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Dallas Stars Get Some Needed Rest At Home After Starting To ‘Run on fumes’ In NHL Playoffs

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

Tabitha S. by Tabitha S.
July 14, 2024
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Dallas Stars Get Some Needed Rest At Home After Starting To ‘Run on fumes’ In NHL Playoffs

DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 17: Matt Duchene #95 of the Dallas Stars celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal during the second overtime period against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Six of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 17, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

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The Dallas Stars rested at home Sunday.

No game, no practice and no travel for the first time in a month since the start of the NHL playoffs.

“We were starting to run on fumes here at the end of this round,” coach Pete DeBoer said. “You can fill your tank up pretty quickly with a four- or five-day break. So a critical break for us.”

Dallas still doesn’t know who it will play when hosting Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday night since the other second-round West series between Edmonton and Vancouver extended to a Game 7. That will be played Monday, three nights after the Stars finished off their second-round series against Colorado.

DENVER, COLORADO – MAY 17: Jonathan Drouin #27 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against Esa Lindell #23 of the Dallas Stars during the first overtime period in Game Six of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 17, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

“I feel like I got a lot of energy, but yeah, at times, you need some rest,” said center Wyatt Johnston, the Stars’ top goal scorer with seven in the playoffs after 32 in the regular season.

Then again, Johnston just turned 21 years old last week.

The extra time between games should be beneficial for center Roope Hintz, who missed the last two games against the Avs with an upper-body injury that also limited him to only 6 1/2 minutes in the first period of Game 4.

DeBoer said Hintz would have been doubtful had the Stars needed to play a Game 7 against the Avs on Sunday. Hintz, who had a goal and three assists in their Game 3 victory, left the fourth game after blocking a shot in the first period, and had gone down hard earlier in the game when cross-checked by Nathan MacKinnon.

The Stars wrapped up their series against 2022 Stanley Cup champion Colorado with an exhausting double-overtime win in Game 6 on the road Friday, with their 13th game in 26 nights ending after midnight. They opened the playoffs with a seven-game series win over Vegas, last year’s champ.

“We played two really, really good teams. It’s not easy to win even one game in the playoffs, let alone a full series,” Johnston said. “We obviously have a lot of confidence, and we obviously know it’s not easy, but it’s definitely good to be able to beat two really amazing teams so far.”

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Tabitha S.

Tabitha S.

As a native Texan, I am passionate about covering the news that impacts our lives in Texas. Community and family is what is important at the Texas Insider, we strive to deliver comprehensive stories by examining history and presenting the full picture.

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