GDT: Game #75 - 03.29.14 - at St. Louis - 7:00 PM - TXA21 - 1310 AM - 96.7 FM

[Stars99Lobo37]

★YOUR DALLAS STARS★ AT THE ST. LOUIS BLUES
35-27-11, 81 PTS ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 50-16-7, 107 PTS​

GAME: Regular Season Game 75, Overall Game 82, National Hockey League Game 1,115
LOCATION: Scottrade Center | St. Louis, Missouri
DATE: Saturday, March 29th, 2014
TIME: 7:00 PM Central Time
TELEVISION: DALLAS: TXA21 | ST. LOUIS: Fox Sports Midwest | NATIONAL: Nonehttp://www.nhl.com/
RADIO: DALLAS: 1310 AM/96.7 FM The Ticket | ST. LOUIS: 1120 AM KMOX | NATIONAL: XM 216/Sirius 214
OFFICIALS: Referees - Don VanMassenhoven, Wes McCauley| Linesmen - Brian Murphy, Don Henderson

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: 35-27-11 with 81 Points
Standings: Central Division-5th, Western Conference-9th, NHL-15th
Home Record: 21-10-7
Away Record: 14-17-4
Overtime Record: 2-6
Shootout Record: 3-5
Streak: 1 Game Winning Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
03.28 - vs NAshville - W 7-3 - BOX SCORE
03.25 - at Chicago - L 4-2 - BOX SCORE
03.24 - vs Winnipeg - W 2-1 - BOX SCORE
03.22 - vs Ottawa - W 3-1 - BOX SCORE
03.20 - at Phialdelphia - L 4-2 - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
04.01 - at Washington - 6:00 PM
04.03 - at Carolina - 6:00 PM
04.05 - at Tampa Bay - 6:00 PM
04.06 - at Florida - 4:00 PM
04.08 - vs Nashville - 7:30 PM

THE ST. LOUIS BLUES
Mascot: Blues
Colors: Blue/Yellow
Head Coach: Ken Hitchcock
Official Team Site: StLouisBlues.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - St. Louis Blues
Fan Site: LetsGoBlues.com
Stanley Cups (0):
Stanley Cup Finalist (3): 1968, 1969, 1970
Regular Season Record: 50-16-7 with 107 Points
Standings: Central Division-1st, Western Conference-1st, NHL-1st
Home Record: 26-5-4
Away Record: 24-11-3
Overtime Record: 3-4
Shootout Record: 8-3
Streak: 3 Game Losing Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
03.27 - vs Minnesota - W 5-1 - BOX SCORE
03.25 - at Toronto - W 5-3 - BOX SCORE
03.23 - at Pittsburgh - W 1-0 - BOX SCORE
03.22 - at Philadelphia - L 4-1 - BOX SCORE
03.19 - at Chicago - L 4-0 - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
04.01 - vs Philadelphia - 7:00 PM
04.03 - vs Buffalo - 7:00 PM
04.05 - vs Colorado - 1:00 PM
04.06 - at Chicago - 11:30 AM
04.08 - vs Washington - 7:00 PM

PROJECTED LINE UPS

DALLAS
Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Antoine Roussel - Cody Eakin - Ryan Garbutt
Shawn Horcoff - Vernon Fiddler - Colton Sceviour
Ray Whitney - Dustin Jeffrey - Alex Chiasson

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

Projected Starter: Tim Thomas (5 GP, 2-2-1, 3.54 GAA, .884%)
Backup: Kari Lehtonen (58 GP, 28-18-10, 2.48 GAA, .917%, 3 SO)
Cristopher Nilstorp (1 GP, 0-0-0, 4.56 GAA, .824%)
Dan Ellis (14 GP, 5-6-0, 3.04 GAA, .900%, 1 SO)
Jack Campbell (1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.00 GAA, .872%)

INJURIES -
Rich Peverley - IR - Heart Surgery
Erik Cole - Day-To-Day - Upper Body
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 119

ST. LOUIS
Alexander Steen - David Backes - TJ Oshie
Patrik Berglund - Vladimir Sobotka - Jaden Schwartz
Brenden Morrow - Derek Roy - Steve Ott
Chris Porter - Maxim Lapierre - Ryan Reaves

Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo
Barret Jackman - Roman Polak
Ian Cole - Kevin Shattenkirk

Projected Starter: Ryan Miller (12 GP, 9-2-1, 2.03 GAA, .918%)
Backup: Brian Elliott (28 GP, 17-5-2, 1.97 GAA, .921%, 4 SO)
Jaroslav Halak (40 GP, 24-9-4, 2.23 GAA, .917%, 4 SO)

INJURIES -
Vladimir Tarasenko - Day-To-Day - Hand
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 140​

CENTRAL DIVISION​

STANDINGS
1. St. Louis, 50-16-7, 107 Points* (73 GP)
2. Chicago, 42-18-15, 99 Points* (75 GP)
3. Colorado, 46-21-6, 98 Points* (73 GP)
-----------------------------------------------------
4. Minnesota, 37-26-11, 85 Points (74 GP)
5. Dallas, 35-27-11, 81 Points (73 GP)
6. Winnipeg, 33-32-9, 75 Points (74 GP)
7. Nashville, 32-32-11, 75 Points (75 GP)

WESTERN CONFERENCE​

STANDINGS
1) XSt. Louis, 50(8)-16-7, 107 Points* (73 GP)
2) XSan Jose, 47(10)-19-9, 103 Points* (75 GP)
3) XAnaheim, 47(2)-18-8, 102 Points* (73 GP)
4) Chicago, 42(5)-18-15, 99 Points* (75 GP)
5) Colorado, 46(4)-21-6, 98 Points* (73 GP)
6) Los Angeles, 43(7)-25-6, 92 Points* (74 GP)
7) Minnesota, 37(7)-26-11, 85 Points (74 GP)
8) Phoenix, 36(7)-26-12, 84 Points (74 GP)
-----------------------------------------------------
9) Dallas, 35(3)-27-11, 81 Points (73 GP)
10) Vancouver, 34(5)-30-11, 79 Points (75 GP)
11) Winnipeg, 33(6)-32-9, 75 Points (74 GP)
12) Nashville, 32(1)-32-11, 75 Points (75 GP)
13) Calgary, 31(6)-36-7, 69 Points (74 GP)
14) Edmonton, 26(3)-39-9, 61 Points (74 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 At St. Louis (7:00 PM CT)
Chicago Blackhawks Vs OFF
Colorado Avalanche Vs San Jose (2:00 PM CT)
Minnesota Wild At Phoenix (8:00 PM CT)
Nashville Predators Vs OFF
St. Louis Blues Vs Dallas (7:00 PM CT)
Winnipeg Jets At Los Angeles (9:00 PM CT)

[NHL]589779[/NHL]

HIGHLIGHTS VS ST. LOUIS
​

PLAY FOR PEVERLEY - KEEP ROLLIN

Click to read more...

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

★ KEEP ROLLIN' ★
★ BELIEVE IN RAPTOR JESUS ★

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

★★★★★ GO STARS GO ★★★★★

 

[TrillMike]

Got to get it tonight.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Man alive, Blues fans are super cocky on their GT.

 

[Starsfan24]

My favorite was we got lucky last night. That's a good one.

I think the boys come out firing tonight. Gonna be a good one.

 

[Bjorn Le]

Does not everyone enjoy having these back to backs where we have to play some of the best teams in the league?

Dallas needs to win tonight so hopefully they get it done. Believe. Wish I could watch more games this season. I haven't seen less Stars games this year than I have for a long time.

 

[MetalGodAOD*]

This should be a Timmy start. Kari was not impressive last night, and nor was the defense. I'm scared if they bring those habits back tonight.

"Fresh legs" like Kconn better be in too...

 

[DaStars99]

Go Stars!

 

[DaStars99]

One thing I noticed last night was the top line was sparingly used in the third so hopefully they come out fast and firing.

 

[Bkennedy*]

Not a must-win, let's not do that bi-polar thing we always do. But it would be a REALLY REALLY helpful win.

Go Stars!

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Not a must-win, let's not do that bi-polar thing we always do.

Not sure how you can say with 9 games remaining and out by 4 points that this game is not a must win.

We really need to get at least a point tonight.

 

[Ambassador Of Fun]

Not sure how you can say with 9 games remaining and out by 4 points that this game is not a must win.

We really need to get at least a point tonight.

Because this is probably the hardest game on the schedule left. We aren't going 9-0, and PHX and MIN aren't going 8-0. This one is definitely not a must-win. Nashville at home coming in after playing the night before is definitely a must win. St. Louis on the 2nd night of a back to back on the road is not a must win.

 

[Bkennedy*]

Not sure how you can say with 9 games remaining and out by 4 points that this game is not a must win.

We really need to get at least a point tonight.

Because we need to finish like 7-2 or 6-3, not 9-0? This is easily our hardest game left. Not a must-win at all, but it's a HUGE boost if we do win.

One point is a huge win. Two points means we're the favorite over the loser of minny/phx

 

[Bjorn Le]

7-2 and 6-3 are very difficult to obtain. Every game matters. This game is a must win. Every game is because there is no time left. If we miss the playoffs, we won't blame it on this game but because of stupid losses to teams like Calgary and Florida we're in a position where we need to play like every game is our last.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Because this is probably the hardest game on the schedule left. We aren't going 9-0, and PHX and MIN aren't going 8-0. This one is definitely not a must-win. Nashville at home coming in after playing the night before is definitely a must win. St. Louis on the 2nd night of a back to back on the road is not a must win.

We have 9 games remaining, plus a 4 games in 5 nights stretch coming up.

There are no games that we can afford to lose anymore.

Losing to Winnipeg, Calgary, Columbus etc etc has created the situation we're in now that we have to steal some of these games against the top teams.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Let's go Stars!

 

[Bkennedy*]

7-2 and 6-3 are very difficult to obtain. Every game matters. This game is a must win. Every game is because there is no time left. If we miss the playoffs, we won't blame it on this game but because of stupid losses to teams like Calgary and Florida we're in a position where we need to play like every game is our last.

Well yeah, I agree. This is one of our last real individual game tests. It's obviously a huge game. But I mean a game like yesterday is a "must win" - against a bad opponent at home, one of the games we NEED to take home to have ANY chance.

By tonight "isn't a must-win" I just mean our chances are still decent and alive even if we lose, it's OBVIOUSLY huge though. And I would REALLY like our chances going forward if we steal one tonight.

 

[Ambassador Of Fun]

We have 9 games remaining, plus a 4 games in 5 nights stretch coming up.

There are no games that we can afford to lose anymore.

Lose to Winnipeg, Calgary, Columbus etc etc has created the situation we're in now that we have to steal some of these games against the top teams.

Except in reality, where we can still lose 2 or 3 games.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Except in reality, where we can still lose 2 or 3 games.

As long as we lose them in OT, I'm good.

 

[Bkennedy*]

As long as we lose them in OT, I'm good.

Like I said. A loss in OT is a big win for us. A loss in regulation keeps us at about the same chance we have now. Win in regulation OR OT I'd think would make us a pretty good favorite to make it.

 

[TrillMike]

Any word if Cole is going to be back tonight?

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Like I said. A loss in OT is a big win for us. A loss in regulation keeps us at about the same chance we have now. Win in regulation OR OT I'd think would make us a pretty good favorite to make it.

A win of any sort would be good, even if it came in a SO. We'd have to win 3 SOs to lose the ROW tiebreaker.

 

[Satan]

Gotta win tonight to look pretty for the dance

 

[Ambassador Of Fun]

Any word if Cole is going to be back tonight?

Ruff said he's probably not traveling with the team, but they are pit-stopping in Dallas before heading to the East coast after this St. Louis game.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Seguin game time decision...

@MikeHeika 1m

"Seguin has ``soreness,'' coach Lindy Ruff said. "We've got a couple of question marks, and he's one of them.''