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Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger makes a save against St. Louis Blues left wing Sammy Blais during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Dallas.always has extra buzz. And when the first puck drop of the season comes against a division rival — like when the
As starting goalie Jake Oettinger noted, game No. 1 of 82 is a potential four-point swing that could make a difference in April. Dallas went 18-4-4 against Central Division opponents last season, where it finished second with 108 points, one behind the Colorado Avalanche.“You need to play well against your division,” Oettinger said, “and these are the teams we’re going to be seeing in the playoffs. So, it starts tonight.
After squeaking into the playoffs in 2021-22, the Stars won their first four division games last season, including an opening night win over the Predators in Nashville. Head coach Peter DeBoer said his team maintained a sense of urgency knowing the division had the reigning Stanley Cup champions in Colorado, as well as fellow 100-point teams in the Wild and Blues.“There was a fear in the belly within our division that made those games, I think, really important in our mind,” DeBoer said.
DeBoer said Dallas, a Western Conference finalists last season, will have to replicate that feeling Thursday against a Blues team attempting to rebound from missing the playoffs. He cited two upsets from the first two nights of the NHL season, with the Penguins falling to 2023 No. 1 pick Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks before Connor McDavid and the Oilers were thrashed 8-1 in Vancouver on Wednesday.
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