Man was that a fun game last night. Four players scored their first goals of the season for the Dallas Stars, as if the players were tired of hearing narratives about a lack of depth scoring.
We’ll jump straight into the highlights, starting with this beauty by Jason Dickinson to open up the scoring:
We've got ourselves a new member of the Hands Team.
Welcome aboard, Jason Dickinson. pic.twitter.com/hfkiWBfCQ6— NHL (@NHL) October 26, 2018Later, Roman Polak surprised practically everyone with a dazzling goal of his own:
But perhaps the most exhilarating goal was the Stars’ third of the night, where Miro Heiskanen scored the eventual game-winner for his first career NHL goal:
Mattias Janmark was yet another player to get their first of the season, scoring on a breakaway courtesy of Julius Honka:
And a couple of minutes before the second intermission, Jason Dickinson capped off the scoring with his second of the evening:
Dickinson ended up with the first star of the game, but I think we can all agree Heiskanen walked away with the better prize:
Here’s the Stars’ rookie sensation discussing his first career goal:
Stars Stories
Count Esa Lindell as one of Heiskanen’s biggest believers:
Mike Heika wrote a nice piece about Tyler Pitlick’s (brief) time on the first line with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin: [NHL]
As a former player and now coach, Jim Montgomery shares how the NHL has changed its view on head injuries over the years: [SportsDay DFW]
Sean Shapiro talks about Ty Dellandrea and more in his latest mailbag:
Central Census
Every team in the Central Division besides the Stars scored exactly four goals last night.