Kraws spent most of the 2024-25 regular season with ECHL Idaho, posting a 23-12-5 record with a 2.88 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 40 appearances. He will provide goaltending depth for Texas during the Calder Cup Playoffs.
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Stars' Alex Petrovic: Waived Saturday
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Petrovic was placed on waivers Saturday, per PuckPedia.
Petrovic was a major part of the Stars' playoff run, appearing in 17 of 18 games. He earned two points and added 32 hits, 15 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating. With AHL Texas still competing for the Calder Cup, waiving Petrovic allows him to link up with the minor-league team, assuming he goes unclaimed.
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Stars' Nils Lundkvist : Cleared to return
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Lundkvist (shoulder) received medical clearance to play before Game 5 against Edmonton, according to Stars beat reporter Robert Triffin on Saturday.
After undergoing shoulder surgery in February, Lundkvist missed the final 35 games of the regular season and all 18 of Dallas' playoff contests. He concluded the 2024-25 campaign with five assists, 52 shots on goal, 23 hits and 34 blocked shots across 39 appearances. Lundkvist is eligible for restricted free agency this summer and can file for salary arbitration if necessary.
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Stars' Roope Hintz: Had fractured foot
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Hintz battled a fractured foot during the Western Conference Finals, Stars beat writer Robert Tiffin reported Saturday.
The slash that caused Hintz to miss Game 3 from Darnell Nurse fractured his foot, Hintz confirmed at the Stars' exit interviews. He was able to return for the final two games of the series, scoring a goal, but the 28-year-old didn't look 100 percent. He should be good to go for training camp in the fall.
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Stars' Roope Hintz: Nabs goal in Game 5 loss
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Hintz scored a goal Thursday in a 6-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 5.
Hintz pulled the Stars to within 3-2 with a second-period power-play snipe, wiring a one-timer from between the circles past Stuart Skinner. He finished the postseason with 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 17 games. Half of those points came in two games in the first round against Colorado. Hintz needs to be bumped up 2025-26 fantasy cheat sheets -- he and the uber-talented Mikko Rantanen will have plenty of time to dominate the score sheets.
Stars' Wyatt Johnston: Snaps seven-game point drought
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Johnston delivered two assists in a 6-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 5 on Thursday.
The points snapped a seven-game scoring drought for the 22-year-old who delivered a career high 33 goals and 71 points in 82 games in the regular season. Johnston is a talented young player, but he struggled to find his postseason mojo this year. He finished with four goals and six assists in 18 games, but half of those points (three goals, two assists) came in a three-game stretch against Colorado in the first round.
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Stars' Mikko Rantanen: Struggles against Oilers
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Rantanen delivered an assist in a 6-3 Game 5 loss to Edmonton on Thursday.
Rantanen was all but invisible against the Oilers. After putting up 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 13 games in the first two rounds, Rantanen tallied just three assists, two of which were secondary, and 11 shots in five contests in the Western Conference Finals. In fact, 17 of his 22 playoff points came in just five games. When he's hot, he's an inferno. However, the Stars needed more against the Oilers. Rantanen has plenty of time to show Dallas brass and fans that he can deliver excellence with consistency. He's inked to the end of the 2032-33 season on an eight-year, $96 million extension that kicks in this fall.
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Stars' Thomas Harley: Finishes second in team scoring
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Harley had two assists in a 6-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday.
The Syracuse native came off his best NHL regular season in which he recorded 50 points in 78 games, and he continued his hot hand with 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 18 games in the playoffs. That pushed Harley into second in team scoring this postseason, second only to Mikko Rantanen.
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Stars' Jason Robertson: Scores two goals in Game 5 loss
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Robertson scored two goals in a 6-3 loss and playoff elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
Dallas was on its heels early, but Robertson came to play Thursday. He cut the score to 3-1 at 11:40 of the first on a shot from the inside edge of the left face-off circle. Robertson then made it 4-3 just 38 seconds into the third period on a shot from the top of the left face-off circle. He was fired up this series after tallying just a single assist in the first round (six games). Robertson finished the postseason on a three-game, four-goal streak, and he had five points (four goals, one assist) and 14 shots in five games against the Oilers.
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Stars' Casey DeSmith: Makes 17 saves in relief
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DeSmith stopped 17 of 20 shots in relief after replacing starter Jake Oettinger early in the first period of Thursday's 6-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.
This was DeSmith's first action since April 26 when he replaced Oettinger in Game 4 against the Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs. The Avalanche won 4-0, and DeSmith stopped 13 of 14 shots in that matchup. DeSmith is a good goalie, but the whole team was rattled Thursday, and he allowed a goal 58 seconds after taking the blue paint. DeSmith is signed for two more seasons at $1 million to back up Oettinger, and when he sees playing time, DeSmith will provide steady fantasy contributions in daily formats given the strength of the squad he plays behind.
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Stars' Jake Oettinger: Pulled in first period
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Oettinger was pulled Thursday in the first period after he allowed goals on each of the first two shots he faced in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oilers. The Oilers ultimately defeated the Stars 6-3 to take the series.
He was replaced by Casey DeSmith at 7:09 of the first period. Oettinger, who allowed 16 goals in the series, had little chance on either goal allowed. Corey Perry was alone and unmarked in front of goal when he scored a power-play marker at 2:31, and Mattias Janmark scored on a breakaway at 7:09 after being sprung behind the Dallas defense by a couple of seeing-eye passes. Oettinger was far from his stellar self this postseason. He was 1-3 in the first four games of this series with a 3.55 GAA and .869 save percentage, and he was 9-8 through his first 17 starts with a 2.72 GAA and .908 save percentage overall.
Oettinger will protect the home goal versus the Oilers in Game 5 on Thursday, Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars reports.
Oettinger has allowed 11 goals while losing each of the last three games. He has no margin for error now, as the Stars are facing elimination in Game 5. The 26-year-old is 9-8 with a 2.72 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 17 contests this postseason.
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