The Dallas Stars will return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season.
They took the No. 1 spot in the final game of the season and will enter this time as the top seed in the Western Conference. The Stars will face the Vegas Golden Knights in a rematch of last season's conference finals.
Dallas ended the Stars' season last year with a six-game loss to the Knights, dropping the first three games of the series and falling short in a Game 6 comeback effort (landing by surprise). They will start the 2024 playoffs aiming for a championship. their revenge.
The team's veterans like Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, and Joe Pavelski are all still mainstays, but the youthful additions of 20-year-old Wyatt Johnston and 21-year-old Logan Stankoven lead Dallas to two regular-season starts. He contributed to the team finishing in first place. in the history of the franchise.
Here's what Stars fans need to know about how the playoffs go.
Round 1: Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights
schedule
| position | Date/time/results | tv set | |
|---|---|---|---|
| game 1 | American Airlines Center (Dallas) | Golden Knights 4, Stars 3 (Las Vegas leads 1-0) | ESPN/BSSW |
| game 2 | American Airlines Center (Dallas) | Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN/BSSW |
| Game 3 | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas | Saturday, April 27th, 9:30pm | TBS/BSSW |
| Game 4 | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas | Monday, April 29th.Time undetermined | BSSW/To be determined |
| Games 5* | American Airlines Center (Dallas) | Wednesday, May 1st.Time undetermined | BSSW/To be determined |
| Game 6* | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas | Friday, May 3rd.Time undetermined | BSSW/To be determined |
| Game 7* | American Airlines Center (Dallas) | Sunday, May 5th.Time undetermined | BSSW/To be determined |
*If necessary
season series
October 18th: Golden Knights 3, Stars 2 (SO)
November 22: Golden Knights 2, Stars 1 (OT)
December 9th: golden knights 6, star 1
popular story lines
revenge: The Stars will face the reigning champions and the team that was eliminated from last year's postseason in the first round. Vegas defeated Dallas 4-2 in last year's conference finals to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history.
Old stepping stone: He served as the Golden Knights' head coach for three years before the Stars' current head coach was hired prior to last season.Pete DeBoer led Las Vegas to the conference finals in consecutive years, but lost to Dallas in 2019-20.
Clean bill? Dallas enters the playoffs healthy except for defenseman Jani Hakanpaa, who has been injured since March 16. But Stars coach Pete DeBoer said he is close to returning.
read more: 5 things Stars fans need to know about the first round series against Vegas
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