Every NHL team is known for one overarching theme in a given season. Whether it’s tanking, surging, owning the best power play, or dealing with front office drama, there’s a number of themes that each team can adopt. And in the 2018-19 season, the Dallas Stars were known for one thing: their defense.
While the Dallas offense struggled to put up goals for a majority of the 2018-19 campaign, the Stars rallied around their blue line and crease as they surged out of a slow start and secured a wild card spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.