Jeff Woywitka News

Jere Lehtinen skated, but will not play tonight against Columbus. Matt Niskanen is back in, but Marc Crawford would not say if Ivan Vishnevskiy or Jeff Woywitka would be out.

After coming up with a franchise record 11-round shootout win on Friday against the San Jose Sharks, the Stars were back to finding new and heartbreaking ways to lose a shootout on Saturday.

This time, the Stars didn't wait until the next game to get inconsistent. After posting a 3-0 lead against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night at Honda Center, the Stars collapsed in the third period, allowing rookie Dan Sexton to score twice before losing the game, 4-3, with 46.5 seconds left in overtime when Saku Koivu chipped in a rebound shot.

Jeff Deslauriers stopped four of five Dallas shooters, and the Oilers came away with a victory for only the fourth time in their last 26 road games against the Stars .

Marty Turco used to be so concerned about day games that he would get up extra early and then take a nap just to duplicate his game-day routine.

Stars defenseman Karlis Skrastins cut his right index finger on a skate and left Thursday's game against Anaheim in the third period.

I don't know if I'm getting soft or if you guys are really demanding, because I'm a little surprised by the venom from the e-mails this week.

Nicklas Grossman is back in after missing two games with a groin injury, which means Jeff Woywitka is back out.

Nicklas Grossman out tonight with a lower body injury. He's listed as day to day.

Brenden Morrow had a burr under his saddle Monday night, and that was a good thing for the Stars.

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Dave Tippett knows his job won't be an easy one in Phoenix. But he also knows that it's a job that can have a happy ending.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - As much as Brett Hull has been a part of the Dallas Stars' front office for the last four years, fans never really got to honor him for his contributions to the team as a player.

James Neal tweaked a groin muscle Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, so he sat out Friday's game and is not expected to make the trip to Minnesota today for the second of back-to-back contests.

Mike Modano just isn't used to this. Even in the later years of his career, he has been on the ice for most games.

The validity of plus-minus as an important statistic is debated in many NHL circles.

This is a tough one to dissect. Alex Auld struggled for the second time in a row, didn't control his rebounds and was roasted for three goals in the opening 16 minutes.

Marty Turco has flu-like symptoms, and that's enough for the Stars to be cautious.

I'm not sure this means anything more than the Texas Stars might need Wathier this weekend.

Mike Modano still has the Olympic dream. In what could be his final season in the NHL and his last chance at wearing Team USA colors, Modano realizes his time is precious.