Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars are rolling with 5 wins in their last 6 games. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by NHL Insider Sean Shapiro to talk about the hot streak they’re on. Sean gives a lot of credit to Casey DeSmith in Thursday’s 7-0 shutout against Montreal.

A 7-0 blowout win for the Dallas Stars over the Montreal Canadiens sweeps a Canada trip for them this week. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the excitement and how impressive this run is for the Stars despite all their injuries. The coaching has been really good so far this season, Neil Graham has the Stars power play second in the league. Wyatt Johnston scored his 100th career goal at just the age of 22, Miro Heiskanen recorded his 300th assist in his career, and Casey DeSmith picked up his 13th career shutout. It was a fantastic night for the Stars. 

The losing streak is over for the Dallas Stars in Ottawa! They beat the Senators 3-2 in overtime. Dallas picks up their 4th win when trailing 2-0 this season. Host Gavin Spittle notes Ottawa has started from behind in 11 hockey games this season, but got off to a hot start against Dallas in the first period. The Stars continue to fight back in games. Jake Oettinger made some huge saves and kept Ottawa at just 2 goals. Gavin goes through the top performers from the game, spits some facts and reads tweets from the Sudsies. 

A 2-1 Dallas win over the Kraken caps off a weekend sweep for the Stars. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the fantastic performance from Casey DeSmith. Gavin points out the Stars have gotten points in 9 of their last 10 games. Gives a big stick tap to the coaching staff for the way the team is performing despite all the injuries. He notes how great Miro Heiskanen has been, he becomes the 2nd defenseman in Stars history to put up 8 points in 3 games. He talks about the return of Mason Marchment to the AAC with Seattle and reads tweets from the Sudsies. 

The Stars score twice in 47 seconds to take down Nashville 5-4. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the return of Roope Hintz and the lines Dallas went with. He goes through the scoring summary and how Nashville created traffic in front of the net to create screens in front of Jake Oettinger. A lot of Spits and Suds favorite players made an impact in this game. “Spittin Facts” and tweets from the Sudsies. 

Now with the Kamloops Blazers making a huge splash in the Western Hockey League, Allen Texas native JP Hurlbert joins Gavin Spittle on Spits and Suds. JP is one of the hot prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft and he discusses his transition from Dallas Stars Elite to the U.S. national team development program and now to the Western Hockey League with Kamloops playing for Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi. His decision to join Junior Hockey prior to playing college hockey at Michigan. How does he erase the headline noise of being one of the top prospects in hockey? How he started skating at the age of two. His relationships with other DFW hockey professionals, growing up a Stars fan and a lot more with Allen Texas' own JP Hurlbert. 

It was a high scoring affair at the AAC and the red hot Anaheim Ducks came out on top 7-5 over the Stars. Host Gavin Spittle starts with the great start the Stars had in the first period and how great Wyatt Johnston has been playing. Gavin doesn’t want to overreact to this loss with all the injuries this team is dealing with, the Stars have had 7 straight games where they gained at least a point and Anaheim is really good. He talks about the shorthanded goal by Anaheim in the third period being the difference maker. Gavin goes through tweets to wrap.

The Stars continue their point streak after a 4-3 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the resiliency from this team and how they continue to fight when they’re down two goals, force overtime and win in a shootout. He recaps the game, talks about the struggles he is seeing from Mavrik Borque, the great performances by Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen. Spittin Facts and tweets from the Sudsies as well! 

Dallas Stars Senior Staff Writer Mike Heika joins Gavin Spittle to update Stars fans on the team's health. Likely no Jake Oettinger Tuesday night due to the birth of his child and Matt Duchene and Roope Hintz didn't practice. Mike also talks about players that are stepping up with injuries in Justin Hryckowian and Adam Erne. Stars players were wearing new pants at practice. Is this a sign that a 3rd jersey reveal is here? Mike tells us his favorite sweater from his nearly 31 years covering this team. Mike also talks about the leadership and work ethic of Mikko Rantanen. It's a great Dallas Stars conversation with Mike Heika on today's edition of Spits and Suds. 

Mikko Rantanen scores a massive goal to send the game to overtime and the Stars pick up at least a point for the 6th straight game. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how big these points have been by them with all the injuries they’re dealing with. Gavin loves what he’s seeing from Justin Hryckowian. He thinks he’s playing so well that when people get healthy, he is going to be hard to send down to Texas. He goes through the game recap and highlights the big play of the game which was the double minor high stick on Seth Jones. Dallas converted on both power play chances to tie the game. Another game, another hilariously bad three star selections from the NHL.