A controversial major penalty assessed to Islanders forward Casey Cizikas led to two Dallas Stars power-play goals in New York's 4-3 loss on Sunday.

Duclair's goal midway through the third pulled Isles within 4-3, but Pageau's apparent tying goal was waved off for goalie interference.

Evgenii Dadonov and defenseman Thomas Harley scored first-period goals and Casey DeSmith made 31 saves as the Dallas Stars defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night.

Hughes had just scored his second goal in two minutes late in the third period to get the rusty Devils back into the game. The Devils offense struggled to finish scoring chances through Dallas’ defense and goaltending with them clogging the center of the ice all night.

Off, it was not, at UBS Arena on Sunday night. Instead, it was a regular — well maybe not-so-regular — old Islanders defeat that felt downright quaint after what we saw the last

There are no rumors or speculation, but one insider believes a veteran Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman would fit in perfectly with the Dallas Stars.

The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Dallas Stars after Kent Johnson's two-goal game against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Blue Jackets' 5-1 win.