Trevor Daley News

By MIKE HEIKA FRISCO - As childhood dreams go, this one is pretty great.Loui Eriksson was 9 when Peter Forsberg scored the most famous goal in Swedish hockey history, a one-handed slide in the shootout that won the 1994 Olympic gold medal over Canada.

Stars at Avalanche 8 tonight,Pepsi Center, DenverTV: FSSWRadio: KTCK/1310 AMRecords: Dallas 16-10-11, 43 points; Colorado 21-12-6, 48 pointsKey stat: 18.

By MIKE HEIKA DALLAS - Patience and simplicity have been key words for the Dallas Stars the past few weeks, and Wednesday showed they should be key words going forward.In a game where there was supposed to be vitriol and desperation, the Stars played things cool and smart.

Radio: WBNS-AM ; WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 10-19-4-1 against the Stars, including 5-10-1-1 in American Airlines Center.

It's tough to say Brad Richards was in a slump when he went only two games without a point.

The Detroit Red Wings will try to extend their longest winning streak of the season to five games when they visit the Dallas Stars for today's afternoon battle at American Airlines Center.

The Dallas Stars will be a little thin on the blue line with defensemen Mark Fistric and Trevor Daley out for at least a week because of injuries.

Ruutu is the man of the hour for tonight's game of the Carolina Hurricanes and the Dallas Stars with a hat trick with an open Stars net seconds before the end of the game.

Tuomo Ruutu's first career hat trick led the Carolina Hurricanes to a rare win, a 5-3 decision over the Dallas Stars at RBC Center.

The second game of a five game road trip gave the Stars a much needed 2 points, but it was a long game, tying at 2-2 in the third period, no score in overtime, and eleven, yes eleven, shootouts before the Stars could put the Sharks back in their tank.

Matt Niskanen scored in the 11th round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars overcame a stellar performance by San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov to hand the Sharks their fourth straight loss, 3-2 on Friday night.

Stars practiced at Sharks Ice because Larry the Cable Guy has the HP Pavilion tonight.

Stars prospect Ivan Vishnevskiy probably isn't the best choice to play Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks.

Dallas Stars defender Trevor Daley is pinned against the glass by Edmonton Oilers defender Ladislav Smid in the first period of their NHL hockey game in Dallas, Texas December 5, 2009.

Todd Bertuzzi broke into a big grin. After 22 fruitless shots over nine games, he finally fired the puck -- and saw it sink in behind the goaltender.

Stars defenseman Trevor Daley knocks Detroit's Ville Leino off the puck in the first period.

Todd Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist and Jimmy Howard made 29 saves to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday night.

DALLAS -- The Columbus Blue Jackets didn't back down in a fight-filled first period, using a pair of special-teams goals to maintain the best start in franchise history.

Rick Wilson was a master of behavioral modification. The former Stars associate coach and leader of the defense for 15 seasons did not like mistakes, and if a young defenseman made one, he might find himself sitting for the next four, five or six shifts.

Loui Eriksson drew a four-minute penalty from Brent Burns for a high stick, but not only did the Stars not score, they gave up a short-handed goal.