The Montreal Canadiens (22-13-6) are back in action today to take on the Dallas Stars (25-9-7) at 2:00 pm ET and finish up their yearly holiday road trip.
Jason Robertson isn’t allowing his exclusion from the U.S. Olympic men’s roster to get him down. The Dallas Stars’ forward was asked by reporters Saturday about this week’s news regarding the American roster announcement.
While the 25-man Team USA men's ice hockey roster for the upcoming 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games contained many expected names, there was one key name that many NHL fans were shocked to see left off.
The Dallas Stars will look to snap a season-high-tying four-game losing streak when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. The Stars are 0-2-2 in their past four outings, most recently falling 4-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
That Jason Robertson didn’t make Team USA is one of those decisions that makes you stop, put the coffee down, and reread the list just to be sure you didn’t miss something.
Some adjustments between the pipes for one of the best teams in the league. On Saturday, the Dallas Stars announced that goaltender Casey DeSmith has been granted a leave of absence to tend to a personal family matter.
The Stars have made a pair of roster moves in advance of their game against Montreal on Sunday. The team announced (Twitter link) that goaltender Casey DeSmith has been granted non-roster status to tend to a personal family matter. Taking his place on the roster will be netminder Remi Poirier, who has been recalled from AHL Texas.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are just about a month away. It’ll mark the first time that NHLers take part in the games since 2014, and with that, participating nations have begun announcing their rosters.
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are right around the corner, and for the first time since 2014, NHL players will once again represent their countries in the chase for gold.
The NHL world reacted with shock on Friday when Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson was left off Team USA’s roster for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
What more does a top Dallas Stars forward have to do to earn a spot on the United States' roster? Jason Robertson has been arguably one of the best American forwards over the past year and a half, yet he's been left off of multiple rosters for international tournaments.
It has been a fun year of predicting Olympic rosters, whether it’s here at The Hockey Writers, other media outlets, or just your run-of-the-mill water cooler chit-chat.
Losses have been rare for the Dallas Stars this season, a feat that's helped them to second place in the NHL's overall standings. But after closing 2025 with their third straight defeat, they'll look to open 2026 on better terms when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
The Winter Olympics are coming over the horizon as the calendar flips to 2026. Many around the hockey world are eagerly awaiting to see who will make each nation’s roster.
The Stars announced they’ve loaned right winger Nathan Bastian to AHL Texas for a conditioning stint. Bastian will remain on the active roster and can spend up to two weeks in the minors before Dallas must either keep him in the NHL or place him on waivers.
The Dallas Stars and visiting Chicago Blackhawks are pointed in opposite directions as they return from the holiday break on Saturday night. Both teams are coming off losses on Tuesday night.
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill shared an update on the status of injured forward Tyler Seguin on Friday morning. “Tyler Seguin underwent successful surgery on Tuesday, Dec.