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Lia Assimakopoulos

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Covering the Dallas Stars, SMU & college sports for The Dallas Morning News. Say hi: lia.assimak@dallasnews.com. It’s pronounced uh-sih-muh-KAHP-uh-lis.

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Final (OT): Stars 3, Predators 2

Jason Robertson wins it.

The Dallas Stars have tied their franchise record for most consecutive wins at eight.

01.03.2026 03:42 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

End of regulation: Stars 2, Predators 2

The Stars get a point. Now, they'll chase the second.

01.03.2026 03:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I feel like I watched enough 3-on-3 overtime for a lifetime during the Olympics, so I would really appreciate if the Dallas Stars never go to overtime again please and thank you.

01.03.2026 03:26 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Nathan Bastian goal comes at a good time for Dallas. All tied up.

2-2

01.03.2026 03:08 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No way the Stars played this SNL sketch during intermission tonight 😂

01.03.2026 02:54 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

End of second: Predators 2, Stars 1

A better second for Dallas, which trails by just a lone goal now after Wyatt Johnston put his team on the board.

01.03.2026 02:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wyatt Johnston just tied Jason Robertson for the team-high in goals at 32.

01.03.2026 02:35 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That was pretty.

Wyatt Johnston scores on the power play. He's now two away from tying Dino Ciccarelli's franchise record.

2-1

01.03.2026 02:34 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

End of first: Predators 2, Stars 0

Not a great start for Dallas.

01.03.2026 01:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh man. Nashville strikes again quickly.

2-0

01.03.2026 01:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Nashville scores late in the power play.

1-0

01.03.2026 01:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Preds moms got booed...

01.03.2026 01:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Justin Hryckowian and Zachary L'Heureux drop the gloves.

Hryckowian is on a two-game streak of getting five minutes for fighting.

01.03.2026 01:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

SMU falls 95-75 to Stanford on the road.

For the second year in a row, the Mustangs are playing themselves out of an NCAA tournament berth in the final two weeks of the regular season.

Wednesday's game against Miami at Moody is critical.

01.03.2026 01:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How lucky are we to get Saturday night hockey and then go home and watch a hockey-themed SNL episode?

01.03.2026 01:03 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gulutzan said they’ve tried to keep Roope Hintz away from the team because he’s been sick, but he’ll skate tomorrow and is expected to travel.

They’re not yet sure if Radek Faksa will travel.

28.02.2026 17:31 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Glen Gulutzan said he plans to keep Tyler Seguin very involved, probably more than Tyler would like, to serve as almost a “player coach” this season.

28.02.2026 17:28 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Jake Oettinger will start tonight vs. Nashville. Ilya Lyubushkin will come in for Alexander Petrovic.

Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz and Radek Faksa are still out.

28.02.2026 17:23 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stars’ Tyler Seguin will miss rest of season, including playoffs, with torn ACL The Stars filed the paperwork Friday to declare forward Tyler Seguin out for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs, according to multiple reports.

Stars’ Tyler Seguin will miss rest of season, including playoffs, with torn ACL

27.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Really feel for Tyler Seguin, who just a few months ago told us how fortunate he felt to reach game 1,000 after all his injuries. But from a team standpoint, this was the right move. Dallas can score big at the deadline. It was hard to expect him to be 100% even if he did return.

27.02.2026 20:49 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Plano confirms talks with Dallas Stars for arena at Willow Bend, but no offer yet Plano officials confirmed they’ve been in discussions with the Dallas Stars to build a new arena where a suburban shopping mall currently sits.

For the first time, the city of Plano has confirmed it’s in talks with the Dallas Stars about relocating to the suburb.

But the city also says a report yesterday that a formal offer was made to the team isn’t true.

More ⤵️

27.02.2026 17:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Every goal is for his cat.

27.02.2026 02:34 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A night on the town, and by the town, I mean Comerica Center in Frisco, TX.

27.02.2026 02:10 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why Maurice Crum turned down Notre Dame dream job to become SMU’s defensive play caller Crum will take on the new role in the 2026 season to replace Scott Symons, who left for a job with the Cowboys.

Maurice Crum got a call for his dream job at Notre Dame — one of many calls he's gotten since joining SMU.

But the SMU LBs coach opted to stay at SMU and take on a key role calling defensive plays next season.

On why SMU has been the right fit ⤵️

26.02.2026 17:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wyatt Johnston answers the call as Stars down Kraken to keep positive momentum rolling The Stars were more beaten down than most other teams after the Olympic break. Johnston stepped up for Dallas in a big way.

The Stars kept the momentum rolling, as Wyatt Johnston scored twice to lift Dallas to a 4-1 win over Seattle in its first game back since the Olympic break. ⤵️

26.02.2026 04:14 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

The Stars and Glen Gulutzan said they weren’t happy with the hits on Miro Heiskanen, and that’s what led to the fights with Adam Erne and Justin Hryckowian.

“They showed some emotion. You need emotion to win.”

26.02.2026 04:09 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Final: Stars 4, Kraken 1

The Stars looked great in their first game back from the Olympic break, even being down three forwards. Dallas has now won seven in a row, and Wyatt Johnston scored twice in the win.

26.02.2026 03:37 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Four in the box, including Adam Erne and Justin Hryckowian.

Seattle ends up with a two-minute power play.

26.02.2026 03:19 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Seattle gets one.

4-1

26.02.2026 03:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

End of second: Stars 4, Kraken 0

A dominant period for Dallas, which outshot Seattle 15-6.

26.02.2026 02:46 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0