The Dallas Stars finally looked like, well… the Dallas Stars again. In this episode, we break down their 3–0 shutout over the Minnesota Wild, featuring a chef’s kiss performance from Jake Oettinger, who stopped all 32 shots and officially re-entered his “Otter Space” era.

Mikko Rantanen took a puck to the face and got tougher, Wyatt Johnston channeled his inner Pavelski on the power play, and the new forward lines clicked better than a YouTube subscribe button. We dive into the surprise success of the Marchment–Robo swap, rave about special teams, and give flowers to Esa Lindell, Matt Dumba, and Leon Bichsel—our newly knighted “Wall of Meat.”

Also: penalty chaos, expected goals that make zero sense, and a brief existential crisis about face-puck montages.
Is this just a one-off win or a true momentum shift? And when Miro returns… who’s the odd D-man out?

Spoiler: it’s not CeCi. Stop asking.