GDT: Game #62 - 03.04.14 - at Columbus - 6:00 PM - FS Southwest - 1310 AM - 96.7 FM

[Stars99Lobo37]

★YOUR DALLAS STARS ★ AT THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
29-22-10, 68 PTS ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 31-25-5, 67 PTS​

GAME: Regular Season Game 62, Overall Game 69, National Hockey League Game 926
LOCATION: Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio
DATE: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
TIME: 6:00 PM Central Time
TELEVISION: DALLAS: Fox Sports Southwest | COLUMBUS: Fox Sports Ohio | NATIONAL: Nonehttp://nhl.com
RADIO: DALLAS: 1310 AM/96.7 FM The Ticket | COLUMBUS: 97.1 FM The Fan | NATIONAL: XM 213/Sirius Internet 924
OFFICIALS: Referees - Greg Kimmerly, Brian Pochmara | Linesmen - Derek Amell, Tim Nowak

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: 31-25-5 with 67 Points
Standings: Central Division-5th, Western Conference-8th, NHL-16th
Home Record: 16-10-6
Away Record: 13-12-4
Overtime Record: 1-6
Shootout Record: 3-4
Streak: 1 Game Winning Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
03.03 - vs Buffalo - W 3-2 - BOX SCORE
03.01 - vs Tampa Bay - L 4-2 - BOX SCORE
02.27 - vs Carolina - W 4-1 - BOX SCORE
02.08 - vs Phoenix - W 2-1 - BOX SCORE
02.05 - at San Jose - L 2-1 (OT) - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
03.06 - vs Vancouver - 7:30 PM
03.08 - vs Minnesota - 7:30 PM
03.10 - vs Columbus - 7:30 PM
03.11 - at St. Louis - 7:00 PM
03.14 - vs Calgary - 7:30 PM

THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Mascot: Blue Jackets
Colors: Navy/Red
Head Coach: Todd Richards
Official Team Site: ColumbusBlueJackets.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - Columbus Blue Jackets
Fan Site: JacketsCannon.com
Stanley Cups (0): None
Stanley Cup Finalist (0): None
Regular Season Record: 31-25-5 with 67 Points
Standings: Metropolitan Division-5th, Eastern Conference-10th, NHL-18th
Home Record: 17-11-2
Away Record: 14-14-3
Overtime Record: 1-4
Shootout Record: 4-1
Streak: 2 Game Winning Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
03.03 - at Toronto - W 2-1 - BOX SCORE
03.01 - vs Florida - W 6-3 - BOX SCORE
02.27 - at New Jersey - L 5-2 - BOX SCORE
02.07 - at San Jose - L 3-2 - BOX SCORE
02.06 - at Los Angeles - L 2-1 (OT) - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
03.06 - at Chicago - 7:00 PM
03.08 - at Nashville - 7:00 PM
03.10 - at Dallas - 7:30 PM
03.11 - vs Detroit - 6:00 PM
03.13 - vs San Jose - 6:00 PM

PROJECTED LINE UPS
DALLAS
Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Erik Cole - Cody Eakin - Chris Mueller
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: Dan Ellis (13 GP, 5-5-0, 2.94 GAA, .906%, 1 SO)
Backup: Kari Lehtonen (51 GP, 24-16-10, 2.48 GAA, .916%, 3 SO)
Jack Campbell (1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.00 GAA, .872%)

INJURIES -
Stephane Robidas - IR - Broken Leg
Rich Peverley - Lower Body - Day-To-Day
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 96

COLUMBUS
Boone Jenner - Ryan Johansen - Nathan Horton
Nick Foligno - Artem Anisimov - Marian Gaborik
RJ Umberger - Brandon Dubinsky - Cam Atkinson
Matt Calvert - Deek MacKenzie - Mark Letestu

Jack Johnson - David Savard
Ryan Murray - James Wisniewski
Nikita Nikitin - Dalton Prout

Projected Starter: Curtis McElhinney (22 GP, 28-9-1, 2.80 GAA, .908%, 2 SO)
Backup: Sergei Bobrovsky (40 GP, 22-15-3, 2.54 GAA, .917%, 2 SO)
Mike McKenna (4 GP, 1-1-1, 3.01 GAA, .904%)

INJURIES -
Jared Boll IR - Ankle
Fedor Tyutin - IR - Ankle
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 248​

CENTRAL DIVISION​

STANDINGS
1. St. Louis, 40-14-6, 86 Points* (60 GP)
2. Chicago, 36-12-14, 86 Points* (62 GP)
3. Colorado, 39-17-5, 83 Points* (61 GP)
4. Minnesota, 34-21-7, 75 Points (62 GP)
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5. Dallas, 29-22-10, 68 Points (61 GP)
6. Winnipeg, 30-26-6, 66 Points (62 GP)
7. Nashville, 26-25-10, 62 Points (61 GP)

WESTERN CONFERENCE​

STANDINGS
1) Anaheim, 43(2)-14-5, 91 Points* (62 GP)
2) St. Louis, 40(7)-14-6, 86 Points* (60 GP)
3) Chicago, 36(5)-12-14, 86 Points* (62 GP)
4) San Jose, 39(9)-17-6, 84 Points* (62 GP)
5) Colorado, 39(3)-17-5, 83 Points* (61 GP)
6) Los Angeles, 35(6)-22-6, 76 Points* (63 GP)
7) Minnesota, 34(7)-21-7, 75 Points (62 GP)
8) Dallas, 29(3)-22-10, 68 Points (61 GP)
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9) Winnipeg, 30(6)-26-6, 66 Points (62 GP)
10) Vancouver, 28(3)-25-10, 66 Points (63 GP)
11) Phoenix, 27(4)-23-11, 65 Points (61 GP)
12) Nashville, 26(1)-25-10, 62 Points (61 GP)
13) Calgary, 23(4)-31-7, 53 Points (61 GP)
14) Edmonton, 20(2)-34-8, 48 Points (62 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 Columbus (6:00 PM CT)
Chicago Blackhawks Vs Colorado (7:00 PM CT)
Colorado Avalanche At Chicago (7:00 PM CT)
Minnesota Wild Vs OFF
Nashville Predators Vs Pittsburgh (7:00 PM CT)
St. Louis Blues Vs Tampa Bay (7:00 PM CT)
Winnipeg Jets Vs New York (7:00 PM CT)

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HIGHLIGHTS VS COLUMBUS
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RAPTOR JESUS WILL SAVE US ALL

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[Stars99Lobo37]

★ BELIEVE ★
★ BELIEVE IN JIM NILL ★

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

★★★★★ GO STARS GO ★★★★★

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Will get stuff up in a bit, just wanted to get thread up.

 

[Satan]

★ BELIEVE ★
★ BELIEVE IN THE ELDER COLE ★​

 

[SonicSpeedDash]

Dat Modano gif. lol GO STARS!!!!

 

[Captain Awesome]

Is that from some terrible commercial he did or something?

 

[beepeearr]

Is that from some terrible commercial he did or something?

Yes, him and Derek Holland just did these commercials for 5 pizza? That are so bad there good, the out takes of the commercial are really good. Holland muttering "I hope Modano screwed up this many times" was pretty funny

 

[Dr Pepper]

Let's go STARS!

Jackets looked strong in beating the Leafs in their own barn last night, and both teams flew in after their respective games.

Got a good feeling about this one, here's hoping we keep pushing and get those two points.

 

[BigG44]

Need to get a point ... I saw Modo's math about true .500 (wins and all losses), but I'd feel much more comfortable getting 5 out of 8 from here on out .... I know Lindy recently said 6 of 8 though which I feel is a good goal but maybe not a requirement.

Time for Ellis to stand tall like he did in Anaheim. Who the hell would have called this in the summer ... Dallas and Columbus both desperate for a win fighting for their playoff lives.

In honor of Jesse Pinkman ... Parity B******!

 

[SonicSpeedDash]

Need to get a point ... I saw Modo's math about true .500 (wins and all losses), but I'd feel much more comfortable getting 5 out of 8 from here on out .... I know Lindy recently said 6 of 8 though which I feel is a good goal but maybe not a requirement.

Time for Ellis to stand tall like he did in Anaheim. Who the hell would have called this in the summer ... Dallas and Columbus both desperate for a win fighting for their playoff lives.

In honor of Jesse Pinkman ... Parity B******!

Can't help myself but YEAH *****!!

 

[Dr Pepper]

Need to get a point ... I saw Modo's math about true .500 (wins and all losses), but I'd feel much more comfortable getting 5 out of 8 from here on out .... I know Lindy recently said 6 of 8 though which I feel is a good goal but maybe not a requirement.

Time for Ellis to stand tall like he did in Anaheim. Who the hell would have called this in the summer ... Dallas and Columbus both desperate for a win fighting for their playoff lives.

In honor of Jesse Pinkman ... Parity B******!

Hey, I'd be cool with a 5-3 record as well. But 6-2 would be so much better.

 

[LoneStarHockey]

Go Stars!!

Keep collecting those points

 

[DaStars99]

Go Stars!

 

[Alistar]

Columbus is missing a couple of their top defenders who were recently injured.. Fedor Tyutin and Ryan Murray.

Could be a good oppurtunity to take advantage of a banged up and tired team. Dallas has skated pretty well in these back to back games this year, and gotten points out of them as often as not. Here's hoping for a good performance and another win.

Vancouver and the like will start really feeling the heat if we keep stringing these wins together.

 

[BigG44]

Welp ... Mueller recall is more than just precautionary:

Mike Heika ‏@MikeHeika

Rich Peverley will miss Tuesday's game at Columbus with an upper body injury. Chris Mueller has been recalled.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Any confirmation it's Ellis tonight?

 

[Starsfan24]

It's likely

http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/starting-goalies/

 

[BigG44]

That website is only based on media reports, and they are likely using Mark Stepneski's tweet from yesterday morning saying if Kari is going tonight (last night) expect Ellis tomorrow.

I doubt we know anything until this evening.

 

[donkshow]

What are the lines? Will Whitney stay with Benn/Seguin?

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Will Whitney stay with Benn/Seguin?

I'd be shocked.

 

[Brand New Stars]

A Jesse Pinkman reference in the thread? The Stars have to win now.

 

[Noodletoro]

I'd be shocked.

Why? He looked good last night and is being showcased.

 

[BigG44]

Why? He looked good last night and is being showcased.

Recent history.

On Saturday Chiasson looked great with Cole and Eakin, and he was back with Whitney and Horcoff to start the next game.

Ruff seems to shake the lines when needed, but he typically goes back to what he started with the following game.

Now ... if they really are showcasing him ... that's different. Yesterday was about jump starting the team though.

 

[BMC]

Will get stuff up in a bit, just wanted to get thread up.

*Throws frozen puck @ the Stars*

 

[Cin]

Tank!