Holy cow. How on earth did I forget about that moment.

 

[BigG44]

Holy cow. How on earth did I forget about that moment.

It's OK. I'm pretty sure Boulerice doesn't remember that game either.

 

[piqued]

Hey, it's Radek Dvorak. Watch him dress and score 2 goals or something insane.

 

[Stars90]

It feels like years, I can't handle waiting.

 

[MBTendy]

Congrats boys. Now let's get in the playoffs yeah? GO STARS!!!

 

[DaStars99]

going to go to the game a little early. They are going to have the Sochi medals out on display around section 113.

 

[FrailSwan]

Pahahaha that spitting gif, tho...

 

[piqued]

Let's GDT the Buff/Carolina game. Quite possibly the most important single game of the season.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Let's GDT the Buff/Carolina game. Quite possibly the most important single game of the season.

I can hardly handle my excitement.

 

[piqued]

Steve Ott has a sub-Ryan Garbutt PPG. What contender will pay dearly to add such a crucial piece to their Cup aspirations? How could Buffalo bear to part with their remaining co-Captain?

 

[TrillMike]

So ready for this.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Steve Ott has a sub-Ryan Garbutt PPG. What contender will pay dearly to add such a crucial piece to their Cup aspirations? How could Buffalo bear to part with their remaining co-Captain?

The amount of twitter Stars fans screaming for Ott to be regained in the next week will be quite annoying.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Carolina really shouldn't of changed their jerseys.

 

[piqued]

Girgensons got crushed into the boards after falling.

 

[piqued]

Don't these teams actually have some kind of rivalry? Or used to?

 

[piqued]

Miller looking sharp early. Skinner stopped on a partial breakaway. Gotta be some scouts there for him (and Moulson).

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Don't these teams actually have some kind of rivalry? Or used to?

06? 07?

I don't know how Sabre fans have watched this team this year. Gag. At least we have a pretty exciting team to watch most nights even if we lose.

 

[piqued]

Buffalo has at least 4 or 5 players who should be in the AHL. This roster has to be one of the more transparent tank jobs in recent memory.