Say whatever you want, but when the Dallas Stars break through, they really jump off the top board to do it. Their 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers was not only their first regulation win of the season, but it was also a high-water mark for goals per game.
Now Stars senior staff writer Mike Heika wants to know if the Victory Green Gang can serve up another one just like the other one – preferably tonight, starting with the Detroit Red Wings. Head coach Rick Bowness still doesn’t know if the Stars’ scoring tear was the result of adaptation or simply a massive regression to the mean:
According to Natural Stat Trick, Dallas entered the game with an average of 29 scoring chances per game and netted 31 on Saturday.