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Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana practiced for the first time in two months, returning to the team after entering the player assistance program of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association.

DALLAS (AP) — Nils Lundkvist scored with 31 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Saturday. David Perron scored a goal for Detroit in his 1,000th career NHL game. The Stars won late in overtime for the second time in less than 48 hours. They had been been 0-5 in games past regulation before a 4-3 win over Ottawa on Thursday night, when Tyler Seguin scored with 29 seconds left in OT. ... Robertson’s 19th assist came after he went without a point the previous two games to end his Dallas Stars’ record 18-game points streak.

Watch the Detroit Red Wings on DirecTV StreamThough they were able to pull out a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier this week, the Red Wings were brought down to Earth on Thursday when they took on the Florida Panthers. Jonatan Berggren put the Red Wings on the board with his fourth of the season, but the Panthers continued to pour it on, leading to a 5-1 win. The loss showed an eerie trend for the Red Wings. Check out more stories about the Detroit Red Wings here on MLiveWhat: NHL HockeyWho: Detroit Red Wings (13-8-5) vs. Dallas Stars (15-7-5)When: Saturday, December 10Time: 2 p.m. ETWhere: American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)Channel: Bally Sports Detroit, NHL NetworkStream: DirecTV Stream, FuboTV (Free trial)Check out the NHL standings and results on NHL.com

The homestand continued for the Grand Rapids Griffins over the weekend, as they welcomed the Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, to Van Andel Arena for a pair of divisional matchups. Buy Griffins tickets: Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeekKETTLE DRUMMEDIn the team’s annual Red Kettle Game, the Griffins found themselves right in the thick of it with the Stars. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg, who had been recently sent down by the Detroit Red Wings on a conditioning stint, made some big saves early on, but unfortunately, the wheels came off for Grand Rapids in the third period. Jussi Olkinuora had a tough start in net for Grand Rapids, giving up three goals on the first six shots he faced. Check out more Grand Rapids Griffins’ articles on MLiveUPCOMING SCHEDULE (Home games in BOLD)You can watch and listen to the Griffins all season long on AHL.TVBuy Griffins tickets: Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeekFind AHL standings and results here

CEDAR PARK, Texas - In part of their eight-game road trip, the Grand Rapids Griffins headed to the Lone Star State last weekend for a pair of meetings with the Texas Stars, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars. Buy Griffins tickets: Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeekSTAR-STRUCKWhile the Griffins had plenty of time to get acclimated with their surroundings in north Texas, the Stars wasted little time making an impact in the weekend’s first game on Saturday. Like the contest on Friday night, neither team scored in the third period, as Griffins’ netminder Jussi Olkinuora slammed the door, helping secure the Griffins’ 4-3 win. While with the Bridgeport Islanders, Czarnik averaged nearly a point-per-game during the regular season finishing with 37 points in 38 games. Check out more Grand Rapids Griffins’ articles on MLiveUPCOMING SCHEDULE (Home games in BOLD)You can watch and listen to the Griffins all season long on AHL.TVBuy Griffins tickets: Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeekFind AHL standings and results here

The Boston Bruins have hired Jim Montgomery as their new coach.

The Detroit Red Wings announced the hiring of Tampa Bay Lightning assistant Derek Lalonde as their new head coach, the team and Yzerman confirmed on Thursday.

The Dallas Stars have hired Peter DeBoer as their new coach.

The Buffalo Sabres acquired goalie Ben Bishop in a trade with the Dallas Stars on Friday in a salary cap-related paperwork move involving a veteran who is not expected to play again because of degenerative right knee injury. The Sabres add the final year of Bishop’s contract, which represents nearly a $5 million cap hit to boost their payroll closer to the NHL’s $60 million minimum. Buffalo, which also acquired a seventh-round pick in next month’s draft, was projected to be nearly $20 million under the cap floor before acquiring Bishop.

Rick Bowness will not return as the coach of the Dallas Stars.

EASTERN CONFERENCEMetropolitan Division(3) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (2) New York Rangers (Game 7)Time: 7 p.m. Also like game five, the Rangers roared back with three goals in quick succession in the second period. Watch the NHL Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)WESTERN CONFERENCEPacific Division(WC1) Dallas Stars vs. (1) Calgary Flames (Game 7)The Stars rode their loud and boisterous faithful on Friday night to push their series with the Flames to the distance. For Calgary, the big money-makers need to play as such if they want to win their first series win since 2015. The last time the Stars played in a Game 7 was in their run to the Finals in 2020, where they eliminated the heavily-favored Colorado Avalanche.

Miro Heiskanen scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Dallas Stars beat Calgary 4-2 to force a Game 7 in their first-round Western Conference series.

Rasmus Andersson scored Calgary’s first power-play goal since early in the playoff opener, Jacob Markstrom had 34 saves and the Flames beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game 4 to even their first-round series.

Joe Pavelski scored twice and got the game-winner on the first power-play goal in the series for Dallas as the Stars beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

Capitals’ goaltender Vitek Vanacek was pulled after giving up five goals on 19 shots in game two. Metropolitan Division(2) New York Rangers vs. (3) Pittsburgh Penguins (Series tied 1-1)Time: 7 p.m. Watch the NHL Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division(1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators (Avalanche leads 2-0)Time: 4:30 p.m. The Stars ended up only putting 23 shots on goal, with the very talented Flames beind held to just 29. Oettinger earned his first playoff shutout in just his second career start in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

As well as the usual money line and total wagers that you can place on hockey games, there are also a ton of player prop markets. With player points, goals, assists and shots to choose from, there are plenty of ways to attack each NHL game. It’s also important to note that he averages more gametime than any other Capitals player at 23 minutes and 49 seconds. Our favorite player prop for this game is Carlson to have over 2.5 shots. Our favorite player prop for Stars vs Flames is Robertson to record a point at -133.

The first-round matchups are set for the NHL playoffs that begin Monday.

The NHL playoff race is going into its final few days with both Western Conference wild-card slots still unsettled.

On Tuesday, those two stories collide when the Dallas Stars host the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Stars are fighting with the Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Predators for the two Wild Card spots in the Western Conference. At the moment, Dallas holds the second Wild Card position, one point back of the Predators, but two ahead of the Golden Knights. They are comfortably in a playoff spot, though, as the Washington Capitals, who hold the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, are six back of the Lightning. What: NHL HockeyWho: Tampa Bay Lightning (43-20-8) vs. Dallas Stars (40-26-4)When: Tuesday, April 12Time: 9:30 p.m.

The Detroit Red Wings traded forward Vladislav Namestnikov to the Dallas Stars for a fourth-round pick today, just prior to the deadline. Namestnikov, 29, has 13 goals and 25 points in 60 games, improving from last season’s disappointing performance (eight goals, 17 points in 53 games). The Red Wings signed Namestnikov to a two-year contract with a $2 million cap hit prior to last season. He is the nephew of former Red Wing Slava Kozlov, grew up in metro Detroit and was excited for the opportunity to return home. More: Red Wings get second-round pick, two players for Nick Leddy

Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for his second shutout this season, Gabriel Landeskog scored two goals and the streaking Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-0.

The Detroit Red Wings started fast and strong against the Dallas Stars on Friday night in front of a rocking Little Caesars Arena crowd.

Roope Hintz scored a power-play goal with 2:09 left in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings surrendered the lead late in regulation and then Roope Hintz scored with 2:09 remaining in overtime to lift the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 victory at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings fell to 18-17-6 while Dallas improved to 20-16-2. Tyler Bertuzzi had an outstanding game in defeat, giving the Red Wings the lead with a power-play goal at 13:46 of the third period and adding a pair of assists. Bertuzzi had given his team a 4-3 lead by banking in a shot off Esa Lindell, who was laying down in the crease. The Stars had taken a 2-1 lead at 5:50 when Joel Kiviranta fired in a shot from the top of the circle with some net traffic.

Friday afternoon will be 5-10 degrees colder than average, but with abundant sunshine. Highs will be in the low 20s to near 25 degrees.

After picking up a weekend sweep over the Buffalo Sabres, the Detroit Red Wings return to the ice after a few days off, looking to continue their winning ways as they get set to host the Dallas Stars on Friday night. After shutting out the Sabres at home on Saturday night, the Red Wings had a bit of a slow start in their MLK Day afternoon meeting in Buffalo. After Dylan Larkin tied the game in the latter-half of regulation, the Red Wings’ captain scored his 18th goal of the season, in overtime, to give Detroit the 3-2 victory. Watch the Detroit Red Wings on DirecTV StreamLarkin is now tied with Tyler Bertuzzi for the team lead in goals, while extending his lead in team scoring, with 36 points. Check out more stories about the Detroit Red Wings here on MLiveWhat: NHL HockeyWho: Dallas Stars (18-15-2) vs. Detroit Red Wings (18-17-5)When: Friday, January 21Time: 7:30 p.m.

Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski scored 75 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Dallas Stars stopped Pittsburgh’s 10-game win streak with a 3-2 victory over the Penguins.

Edmonton captain and reigning league MVP Connor McDavid has been placed on on NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list.

I’ll work my way through each team in the league, alphabetically by division.

The league announced Monday night that all five remaining games scheduled for Thursday — including the Chicago Blackhawks’ home game against the Dallas Stars — will be postponed and that players will be off Wednesday through Saturday under the revised schedule.

Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop’s career is over because of a degenerative condition in his right knee.

Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi was placed in COVID-19 protocol before Wednesday night's game against the Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena.

After surrendering a two-goal lead on Monday night, the Detroit Red Wings have little time to lick their wounds as they stay on the road, heading to the Lone Star State for a Tuesday night meeting with the Dallas Stars. The Red Wings were riding high heading into their meeting with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Still, the Red Wings come into Dallas having won four of their last six games. Watch the Detroit Red Wings on DirecTV StreamThe Stars had higher expectations after a seemingly revitalized roster after a COVID-riddled 2020-21 season. Check out more stories about the Detroit Red Wings here on MLiveWho: Detroit Red Wings (8-7-2) vs. Dallas Stars (5-6-2)When: Tuesday, November 16Time: 8:30 p.m.

Two vastly different teams with various expectations meet on Sunday in Canada’s capital, as the young and vibrant Ottawa Senators host the hopefully revamped Dallas Stars. Dallas had the COVID bug looming around the team throughout the 2020-21 season, having many games rescheduled due to the virus. Like Ottawa, Dallas is also on the second half of a back-to-back, as they are coming off a clash with the Boston Bruins on Saturday. What: NHL HockeyWho: Dallas Stars vs. Ottawa SenatorsWhen: Sunday, October 17Time: 5:00 p.m. Channel: NHL NetworkStream: FuboTV (7-day free trial), Sling, DirecTV StreamCheck out the NHL standings and results here

Kirill Tyutyayev scored a pair of goals as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4 Thursday to open the NHL Prospects Tournament at Centre I.C.E. Tyutyayev is a small (5-9, 146) but highly skilled forward the Red Wings drafted in the seventh round in 2019 (190th overall). The Red Wings led 5-1 in the second period before the Stars tightened in the third period with a pair of goals from Riley Tufte. Victor Brattstrom played the entire game and made 30 saves for the Red Wings, who were outshot 34-22. The Red Wings face the St. Louis Blues on Saturday (7 p.m., live streamed on DetroitRedWings.com).

Luke Glendening is excited about his move from a rebuilding team to a playoff contender but will miss the only NHL home he has known. After eight seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, Glendening signed a two-year contract Wednesday with the Dallas Stars that averages $1.5 million per season. I grew up in Grand Rapids, so to have my friends and family be so close was great, but really excited for this opportunity in Dallas. It’s something I couldn’t pass up on.”Glendening, 32, has spent nearly his entire hockey career in the state, playing four years at Michigan and then signing with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins. He has a connection to Stars general manager Jim Nill, who was the longtime Red Wings assistant GM in charge of Grand Rapids when the Griffins won the Calder Cup championship with Glendening in 2013.

Luke Glendening is leaving the Detroit Red Wings, according reports Wednesday.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed left wing Taro Hirose to a one-year contract extension.

Alex Nedeljkovic has signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings reportedly worth $3 million per season after he was traded to Detroit from the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Detroit Red Wings have announced the list of players the team is protecting in this week’s Seattle Kraken expansion draft.

Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop has waived his no-movement clause to be exposed in the Seattle expansion draft after approaching the team with the idea.

Jakub Vrana has 6 goals and an assist for 7 points through seven games since joining the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline.

Jakub Vrana has 6 goals and an assist for 7 points through seven games since joining the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline.

Blake Coleman converted a short-handed penalty shot and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots for his 26th career shutout to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-0 victory against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

Jamie Benn scored 32 seconds into overtime, lifting the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Still, the Red Wings had no business being in overtime after Dallas tilted the rink during the first two periods and held a 51-17 edge in shots after 60 minutes. The Red Wings (17-25-8) were hoping to play spoilers again, after defeating the Stars 7-3 on Thursday. We just got leaned on and leaned on.”They leaned on Bernier to bail them out time and again. I thought he was excellent.”It was the first 50-save performance for a Red Wings goalie since Jimmy Howard on Jan. 7, 2010 at Los Angeles. They were shooting from everywhere tonight.”More: Who will fill void as Red Wings’ second-line center in the future?

Jonathan Bernier was the great equalizer for the Detroit Red Wings Saturday, stealing a point for them with a 50-save performance. The Red Wings didn’t earn the second point, however, as Jamie Benn scored 32 seconds into overtime to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 victory at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings (17-25-8) are 5-3-3 in their past 11. The Red Wings had eight shots at the time. The Red Wings killed four Dallas power plays through two periods.

The Detroit Red Wings and the Dallas Stars have played three games so far this season. So the Red Wings are looking to even the series in the fourth and final game on Saturday. It was much needed as the Red Wings have lost several of their offensive weapons due to injury. The Red Wings still have Filip Zadina, who has 18 points through 42 games this season. What: NHL Regular SeasonWho: Detroit Red Wings (17-25-7) vs. Dallas Stars (11-7-4)When: Saturday, April 24Time: 7 p.m.

The Detroit Red Wings could be officially eliminated from the playoffs tonight, not that there was any suspense. The Red Wings (17-25-7) have equaled last season’s victory total and surpassed their 2019-20 points output in 22 fewer games. The Red Wings will be without Robby Fabbri, in addition to several lost for the season, including captain Dylan Larkin. The Detroit Red Wings Foundation will auction off warmup jerseys and lavender-taped sticks used by Red Wings players in the pregame warmups. A limited number of Hockey Fights Cancer-branded pucks used during warmups also will be available for purchase, with proceeds from the auction and sale benefiting the American Cancer Society and the Detroit Red Wings Foundation.

Jakub Vrana scored four goals for the first time to help the Detroit Red Wings rout the Dallas Stars 7-3 and match their total number of wins from last season.

Jakub Vrana scored four goals in a game for the first time to help the Detroit Red Wings rout the Dallas Stars 7-3 Thursday night and match their total number of wins from last season.

DETROIT – Maybe the Detroit Red Wings won’t miss Anthony Mantha’s offense that much. Jakub Vrana, Mantha’s replacement, scored four goals Thursday to lift the Red Wings to a 7-3 victory over the Dallas Stars at Little Caesars Arena. Vrana then backhanded in a rebound with 4:12 remaining to give the Red Wings a 6-3 lead. It was a season-high goal total for the Red Wings, who played without captain Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings, in a reversal of Tuesday’s 5-2 loss at Dallas, jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period.

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Rookie Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist in the first period, leading the Dallas Stars to a 5-2 win and a two-game sweep of the Detroit Red Wings.

Several blowout losses aside, the Detroit Red Wings are better defensively than they were last season. That wasn’t apparent, however, from their rash of fundamental defensive mistakes in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Blown coverage allowed the Stars unfettered access to the area in front of the Detroit net, leading to three goals. We haven’t given up many Grade A (scoring opportunities) compared to the rest of the league,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “We can’t be a team that’s chasing the game like that.

Rookie Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist in the first period and the Dallas Stars beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday night to sweep back-to-back games against the Red Wings and extend their winning streak to four games.

Careless team defense led to a poor start, resulting in the Detroit Red Wings’ downfall Tuesday. Valtteri Filppula and Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings. The Red Wings’ defensive lapses were best illustrated by that fourth goal. The Red Wings responded quickly, as Filppula converted a pass from Jakub Vrana on a two-on-one at 4:51. The Stars put the Red Wings on their heels early, scoring twice in a span of 3:14 to lead 2-0 barely five minutes into the game.

Denis Gurianov scored in the fifth round of a shootout to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

The Dallas Stars finally got another extra point after regulation, and it moved the defending Western Conference champions up in the standings in their late push to get back in the playoffs.

The Detroit Red Wings turned in a gritty effort Monday in their attempts to play spoilers, but the Dallas Stars earned a much-needed second point with a 3-2 shootout victory at American Airlines Center. Luke Glendening scored both Red Wings goals in regulation, recording his fourth career two-goal game. The Red Wings dropped to 16-24-7. Glendening scored twice in the second period, tying the game each time. Jason Robertson put Dallas ahead 2-1 at 11:06 of the second period, knocking in a rebound from the net front after the Red Wings missed opportunities to clear the zone.

It could be a while before the Detroit Red Wings reach the playoffs, but this week will have a postseason feel. The Red Wings’ next four games are against the Dallas Stars, starting tonight at American Airlines Center (7:30, NBC Sports Network). “They’re fighting for their (playoff) lives right now,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. It’ll be a great test for our team.”The Red Wings (16-24-6) had their season-long three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-0 loss to Chicago Saturday. The Red Wings hope to play the role of spoilers.

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT – Michael Rasmussen broke a tie early in the third period with his first goal of the season and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday. The Red Wings won 3-1 on Saturday. “We competed all over the ice, and when they did get a couple chances, Pixie (Pickard) was back there,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. Roslovic tied the game 1-1 with 1:35 remaining in the second period when he tipped Oliver Bjorkstrand’s shot out of mid-air and past Pickard. Red Wings: at Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

Dallas Stars' Ty Dellandrea reacts after scoring a goal on Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss (29) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT – Tanner Kero broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, Anton Khudobin stopped all 21 shots he faced and the Dallas Stars pulled away to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 Saturday night. “At this point, you appreciate every game you get in," Kero, who is from Hancock, Michigan, said after playing in his 85th NHL game. “We’re not the only team that has struggled to score against that team," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. The Red Wings will have a couple days off, a luxury in the NHL this season, before playing the Predators on the road Tuesday night.

Tanner Kero broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, Anton Khudobin stopped all 21 shots he faced and the Dallas Stars pulled away to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 Saturday night. A little later in the game, Khudobin denied Robby Fabbri on a breakaway and finished with his third shutout this season. “When you’re talking about a timely save, that was it.”The Stars sealed the win with 6:17 left when Ty Dellandrea scored to make it 3-0. “We’re not the only team that has struggled to score against that team,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. The Red Wings will have a couple of days off, a luxury in the NHL this season, before playing the Predators on the road Tuesday night.

It was tough to describe, because not a lot happened, at least from the Detroit Red Wings’ perspective. The Red Wings (10-18-4), after averaging 3.2 goals in their previous 10 games, were shut out for the fourth time this season. “That was a really close game for two periods, and it wasn’t the way we had to play in the final half of the game.”The Stars (10-10-7) outshot the Red Wings 33-21. “I thought both teams played hard,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. It’s something we’re still learning and trying to get better at.”The Red Wings finished 3-2-1 on their homestand.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings’ offense that had perked up the past three weeks was stifled Saturday by the Dallas Stars. The Red Wings (10-18-4) were seeking their first three-game winning streak of the season. The Red Wings likely will ride Greiss for at least a little while because Jonathan Bernier is out an undetermined amount of time due to a lower-body injury. Tanner Kero scored his first goal in 13 games this season to open the scoring at 17:22 of the second period. Oleksiak skated to the Detroit blue line and passed to a wide-open Kero, who deposited a backhand shot past Greiss.

Detroit Red Wings center Robby Fabbri shares during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT – Robby Fabbri scored three goals, one in each period, and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night. “He’s not the biggest or fastest guy, but he makes up for it with competitiveness," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. Thomas Greiss finished the game in net for the Red Wings and had 16 saves. “We’re clicking right now and I think that comes from getting a lot of reps together in practice," Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said.

Media pundits believe the rights package of NHL's new seven-year deal with ESPN is worth $400 million per year. But post-breakup, ESPN continued to value NHL content by centering coverage around longtime analyst Barry Melrose. Dan Cohen, senior vice president of Octagon's Global Media Rights Consulting division, said the NHL could solicit more than $600 million annually for its entire package. He added that the NHL "would be best served to renew its other rights package with NBC, who has invested heavily in marketing the NHL and who can offer a tri-cast distribution model." "Something that has as much volume as hockey, they can go with a tri-cast model across ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+/Hulu."

So, like any good mom, she did her homework, learning more about the policies in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. New York's Madison Square Garden had roughly 2,000 fans on hand for the Knicks game Tuesday night. Several spring training facilities will open their doors to fans when major league exhibition games start on Sunday. Many places will have no problem filling their limited capacities, but some sports are looking at a longer road when it comes to fans returning. UFC was next at 59% of 40 million devices, followed by the NFL at 53% of 497 million devices.

12 Texas and No. The Big 12 has an extra week before the start of the conference tournament to try to make up some postponed games. The postponement of the Alabama game makes it five straight games called off for the Aggies. Two season-opening series involving Big 12 baseball teams scheduled for this weekend were canceled. Jacksonville State was supposed to visit Baylor, and Oklahoma was set to play Wichita State in Round Rock, Texas, just north of Austin.

NHL games scheduled for Monday and Tuesday between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators had already been scrapped. The shuffling of pro events came amid adjustments for several men's and women's college basketball games in Texas because of frigid temperatures and icy conditions for traveling. 12 Texas men's visit to ninth-ranked Oklahoma has been moved back a day to Thursday after originally getting bumped from Tuesday to Wednesday because of the weather. Two other women’s games scheduled for Wednesday had also been called off: Texas at TCU and Texas Tech at Oklahoma. The American Athletic Conference men's game between Tulane and SMU in Dallas scheduled for Wednesday was postponed, with no makeup date announced.

A lone vehicle drives on Victory Ave. in front of American Airlines Center which was to host the Nashville Predators and the Dallas Stars NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Dallas. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson requested that the teams not play Monday due to a shortage of electricity in the region. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)DALLAS – The Dallas Stars postponed their home game Monday night against the Nashville Predators after a request from city officials not to play because of the impact extreme winter weather had on the area. The NHL didn't announce the postponement until just more than a half-hour before the scheduled start of the game. “I don’t know the status of that grid, but frankly, the Stars game is not critical infrastructure,” Hallman told the DMN.

DALLAS, TEXAS - JANUARY 28: Andrew Cogliano #11 of the Dallas Stars scores a goal against Jonathan Bernier #45 of the Detroit Red Wings in the second period at American Airlines Center on January 28, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. AdValtteri Filppula knocked in a rebound for his first goal for the Red Wings (2-5-1). “Made it 4-3 there, and it got away from us,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. The puck crossed the line just before the Red Wings did. WHAT’S NEXTBoth teams play back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday, the Red Wings at home against Florida, and the Stars on the road for the first time this season at Carolina.

Joe Pavelski scored his fourth goal of the season, Jake Oettinger stopped 20 shots in his first NHL start and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-3 on Thursday night to finish undefeated in their season-opening four-game homestand. Valtteri Filppula knocked in a rebound for his first goal for the Red Wings (2-5-1). “Made it 4-3 there, and it got away from us,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. The puck crossed the line just before the Red Wings did. WHAT’S NEXTBoth teams play back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday, the Red Wings at home against Florida, and the Stars on the road for the first time this season at Carolina.

Oettinger is the second rookie goalie to defeat the Red Wings in the past week. Valtteri Filppula knocked in a rebound for his first goal for the Red Wings (2-5-1). “Made it 4-3 there, and it got away from us,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. HE SAID IT“We spent so much time in the game under siege it felt like, where they were on top of us everywhere we looked,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. The puck crossed the line just before the Red Wings did.

(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)DALLAS – Jason Dickinson scored 1:32 into overtime and the Dallas Stars won a third straight home game to start their delayed season, beating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Red Wings controlled the puck for the first minute-plus of the 3-on-3 period before the Stars gained control and moved into the offensive zone. “I saw he probably thought that I was going to shoot it so I was going to take him out,” Klingberg said. The Red Wings are winless in four of their past five games this season. Guys had to step up at key times.”STILL MISSINGThe Red Wings remain without forwards Adam Erne, Robby Fabbri, Sam Gagner and Filip Zadina and defenseman Jon Merrill because of COVID-19 protocols.

Jason Dickinson scored 1:32 into overtime and the Dallas Stars won a third straight home game to start their delayed season, beating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Red Wings controlled the puck for the first minute-plus of the 3-on-3 period before the Stars gained control and moved into the offensive zone. The Red Wings are winless in four of their past five games this season. Hintz had five points in the first two games with one goal and four assists, all on power plays. Guys had to step up at key times.”STILL MISSINGThe Red Wings remain without forwards Adam Erne, Robby Fabbri, Sam Gagner, Filip Zadina, and defenseman Jon Merrill because of COVID-19 protocols.

San Jose's Erik Karlsson (65) handles the puck against Minnesota Wild's Nick Bjugstad (27) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. San Jose won 5-3. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)With an outbreak delaying the Dallas Stars opener, Rick Bowness got to watch a lot of hockey in the first couple of nights of the NHL season. The San Jose Sharks have been the NHL's nomads since they opened training camp in Arizona because of a ban on contact sports by Santa Clara County, California. “We’re staying in 5-star hotels, get to play hockey, so I can’t complain,” defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic said. Ad___Follow AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SWhyno___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

The Detroit Red Wings focused on tightening up defensively following a pair of poor performances. Jason Dickinson scored at 1:32 of overtime to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings at American Airlines Center. Dickinson fired in a one-timer from the slot off a pass from John Klingberg after the Red Wings had controlled the puck for the first minute of the OT. Thomas Greiss made 20 saves and is still searching for his first victory as a Red Wing (0-3-1). The Red Wings had a couple of scoring chances on a power play with 4:09 remaining in regulation but could not convert.

... That was a special moment.”Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists and Alexander Radulov also scored twice for the Stars, who had a scoreless first period. Five of Dallas’ goals came in the second, including three on the power play and an unassisted short-handed wrist shot by Esa Lindell. Pavelski and Kiviranta added power-play goals in the third period, those against Pekka Rinne, who entered after Saros allowed five goals on 20 shots. CAPTAIN HURTStars captain Jamie Benn was injured when his right leg buckled awkwardly after a collision with Viktor Arvidsson in the second period. Three of the shots game in the first period, including a wraparound attempt into Khudobin’s pads and a hard second shot on the rebound.

The Stars' return comes after 17 players tested positive for COVID-19, even though most were asymptomatic. Their first four scheduled games, all on the road and including an early Stanley Cup Final rematch with Tampa Bay, were postponed. “Right now, listen, we're all ready for a game,” Stars coach Rick Bowness said after practice Thursday at their home arena. Now the Stars are the last team to open the NHL's 56-game, division-only regular season. About 5,000 fans will be allowed for Stars games, well below the hockey capacity of 18,532, though the NBA's Dallas Mavericks are playing their home games there without fans.

The Detroit Red Wings can’t catch a break, whether it’s with the draft lottery or the NHL’s one-year divisional realignment prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Red Wings already had the reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in their division. Former Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek has resurrected himself after a shaky final two years in Detroit. The Red Wings might slip ahead of the Blackhawks to avoid the Central basement, but even that could be a tough task considering how much ground they would need to make up. More: How newcomers can help Red Wings improve

The Detroit Red Wings have their temperature checked and get tested for COVID-19 every time they enter Little Caesars Arena. The regular season starts on Wednesday (a day later for the Red Wings) and already the coronavirus is disrupting schedules and routines. “These are different times,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. Part of being 100 percent is being in game shape, spending enough time in practice that you can react accordingly. So, it may take some time for some of those guys.”More: What Red Wings can expect from offseason acquisitions

The NHL said Friday that six Dallas Stars players and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in a development that will push back the opener for the defending Western Conference champions by nearly a week. The Columbus Blue Jackets also held a number of players off the ice “out of abundance of caution” in another reminder that the pandemic will likely play havoc with the season opening next Wednesday. Dallas had been set to open the season Jan. 14 at Florida. The Dallas players and staff are self-isloating and the team’s training facilities were closed for the next several days amid contact tracing. The NHL has shortened the regular season to 56 games for each of its 31 teams, who will play only division foes and sometimes multiple times in a matter of a few days.

The Stars are still Bowness' team. Dallas officially removed the interim tag Thursday and gave the 65-year-old Bowness a two-year contract, making him the franchise's 24th head coach, and ninth since moving to Dallas in 1993. Bowness was 20-13-5 after becoming their interim head coach. The Stars made it to the Stanley Cup final even while dealing with a plethora of significant injuries. That would have been a lot more interesting if we had been a healthy team,” Bowness said.

FLINT – The Flint Firebirds are providing a pipeline of talent to the Dallas Stars. The Stars used their sixth-round pick (162nd overall) in this year’s NHL draft to select Firebirds forward Evgeniy Oksentyuk. He’s the eighth Firebirds player to be drafted by an NHL in five years. Two years ago, the Stars used their first-round pick (13th overall) to select Ty Dellandrea, who has served as the Firebirds captain the past two years. Nick Caamano (2016), Brent Moran (2014) and Alex Peters (2014) are other players drafted by Dallas who spent time playing for the Firebirds.

KALAMAZOO, MI - For the second consecutive year, a former Kalamazoo Wings hockey player hoisted the Stanley Cup, as forward Yanni Gourde capped his fifth NHL season as a champion with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars, 2-0, on Monday to take the series in six games and capture their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, with Gourde playing a big part in the title run. Two of Gourde’s playoff goals came in the Stanley Cup Finals, including a power-play tally late in the second period of Game 4 that tied the contest at 3 and helped the Lightning pull out a 5-4 overtime win. The 28-year-old Gourde played one season with the Kalamazoo Wings in 2013-14, tallying 15 goals and 19 assists for the ECHL club, before getting called up to the American Hockey League’s Worcester Sharks. RELATED:Former Grand Rapids Griffins center now a Stanley Cup championMichigan hockey team officially sets world record for largest lightsaber battleECHL, Kalamazoo Wings cancel rest of 2019-20 season amid coronavirus pandemicKalamazoo Wings hockey season on hold as ECHL halts play amid coronavirus pandemic

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Tampa Bay Lightning are the champions of bubble hockey. Questions about the future were put off for a celebration, by the Lightning and the NHL. Rick Bowness, an assistant for Tampa Bay for five years who was part of their 2015 run that fell short in the final, faced his own uncertain future as interim head coach. The Lightning did to the Stars what Chicago did to them in the ’15 final, when injuries built up. Tampa Bay had Point and No.

The triumph of winning the NHL championship in a bubble was certainly no less sweet for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played 964 regular-season and 137 playoff games to get to this point, losing in the final twice before. Tampa Bay had Point and No. Coach Jon Cooper thought the attitude needed to change from wanting to beat every opponent 9-0 because that’s not realistic in playoff hockey. ... Alexander Volkov made his NHL playoff debut for Tampa Bay, which also saw Patrick Maroon become just the eighth player to win the Cup in back-to-back seasons with different teams (St. Louis).

The Dallas Stars pushed back to force a sixth game in this season' Stanley Cup Finals. The Stars were down 3-1 and Saturday’s Game 5 double-overtime win has given them another shot at the Stanley Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning look to put away the series altogether to be the 2020 Stanley Cup Champions. What: Stanley Cup Finals - Game 6Who: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas StarsWhen: Monday, Sept. 28Time: 8 p.m. ETWhere: Rogers Place -- Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaTV: NBCStream: fuboTV (free trial) | Hulu | Sling (free trial)

The team Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman built to a large extent is on the cusp of winning the Stanley Cup without him, but he would be delighted to see them prevail. "It’s a really great, little hockey market, really cool community, and they’ve really embraced the Lightning, so I think it would be fantastic. One is likely to be the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP if the Lightning win the Cup. Yzerman also landed franchise goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy 19th overall in 2012 (from a pick obtained from the Red Wings for Kyle Quincey). More: Why Red Wings made the trade for Marc Staal

The Dallas Stars looking to even the series with a win in Game 4 after falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3. The game will air on NBC and can be streamed on fuboTV (free trial) | Hulu | Sling (free trial)Tampa Bay looks to fire on all cylinders after the team netted two goals in the first period. The team saw the return of Steven Stamkos in Game 3 but will be without him in Game 4. What: Stanley Cup Finals - Game 4Who: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas StarsWhen: Friday, Sept. 25Time: 8 p.m. ETWhere: Rogers Place -- Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaTV: NBCStream: fuboTV (free trial) | Hulu | Sling (free trial)

The Dallas Stars have to fix some things in a hurry, or this Stanley Cup Final could be over quickly. After consecutive games with three-goal periods, Tampa Bay has all of the momentum and a 2-1 series lead. Dallas' top line is without a goal against Tampa Bay. The NHL is playing Stanley Cup Final games on back-to-back nights for the first time since 2009, when Detroit won each of the first two games against Pittsburgh, which eventually won the series in seven games. In its only back-to-back this postseason, Tampa Bay won Games 2 and 3 in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against Boston.

EDMONTON, AB – As soon as Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, his Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated on the ice and the bench with 211 days of pent up excitement. The Lightning were just fine with Stamkos offering moral support sitting in the middle of the bench. The game was everything that has made Tampa Bay one of the best teams in hockey for more than half of the last decade. While Tampa Bay got a significant talent back, Dallas was without a key veteran role player. ... To make room for Stamkos, Tampa Bay scratched Carter Verhaeghe.

The Dallas Stars took the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals series and they look to take a 2-0 series lead. The games can be streamed on fuboTV (free trial) | Hulu | Sling (free trial)Dallas entered Game 1 of the series well-rested and staved off a Tampa Bay third-period push. Tampa Bay will look to take that energy into Game 2 on Monday night and look to be better at taking advantage of power play opportunities. What: Stanley Cup Finals - Game 2Who: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas StarsWhen: Monday, Sept. 21Time: 8 p.m. ETWhere: Rogers Place -- Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaTV: NBCStream: fuboTV (free trial) | Hulu | Sling (free trial)

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars will face off Saturday in the finals for the Stanley Cup. Tampa Bay eliminated the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins to reach its third Stanley Cup Finals in the history of the franchise and looks to get the team’s second Cup in 16 years. Related: Stars-Lightning Stanley Cup Final features prominent Red Wings lineageThe Stars make their first appearance in the Stanley Cup finals in 20 years and are also fighting to bring the franchise a second championship. They finished 10th overall in the regular season and made the Finals after beaing the Colorado Avalanche and Las Vegas Golden KnightsHere’s how to watch Game 1. What: Stanley Cup Finals - Game 1Who: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas StarsWhen: Saturday, Sept. 19Time: 7:30 p.m.

EDMONTON, AB The biggest boost for the Colorado Avalanche in must-win game after must-win game comes from an unlikely source their third-string goaltender. Michael Hutchinson stopped 27 shots and the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Wednesday night to force a decisive Game 7 in their second-round playoff series. He deserves all the credit.Rookie defenseman Cale Makar scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, while Nikita Zadorov and Mikko Rantanen also added goals. Nathan MacKinnon scored an empty-netter for the Avalanche, who staved off elimination for a second straight game to tie the series at three wins apiece. We never thought it was going to be a sweep or an easy series, Stars forward Tyler Seguin said.

In this photo provided by the Dallas Stars NHL hockey team, interim head coach Rick Bowness watches practice in Frisco, Texas, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. You get out there and you miss it, the Dallas Stars coach said. You realize how much you enjoy being out there.The NHLs oldest head coach still worries about COVID-19 but not enough to stop doing his job. Im going to have to adjust to it, there is no question. The average age of the 24 head coaches in the playoffs is just under 54, the second-oldest behind the NBA among North Americas four major professional sports leagues.