Game Day Guide: Stars against Blues

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In almost three seasons under head coach Pete Deboer, the stars have not registered more than two consecutive ordinance losses.

There is a good reason for that.

Dallas has put together the third best record in the NHL this season and, despite all the manners of adversity, found a way to be incredibly consistent. This week is a good example. The stars returned from the 4 nations' face-off break to play three games in four nights in four nights. Some of the players who took part in the tournament did not get any practice time, and that showed up when the team was scarce and disadvantageous while he found a way to win two of the three games.

But after a day of training on Thursday, the boys in Victory Green were much more connected on Friday in a 6-2 victory against the Kings Los Angeles. It made a complete sense.

“The puck movement was better, more connected, more synchronous with each other,” said Deboer. “I think that's practice. You are gone for a few weeks, it is difficult to lose some of it. The more we are together, the more practice we get to get something back. “

Obviously, every team improves with more repetition and more time, but the stars seem to be back in their routine like everyone else in the league. You have a playing style and it helps to create profit.

“We have this standard that every player has to follow,” said Forward Robertson. “It is important to accept that.”

Robertson has been in a heater since January 1 and scored 36 points in 23 games (second best in the NHL during this time).

“If you return to Home ICE, you return to your identity,” said Robertson about the team's four-game home. “It's always nice to return home, especially if they were on the street, whatever it was.”

Dallas last played on Friday in the American Airlines Center on Friday. So there are many factors to regain his rhythm. They could also go on the go, and the key plays intelligent hockey where individuals win battles and play every line well together.

“We want to play as much as possible at the end of the other team, and it starts to defend well,” said striker Wyatt Johnston. “If we play as we should, it works well for us. It has this detail in your game. “

The detail has a lot to have, but the stars did a good job to create habits that are easy to remember. You did this in all three seasons under Deboer and his coaching staff, and it starts every season in the training camp.

“We spoke in the training camp about having this basis for their game,” said Deboer. “I think this foundation is something you always fall back on, so you don't lose several games in a row, so you are not hot if you take the power play or the hot value. You can still win 1 or 2-0, that's all part of the foundation. “

Nevertheless, the stars win with much larger margins these days. Dallas has headed NHL with 83 goals since January 1. The stars also have the best record compared to 16-6-1. Conclusion you will find your game, although she misses Miro Hiskanen and Seguin.

“The coaching team does a great job to make it easy for us,” said Johnston. “We know what to do and that makes it predictable for us. Part of this success is how much we work on it. “