Dallas Stars game notes: (De)Smith brilliant, Johnston’s record, (Not De)Smith breaks hearts, & the love of hockey in loss vs Vegas
Mar 22, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) faces a shot by Vegas Golden Knights right wing Pavel Dorofeyev (16) during the second period at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The Dallas Stars held a 2-1 lead before allowing two consecutive goals in a 3-2 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights at American Airlines Center on Sunday. Stars lines Robertson – Johnston – Bourque Bunting – Duchene – Benn Steel – Hryckowian – Blackwell Bäck – Hyry – Bastian Lindell – Heiskanen Harley – Lundkvist Bichsel – Lyubushkin DeSmith Oettinger Scratches: Petrovic, Capobianco, Erne, Myers, Hintz (injured).
Top story My favorite part of hockey. And another far less important but still love of mine. My favorite part of hockey is the brotherhood.
The room. The boys. There’s nothing like the chirps, the fist bumps, the butt slaps, and the hootin’ and hollerin’ as you get set to take the ice.
Here is a clip of Dallas doing just that in Minnesota, which got me thinking about all this. YUP YUP YUP YUP pic. twitter.
com/Mdqo86F4PB — Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 21, 2026 I picture myself standing in the tunnel before coming out for our State Championship game my senior year. Prudential Center in Newark was packed and rocking, we could see the opposing fans taunting us on the far side, and the nerves and excitement were running wild. But, for me at least, the nerves fade when you are getting fired up with your teammates.
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