While the thought of hockey in Texas might be unusual to some, the truth is the Dallas Stars have been one of the league’s best and most consistent franchises in recent memory. They’ve featured in the Western Conference finals three of the past five seasons, and made it to the finals in 2020. While the Stanley Cup remains ellusive, they are consistently in a position to compete for hockey’s top prize.
From a local perspective, the Stars might be the difficult opponents the Capitals face each year. Coming into their early-season contest, Washington had only three wins in their last 19 home games against Dallas, with the Stars outscoring the Capitals 70-44. In fact, the franchise’s last win over Dallas at Capital One Arena was back in 2018. On this night, Spencer Carbery’s men were able to overcome Dallas’ dominance thanks to goals by forwards Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh.
While Strome was the team’s most consistent player last season, Wilson has earned that distinction thus far this young season — netting his third goal in three games. Raddysh’s first goal with the organization turned out to be the eventual game winner.
For the Stars, Colin Blackwell netted a shorthanded goal in the first period and Jason Robertson added a goal in the second period. Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren had a solid showing in net for the home team, with 10 of his 22 saves made during a difficult third period.
