Dallas Stars News

BOSTON (CP) _ Star defenceman Brian Leetch officially retired Thursday, ending an 18-year career that featured two Norris Trophy wins and 10 all-star selections. The 39-year-old sat out the entire out 2006-07 season after spending 2005-06 with the Boston Bruins, when he recorded five goals and 27 assists in 61 games. ``I have been fortunate to be an NHL player since 1988,'' Leetch said in a statement. ``I missed being in the NHL this past season, but believe ...

A look at the eight first-round NHL playoff match-ups: East Buffalo (1) vs. NY Islanders (8) Season series: Buffalo led 3-1. Records: Buffalo 53-22-7, 113 pts.; Islanders 40-30-12, 92 pts. The Islanders are back in the playoffs after sitting out a year and the good news is they are 3-0 all-time in the post-season against the Sabres. The bad news is the last time they met was 1980 and their ...

The Stars signed defenceman Stephane Robidas to a three-year contract extension worth US$4.5 million Wednesday. Robidas had a career-high 15 assists and 20 points for the Stars in 2005-2006. This season, the 29-year-old has appeared in 27 games and has registered eight assists. His contract was set to expire at the end of the season. ``Stephane brings a relentless work ethic to the rink each day and has earned his ...

Dallas goalie Mike Smith shut out the Phoenix Coyotes in his NHL debut, stopping 22 shots in the Stars' 4-0 victory Saturday night. Mike Ribiero, Mike Modano, Phillipe Boucher and Darryl Sydor each scored for the Stars, who won for the seventh time on eight games to match the best start in franchise history. Curtis Joseph made 28 saves for the Coyotes, who were shut out in consecutive games for the first time since March 24-26, 2004. Phoenix, ...

Philippe Boucher scored with 39 seconds left in regulation and the Dallas Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to match the best start in franchise history with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. Mike Ribeiro of the Stars (6-1-0) tied the score 4-4 with 1:14 remaining from the slot off Niklas Hagman's centring pass. The game seemed headed for overtime when Philippe Boucher's shot from the point got past ...

Evgeni Nabokov made 32 saves in his second shutout in three starts this season, and the San Jose Sharks handed the Dallas Stars their first loss with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night. Milan Michalek and Mark Bell scored for the Sharks, who matched the best start in franchise history at 5-1 while preventing Dallas from equalling its club-best 6-0 start in 1996. Marty Turco stopped 21 shots for the Stars, who controlled play for long stretches against the ...

The NHL enters its third week of the season with only three teams sporting perfect records, but it didn't come easy for any of them. Buffalo, Dallas and Minnesota are all 5-0-0 but only seven of those 15 wins were decided in regulation time. ``We might be the best example,'' Wild GM Doug Risebrough said Monday. ``We won two in the shootout, one in overtime, and one in the last ...

Giving up the tying goal in the final seconds of regulation was just a minor detour for Marty Turco and the rest of the Dallas Stars, who again found a way to remain unbeaten. Sergei Zubov and Jussi Jokinen connected on both of Dallas' shots in the shootout, and the Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Sunday night in the only game on the NHL schedule. ``That goal could ...

Brenden Morrow scored two power-play goals and Stephane Robidas had three assists to lead the Dallas Stars to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. The Stars' 4-0 start is the second-best in the franchise's 40-year history. They won their first six games in 1996-97, when they began a string of five consecutive division titles. Mike Ribeiro had a goal and two assists for the defending Pacific Division champions, who also got a ...

Two of the best offseason moves the Dallas Stars made following their second straight first-round playoff flop were to obtain six-time all-star Eric Lindros and extend goaltender Marty Turco's contract. Lindros had three assists, one on Jussi Jokinen's power-play goal, and Turco made 32 saves to lead the defending Pacific Division champions to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. ``I think we have a team this year that's going to play extremely well,'' Lindros ...

The Dallas Stars activated centre Patrik Stefan from the injured reserve list Wednesday. The Czech forward could make his regular-season debut Thursday against Los Angeles although, with seven centres on their roster, the Stars may decide to make him a healthy scratch. Stefan, 26, was placed on the list Oct. 3 with a hip injury and missed the team's first two regular-season games. He didn't record a goal in four ...

New captain Brenden Morrow had a goal and an assist, and Eric Lindros scored his first goal of the season to help the Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 in their home opener Saturday night. Morrow, who signed a six-year, US$24-million contract extension last month, was selected the team's fifth captain since it moved to Texas in 1993. The 27-year-old left winger rewarded the Stars with his first goal of the season that gave them a ...

New Dallas captain Brenden Morrow scored with a second left in overtime to give the Stars a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night in the final exhibition game for both teams. Morrow, who took over the captaincy from Mike Modano on Friday, won the game off an assist from Modano after the former captain tied it with 6:12 left in regulation. The Stars (3-4) overcame a ...

The Montreal Canadiens traded centre Mike Ribeiro to the Dallas Stars for defenceman Janne Niinimaa. The Canadiens will also receive a fifth round draft pick in 2007 while the Stars get a a sixth-round pick in 2008. Montreal is short of defencemen with injuries to Sheldon Souray, Francis Bouillon and Jean-Philippe Cote. The Canadiens claimed rearguard Patrick Traverse on waivers from San Jose on Thursday. The six-foot-one, 220-pound Niinimaa, 31, ...