Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Lia Assimakopoulos

@lassimak.bsky.social

360 followers 36 following 1.5K posts

Covering the Dallas Stars, SMU & college sports for The Dallas Morning News. Say hi: [email protected]. It’s pronounced uh-sih-muh-KAHP-uh-lis.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 12h

The Stars held on again in the third, as their power play thrived to lead Dallas to a 5-2 win over Minnesota.

Five takeaways from the home opener ⤵️

Five takeaways from Stars-Wild: Special teams, Wyatt Johnston’s scoring streak and more

The Stars continued their hot start to the regular season, defeating their third consecutive Central Division opponent.

www.dallasnews.com

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 12h

Glen Gulutzan said he didn’t have an update on Matt Duchene.

Said he didn’t like the hit and thought it was high.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 13h

FInal: Stars 5, Wild 2

The Stars allowed another late comeback via the Wild power play, but they were able to put the game away with two empty netters to score 5 goals for the third time this year.

Dallas advances to 3-0-0, as one of just two unbeaten teams left in the league.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 13h

Radek Faksa, welcome back.

He scores an empty-netter.

4-2 Stars

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 13h

The Stars' PK held on as long as it could against this red hot Minnesota power play — but now it's given up two power play goals in the third.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 13h

Minnesota converts on the power play. Difficult deflection there.

3-1 Stars

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 13h

Colin Blackwell is called for holding. Joel Eriksson Ek is called for interference. 1:43 left on the power play.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 13h

Matt Duchene just took a big hit, went straight down the tunnel.

Alexander Petrovic stood up for him and fought Jake Middleton. But he was called for instigating and now the Wild have a power play.

1 5

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 14h

End of second: Stars 3, Wild 0

Dallas added another on the power play. Minnesota has 51 seconds left on a power play of their own when we return.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 14h

The Stars will go back on the PK. Justin Hryckowian is called for holding.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 14h

Stars kill. Minnesota had scored seven power play goals in their last two games.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 14h

Nils Lundkvist is called for holding. Minnesota will go on the power play. They've been hot on the man-advantage lately.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 14h

The Stars are 2-for-2 on the power play to start the night.

With seven seconds left on the man-advantage, Matt Duchene's pass goes off the defender's skate and in.

3-0 Stars

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 15h

End of first: Stars 2, Wild 0

Glen Gulutzan said yesterday that he's learned quickly that this team doesn't have much trouble scoring.

On display again so far tonight.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 15h

The Stars will end this period and start the next on another power play after a Wild interference penalty.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 15h

Wyatt Johnston scores for Dallas after a chaotic sequence on the power play. Nice move and patience.

Johnston has goals in the first three games of the season.

Stars lead 2-0.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 15h

Matt Duchene gets tripped, and the Stars will go on the power play late in the first.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 15h

Esa Lindell puts the Stars up first despite an early storm by Minnesota at the other end.

The Stars have three goals by defensemen in three games.

1-0 Stars

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 15h

The Wild have seven shots on goal in the first two minutes.

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 16h

Stars lines for home opener vs. Minnesota:

Steel-Hintz-Rantanen
Hryckowian-Duchene-Seguin
Robertson-Johnston-Bourque
Blackwell-Faksa-Bastian

Lindell-Heiskanen
Harley-Lundkvist
Bichsel-Petrovic

Oettinger
DeSmith