Dallas Stars will now have lot of time on the ice after their trip to Finland
Associated PressDALLAS — The Dallas Stars played back-to-back games at home against the Chicago Blackhawks, with 11 days and a trip to Finland between them. We can just focus on this next stretch coming up and grind it out and try and get to our our A-game.” After losing two games to the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers last weekend in Finland, and then the 11-hour direct flight back to Texas, the Stars were back in their home arena Thursday night for a 3-1 win. “It’s just hockey now and we’re going to be playing a lot, so it’ll be fun and hopefully we can just get on a roll and start winning a lot.” Chicago was playing its sixth game since its previous trip to Dallas on Oct. 26. The Stars, who have made it to the Western Conference final in each of coach Pete DeBoer’s first two seasons, never trailed after Steel scored 11 minutes into their first game back home.