The Dallas Stars, like every other team, are made up of individuals, all of whom prepare and escalate their play in different ways. What effect does that have on the stat line?
Saad Yousuf of The Athletic DFW started his latest article by taking a look at an interesting factoid: The Stars consistently win the second period. In fact, it’s the only period they win consistently.
One would assume that players’ bodies are at their freshest in the opening period, so why has the team been about half as productive scoring in that frame compared to the latter two?