Dallas Stars Face Make-or-Break Week

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For the Dallas Stars, it's January 27th. Here's what's happening. Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an update. The Dallas Stars were flying high before Christmas, seen as the second best team in the NHL and on track for a big Western Conference showdown. But Santa left them a lump of coal, and they've struggled badly since, going four wins, seven losses, and three overtime losses.

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That slump has dropped them to third in the Central Division with 67 points, just one behind the Minnesota Wild and sixth overall in the league. Now, with five crucial games left before the NHL's break for the Winter Olympics in Milan, the Stars face a make-or-break stretch. Kicking off Tuesday against the St.

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Louis Blues, they'll hit the road for Vegas on Thursday and Utah on Sunday. Both the Golden Knights, with 62 points leading the Pacific, and Utah, the top Western wildcard at 58, are scorching hot with a combined 16 wins, three losses, and one tie in their last 20 games. Fans in Big D are feeling the disappointment hard, especially after such a strong start to the season.

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The two-thirds mark of the regular season hits right before this break, so any more stumbles could mean three weeks of wallowing in frustration. Meanwhile, Minnesota has an easier slate with Chicago, Calgary, and Edmonton, and if they grab five points while Dallas gets just two, that gap widens to four and feels even worse. The final home games against Winnipeg and St. Louis

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turn into must-wins to hold off challengers below and stay close above. Losing ground to teams like the Avalanche, once their main target, stings and shows why this week is huge. Good news on the horizon, though. Key players like Mikko Rantanen are back after injury, boosting their scoring that's been stuck under three goals in most recent games.