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The Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators have no shortage of defensive stars, so it seems appropriate that defensemen also drove the offense in Dallas' 3-2 win over Nashville in Game 1. Among them all, it was rookie blueliner Miro Heiskanen who came out on top with two goals. Roman Josi got Nashville on the board first and that was the only goal going into the first intermission. Continue to Article

April 11, 2019 10:17:am EST

Rookie Miro Heiskanen scored twice, and Mats Zuccarello notched the game-winner midway through the third period as the visiting Dallas Stars upset the Nashville Predators 3-2 in the opening clash of their first-round Western Conference playoff series Wednesday night. Dallas goalie Ben Bishop made 30 saves to hang on for the win over the Central Division champions. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be Saturday in Nashville. Continue to Article

April 11, 2019 12:34:am EST

Minnesota Wild forward J.T. Brown was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in Dallas hours before the Wild's season finale. Police reports indicate the incident happened at British Beverage Company early Saturday. Brown did not play in the Wild's final game that night against the Dallas Stars, who beat the Wild 3-0 to take the Western Conference's top wild-card spot. Continue to Article

April 08, 2019 1:49:pm EST

The team expected to win it all faces an opponent that loaded up for the same thing, the defending champions go up against a playoff newcomer and the wild West is wide open in the quest for the Stanley Cup. The NHL playoffs open Wednesday when the Presidents' Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning host the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1 of their first-round series. Five of the eight series get underway Wednesday and the other three Thursday. Continue to Article

April 07, 2019 4:19:pm EST

They won't need a banner for the Presidents' Trophy this time around, but the Nashville Predators did manage to win the Central Division for the second season in a row — this time on the final night of the season. Saturday set a fitting scene, then, as the Predators fought back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2. An empty-net goal and Nick Bonino's late 5-2 tally made the game look a lot more lopsided that it often was. Continue to Article

April 07, 2019 10:09:am EST