DALLAS — Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and two assists and Vitek Vanecek had 30 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Washington Capitals beat former teammate Braden Holtby and the Dallas Stars 5-0 on Friday night. “I hate to see that; he had a tough night,” Backstrom said of Holtby, “but we all know what he’s …
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars opened training camp this month exactly one year after they were still playing in the Stanley Cup Final in the NHL bubble in Canada. They missed being on the ice.” Dallas still has most of its core group from that Stanley Cup Final run in the pandemic-interrupted season that ended with a Game 6 …
Tyson Barrie got the glory when he snuck in from the point to jam in a loose puck 18 seconds into the middle period against the Canucks. The six-foot-four, 201-pound right winger — affectionately called Big Jess by McDavid — has been a key cog in the Oilers attack, his work on Barrie’s goal figuring as a prime example. “He …
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