PHILADELPHIA — Casey DeSmith stopped 27 shots to lead the Dallas Stars to their sixth straight victory, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

DeSmith has allowed nine goals in his last two starts, both losses. But prior to that, he had allowed just six goals in his previous four games, all wins. Dallas has hit a bit of skid lately, but the team will rebound soon enough. And that will put DeSmith back into a strong fantasy role for spot starts in daily.

The NHL doesn't have an official source for starting goaltender announcements. There aren't any rules, aside from the immediate leadup to puck drop via lineup cards as to who will start. That said, the evolution of the probable and confirmed starters on social media across the past 15 years has been impressive.

The Dallas Stars have not had to face much adversity through the first few weeks of the new year, only dropping two of their last eight games. Dallas had a tough task ahead of them on Saturday as they took on their Central Division rivals,

Dallas Stars netminder Casey DeSmith has a 6-4-1 record with a career-best 2.24 goals against average this season

Dallas struggled to get out of the gate on time, leaving the door open for Colorado to take advantage with a scoring assault

Streak snapped: Stars’ second period proves costly vs. Senators in first loss of 2025 OTTAWA, Ontario — Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves in his Ottawa home debut and the Senators ended the Dallas Stars ’ seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Sunday night.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day. This article will preview and predict the matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars.

Dallas and Colorado would exchange goals in the first period, with the Stars' goal coming from Matt Duchene. Casey DeSmith would be unable to keep the game close in the second period as the ...

Italy's Federica Brignone won the super-G race at Cortina on Sunday, her first World Cup win at the Italian course extending her overall lead, while Lindsey Vonn gave the crowd a scare when crashing out on the third sector but emerged unharmed.

The Dallas Stars and the New Jersey Devils are two of top teams battling for the Stanley Cup this season. The teams are very similar in roster structure: star goaltender in net, a group of stable blue liners that can move the puck up ice,