The Stars experienced that on Sunday, adding newly acquired players Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci into the mix, as well as returning injured forward Mason Marchment, and then calmly beating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-3, at American Airlines Center.

Evgenii Dadonov’s two goals in the third period lifted the Dallas Stars to a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jackets on Sunday night at American Airlines Center. More: Zach Werenski's OT heroics cap Columbus Blue Jackets' mammoth win in Utah: 4 takeaways After breaking a 3-3 tie with a controversial goal scored at 11:22 of the third with a high stick that was upheld after a video review that appeared to show an illegal point of contact,

The Jackets are in Big D tonight to play the Dallas Stars for the first time this season, and it should be a doozy. The Stars come into the game winners of their last four games, including a pair of wins over Vegas,

Dallas sent a 2025 first-round pick and a conditional third-round pick to San Jose for Granlund and Ceci just over a week before the league takes a break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci were traded to the Dallas Stars by the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. In return for the forward and defenseman, the Sharks acquired a first-round pick and a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

The Dallas Stars entered the season with Stanley Cup aspirations, and as their 33-17-1 record would suggest, they're among the best teams in the NHL. With that