It’s official, more or less: The Dallas Stars can’t even buy a power-play goal at this point.
Their 5-on-4 special teams, so dominant in the first half of the season, have devolved with a shocking quickness at what appears to be exactly the wrong moment. The Dallas Morning News’ Matthew DeFranks lays out the horrible, horrible details in his latest article:
Since the Stars scored four goals in Buffalo on Jan. 20, the power play has been one of the worst in the league.
During 5-on-4 power plays, the Stars have scored 4.