March 2, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Dallas Stars defenseman Rhian Bixel (6) celebrates a goal against the Vancouver Canucks in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Image The Dallas Stars will aim for a perfect 10 points when they visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Thanks to a 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday to start a quick two-game road trip, the Stars are riding a franchise-record nine-game winning streak.
“This team was in trouble for a while and came back strong after the break,” said defenseman Ryan Bixel, who scored his first career two-goal game for Vancouver. “It’s great that we can continue this work.”
Dallas outscored its opponents 37-22 during the stretch and has given up just four goals in three games since returning from the Olympic break. Making the back-to-back wins even more impressive, the Stars are currently without the services of injured mainstays Tyler Seguin, Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen and Radek Faksa.
“We’re a deep team, so two guys go down. We have guys that can fill in. We have size,” forward Matt Duchene said.
Pick any part of the game and the Stars are excelling right now. Their power play has converted at least once in six straight outings and eight of their last nine games. Their penalty kill has given up three goals in eight outings (22 opportunities).
Plus, the Stars are playing a tough game. In the game against Vancouver, after falling behind 1-1 near the midway point, Vixel and Jason Robertson scored goals 70 seconds apart. Dallas added three third period markers.
“We’ve been in the game for a long time,” coach Glenn Gultzan said. “Right now we have a great long-lasting team and that’s what I like about it.”
The Flames returned to the Saddledome after losing 3-2 against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday to end their three-game trip to California.
Eleven points out of the playoffs with 23 games remaining, the Flames are mathematically close to elimination, but are still faltering.
Calgary, which has won three of its last 11 games (3-5-3), could pull off a win against a Ducks team that has a 1-1-1 record on the road and is on a five-game winning streak.
“We weren’t really happy with our effort (Saturday) night,” forward Joel Farabee said, referring to the 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. “I thought we played a lot better (in Anaheim). It’s tough on back-to-backs. (The Ducks) are skilled, young, and can seemingly skate forever, so I thought we were there. We had opportunities to win, but we just didn’t get the bounce.”
Calgary has reached a point where it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated from playoff contention, but the play of goalies Dustin Wolf and Devin Cooley has been very positive. Despite their ranking, the Flames are tied for 11th in the league in goals per game (2.92).
The team’s anemic offense, tied for last in the league (2.47 goals per game), makes winning even more difficult.
“It’s good to have two goalies who know who’s in the goal and they’re going to do what they can to keep our team in the game,” coach Ryan Huska said. “It’s up to us to produce enough for them to win.”
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