To twist an old cliché, the Dallas Stars don’t need to run as fast as the Tampa Bay Lightning, or even the Carolina Hurricanes. They just need to run faster than the Nashville Predators.
With the Stanley Cup playoffs race tightening up, the Victory Green Gang needed to take advantage of every matchup that could swing the competition in their favor. But even with three games in hand, a punishing schedule and persistent injuries have had the Stars running out of road. Can they take advantage of the Predators’ own injury woes in at least one of their last two head-to-head contests?