The Dallas Stars were in Calgary for a date with Flames on Thursday night in desperate need of a win to salvage their last road trip of the season. A pair of blowout losses to the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks had erased the somewhat comfortable cushion the Stars had in the Western Conference wild car race, and brought to the surface issues that have plagued the team throughout the season. With playoff spots up for grabs in the ultra-competitive West, Dallas faced it’s toughest test of the last week against a Calgary team that leads the Pacific Division and has gone an impressive 7-2-1 in their last ten games.
Stars fail to extinguish the Flames
