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James Neal #18 of the Dallas Stars skates against the Los Angeles Kings on October 19, 2009 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - As much as Brett Hull has been a part of the Dallas Stars' front office for the last four years, fans never really got to honor him for his contributions to the team as a player.

James Neal tweaked a groin muscle Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, so he sat out Friday's game and is not expected to make the trip to Minnesota today for the second of back-to-back contests.

The Dallas Stars peppered Vancouver rookie goalie Cory Schneider with a flurry of shots, and finally a couple found the back of the net.

Jason Blake's goal late in the third period lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win and extended Carolina's losing streak to 11 games.

Continuing our long-running series with beat writers of future Vancouver opponents, we talked to Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News in anticipation of the Canucks-Stars game Friday night.

His nickname is Real Deal. And Dallas Stars sniper James Neal is living up to the label.

The Dallas Stars can blame the officials for another overtime loss, but they really have only themselves to blame.

Globe On Hockey The Globe's team of hockey reporters and columnists brings the latest news and analysis from across the National Hockey League Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:42 PM Stars get back Modano, Lehtinen Eric Duhatschek C hatted briefly Tuesday morning with Dallas Stars coach Marc Crawford who confirmed that at long last, both centre Mike ...

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A pair of teams that have been both going well as of late face off tonight at Nashville's Sommet Center, where the high-scoring Dallas Stars will attempt to knock off a Predators team in search of a third straight win.

Patric Hornqvist and Kevin Klein scored goals 1:43 apart midway through the third period to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

Florida 6, Stars 5 11:49 PM CDT on Friday, October 30, 2009 By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Three stars 1. Steve Reinprecht, Florida: Three goals, an assist and a force all night.

By MIKE HEIKA Marty Turco has flu-like symptoms, and that's enough for the Stars to be cautious.With the H1N1 virus a concern throughout North America, Dallas decided to sit Turco and bring in Matt Climie from the minors on an emergency basis to serve as backup goalie.'With the flight to Nashville [Friday night], and everything that's going on, ...

The Dallas Stars will try to notch a point in their fifth straight game tonight, when they host the Florida Panthers at American Airlines Center in Marc Crawford's 1,000th game as a NHL head coach.

Stephane Robidas with big shot, and James Neal shovels it in for a 4-3 OT win. 2:57 into OT 6-2-4 Comments Posted by Jessica @ 9:43 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 where would we be without the real deal!! Posted by Jenny Z @ 9:46 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 Thank God for Neal... This should not have been a hard game to win.

By MIKE HEIKA LOS ANGELES - Brad Richards was talking Thursday morning about the balance between coming back from a groin injury that probably is not going to be 100 percent any time soon and resting the groin for as long as possible to make sure there isn't a relapse.When asked what was better - a quick comeback or a long rest, the veteran ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally earned their first win of the season, but they still have plenty of work left to do if they hope to climb out of the Eastern Conference cellar.

There are not many experts in the NHL who will confirm the existence of "winger chemistry," but it seems something that Loui Eriksson and James Neal are developing for the Stars .