
But if you just looked at the moneyline, you’d be left with the impression that the Stars are close to overwhelming favorites. With the game in Dallas, the Stars’ experience and the possibility of Oettinger bouncing back leads me to believe they have a slight edge. They are well equipped for the challenge ahead of them. The Stars have the benefit of home ice and experience, having reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2020. Needless to say, this would be the perfect moment for him to end that slump. That matches his longest goal drought from the 2022-23 campaign. He’s registered five assists over his last three contests, so he’s hot, but after scoring 46 goals in the regular season, he has just two markers in the playoffs and none over his last seven outings. Jason Robertson is another one to watch closely. The 38-year-old is running out of chances to finally win the Cup, and he should be one of the hungriest players on the ice on Monday. Joe Pavelski has been an absolute stud in this series, scoring eight goals and racking up nine points. He’s in his fourth season with the Stars.NHL Best Bets: 3 Picks for Kraken-Stars Game 7 Read now Khudobin has a 236-114-90 record over 13 seasons with five franchises. Tampa Bay beat Dallas in six games to win the title. With Bishop limited to three games in the 2020 playoffs by the knee injury, Khudobin was 14-10 with a 2.69 goals-against average and. Khudobin helped the Stars reach the championship round in the playoff bubble in Canada during the pandemic-altered 2019-20 season. The Stars recalled Oettinger from the AHL in November, and the second-year player has been their best goaltender with a 1.52 goals-against average and. 873 save percentage in seven games, with six starts. General manager Jim Nill has said Bishop’s career is over because of a degenerative condition.įor the first month of the season, Khudobin mostly split duties with Holtby but had a 3.73 goals-against average and. Khudobin couldn’t keep himself in the rotation despite Ben Bishop not being able to return from a knee injury.
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RELATED: 3-time Vezina finalist Ben Bishop doing conditioning stint with Texas Stars If the 35-year-old Khudobin goes unclaimed, Dallas can send him to the Texas Stars of the AHL while getting some salary cap relief. Khudobin has been relegated to the third option behind 22-year-old Jake Oettinger and veteran Braden Holtby, who signed as a free agent in the offseason. Teams have until Tuesday afternoon to claim Khudobin, who is in the second year of a three-year contract that has an annual salary cap hit of $3.3 million.



FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars placed goalie Anton Khudobin on waivers Monday, a move that could allow the club to send its 2020 Stanley Cup Final starter to the minors.
