Dallas Stars Status Report: Looking at injuries and the standings

The Dallas Stars have hit a skid since the end of their road trip, and have been plagued with even more injuries on their roster. Here’s an update on how they’ve been doing.

If you had asked me how the Stars have been doing in the middle of their road trip a week ago, I would’ve told you that things were going well.

As of now, however, that isn’t the case.

The Dallas Stars have won just one game in their past five (1-3-1), with their last win coming against San Jose last Thursday in a narrow but successful 4-3 victory.

Dallas has managed to keep a .500 record over their past ten contests, going 5-3-2, thanks to a few clutch wins on the six-game road trip that kept the Stars occupied for a week and a half. As of Wednesday, the Stars sit at fourth in the Central Division, one point away from moving in front of the Winnipeg Jets, but also one point away from being bumped down to fifth behind the Colorado Avalanche. Here is how the Central stacks up as of now:

(Note: Stats as of Wednesday, November 14, 2018)

Central Division Standings

1. Nashville Predators

• 13W-4L-1OTL = 27 points
• 57 goals for, 37 goals against =+19
• Home Record: 5-3-0
• Away Record: 8-1-1
• Shootout Record: 0-1
• Last Ten Games:6-3-1
• Leading Point Scorer: LW Filip Forsberg (12 G, 6 A) and C Ryan Johansen (3 G, 15 A)
• Leading Goal Scorer: LW Filip Forsberg, 12
• Leading Assist Scorer: C Ryan Johansen, 15
• Best Plus/Minus: LW Filip Forsberg, +13
• Penalty Minutes Leader: LW Zac Rinaldo, 20
• Highest Average Time On Ice per Game: D Roman Josi, 25:11

2. Minnesota Wild

• 11W – 5L – 2OTL = 24 points
• 54 goals for, 44 goals against =+7
• Home Record: 5-1-2
• Away Record:6-4-0
• Shootout Record: 0-1
• Last Ten Games: 7-3-0
• Leading Point Scorer: RW Mikael Granlund (10 G, 8 A), 18
• Leading Goal Scorer: RW Mikael Granlund, 10
• Leading Assist Scorer: C Mikko Koivu and D Ryan Suter, 10
• Best Plus/Minus: LW Zach Parise, +8
• Penalty Minutes Leader: LW Marcus Foligno, 21
• Highest Average Time On Ice per Game: D Ryan Suter, 26:03

3. Winnipeg Jets

• 10W – 5L – 1OTL = 21 points
• 51 goals for, 42 goals against = +9
• Home Record: 7-2-1
• Away Record: 3-3-0
• Shootout Record: N/A
• Last Ten Games: 7-3-0
• Leading Point Scorer: RW Blake Wheeler, 23 (3 G, 20 A)
• Leading Goal Scorer: C Mark Scheifele, 9
• Leading Assist Scorer: RW Blake Wheeler, 20
• Best Plus/Minus: C Mark Scheifele, +9
• Penalty Minutes Leader: LW Brendan Lemieux, 27
• Highest Average Time On Ice per Game: D Dustin Byfuglien, 24:28

4. Dallas Stars

• 9W – 7L – 2OTL = 20 points
• 51 goals for, 50 goals against = +1
• Home Record: 6-3-1
• Away Record: 3-4-1
• Shootout Record: N/A
• Last Ten Games: 5-3-2
• Leading Point Scorer: C Tyler Seguin, 17 (5 G, 12 A)
• Leading Goal Scorer: LW Jamie Benn, 7
• Leading Assist Scorer: C Tyler Seguin, 12
• Best Plus/Minus: D Roman Polak, +6
• Penalty Minutes Leader: LW Jamie Benn, 24
• Highest Average Time On Ice per Game: John Klingberg (injured), 25:03, followed by Esa Lindell, 24:42

5. Colorado Avalanche

• 8W – 6L – 3OTL = 19 points
• 59 goals for, 50 goals against = +9
• Home Record: 3-2-1
• Away Record: 5-4-2
• Shootout Record: 0-1
• Last Ten Games: 4-5-1
• Leading Point Scorer: RW Mikko Rantanen, 26 (6 G, 20 A)
• Leading Goal Scorer(s): C Nathan MacKinnon and LW Gabriel Landeskog, 11
• Leading Assist Scorer: RW Mikko Rantanen, 20
• Best Plus/Minus: D Tyson Barrie, 12
• Penalty Minutes Leader: D Ian Cole, 32
• Highest Average Time On Ice per Game: C Nathan MacKinnon, 22:17

6. Chicago Blackhawks

• 6W – 8L – 4OTL = 16 points
• 51 goals for, 67 goals against = -16
• Home Record: 3-3-2
• Away Record: 3-5-2
• Shootout Record: N/A
• Last Ten Games: 2-6-2
• Leading Point Scorer: RW Patrick Kane, 22 (12 G, 10 A)
• Leading Goal Scorer: RW Patrick Kane, 12
• Leading Assist Scorer: RW Patrick Kane, 10
• Best Plus/Minus: C Jonathan Toews, LW Brandon Saad, and D Duncan Keith, +3
• Penalty Minutes Leader: D Brent Seabrook, 19
• Highest Average Time On Ice per Game: D Duncan Keith, 22:55

7. St. Louis Blues

• 6W – 6L – 3OTL = 15 points
• 52 goals for, 51 goals against = +1
• Home Record: 5-5-1
• Away Record: 1-1-2
• Shootout Record: N/A
• Last Ten Games: 5-4-1
• Leading Point Scorer: C Ryan O’Reilly, 21 (8 G, 13 A)
• Leading Goal Scorer: C Ryan O’Reilly, 8
• Leading Assist Scorer: C Ryan O’Reilly, 13
• Best Plus/Minus: D Joel Edmundson, C Ryan O’Reilly, and LW Zachary Sanford, +5
• Penalty Minutes Leader: D Joel Edmundson, 14
• Highest Average Time On Ice per Game: D Alex Pietrangelo, 25:07

Dallas Stars Injury Updates

The Stars have been dealing with a plethora of injuries to start the season, much similar to the issues throughout the final year of the Lindy Ruff era during the 2016-17 season. RW Alexander Radulov has been dealing with some lower-body issues and has missed 10 games this season. He returned to the lineup on Monday night in a 2-1 loss at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring Dallas’ only tally of the game.

Stars’ defenseman John Klingberg will miss approximately a month after he had hand surgery this past weekend.

Along with Klingberg, blueliners Marc Methot and Stephen Johns have been dealing with injuries. Johns has yet to play a game this season due to post-traumatic headaches, and Methot has been kept out of the lineup due to an upper-body injury. Methot hasn’t played since Dallas beat Toronto 2-1 on Nov. 1.

Center Devin Shore was injured on an awkward play with Columbus Blue Jackets’ defenseman David Savard. He is out for approximately 7-10 days.

Defenseman Connor Carrick is out with a hairline fracture in his foot, and center Martin Hanzal has yet to play a game since last season,and had surgery this past offseason.

• Published on 11/14/2018 at 18:08 PM
• Last updated at 11/14/2018 at 19:54 PM