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Sean Allen looks for efficient players who may soon earn more ice time and lays out the strongest and weakest schedules for teams in Week 6 of the NHL season.

Sean Allen breaks down good and bad fantasy hockey matchups for the fifth week of the 2012-13 hockey season.

Sean Allen previews Week 5 of the NHL season, suggesting fantasy owners exploit favorable matchups for goaltenders Cristobal Huet and Pekka Rinne.

Funny how the expected can suddenly get turned on its ear in the push for a playoff berth. A week ago, after the trade deadline had passed and the Dallas Stars had sold off three key pieces of today for a bunch of tomorrows, they were whipped 5-2 ...

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane was named the NHL's First Star in its "Three Stars" of the week on Monday. Kane led all players last week with five goals. He scored twice, including the game-winner, in a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks...

The Dallas Stars signed goaltender Kari Lehtonen to a five-year contract extension worth $29.5 million through the 2017-18 season.

The past week The Texas Stars lost two of three (1-2-0-0) over the past week. Texas is now 24-27-2-2 on the season. Texas ranks 15th in the AHL's Western Conference and is 11 points out of the final playoff spot. Texas opened the week with a 5-...

Kings (28-22-12, 68 points) vs. Nashville Predators (36-19-7, 79 points) at Bridgestone Arena, 5 p.m. PT Five storylines to track: 1. Deadline day: Kings coach Darryl Sutter made it clear last week he wasn't too pleased with the NHL schedule ma...

The past week The Texas Stars went 2-0-0 over the past week, running their winning streak to three games. The Stars are 6-5-0 on the season and currently rank fourth in the AHL's West Division. The Stars defeated Toronto 4-3 in overtime Thursda...

The past week The Texas Stars went 2-2-0 on a four-game road trip over the past week. The Stars are now 4-5-0 on the season and are currently in fourth place in the AHL's West Division. The Stars opened the week with a 6-2 win at Rockford Tuesd...

The past week It was a rough weekend for the Texas Stars (1-2-0), who lost two games by a combined score of 15-3. On Saturday the Stars lost to Houston 5-2 at Cedar Park Center. Brenden Dillon gave the Stars an early lead with a power play goal...

The past week The Texas Stars went 0-2-3 over the last week and are 32-21-9 on the season. The Stars are tied for third in the West Division based on points and tied for fifth based on points percentage. Last Wednesday, the Stars lost 5-2 at Pe...

Boston Bruins (28-15-7) at Carolina Hurricanes (25-19-6), 7 p.m. ET Season series: 2-1 Boston Starting goaltenders: Tim Thomas (24-5-6, 1.81 GAA) vs. Cam Ward (22-15-5, 2.70 GAA) Preview: Two weeks after the Bruins finished a home-and-home sweep...

The past week The Texas Stars went 2-1-1 over the past week and are now 25-15-5 on the season. They rank sixth in the West Division based on points but are in third in the division based on points percentage. The Stars lost 4-3 in overtime to G...

The Stars are seventh in this week's ESPN NHL Power Rankings, down two spots from where they were last week. The Philadelphia Flyers are No. 1 again this week. Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Detroit and Chicago round out the top 5. You can see the enti...

The Dallas Stars moved up two spots and are ranked No. 5 in this week's ESPN NHL Power Rankings. Scott Burnside, who put together this week's rankings, had this to say about the Stars: The Stars welcomed netminder Kari Lehtonen back from injury and ...