The New Jersey Devils were looking to get back into action after the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Although some of these players didn’t get a real vacation, the team was back in action, hosting the Dallas Stars on Feb.
After an electric 4 Nations championship between the U.S. and Canada, the Stars return to NHL regular season action.
The ice, left fallow for two weeks by the international clash of nations, proved to be a challenging surface for the Devils as they returned to action, ultimately losing 4-2 to the visiting Stars on Saturday,
Napoli missed the chance to return to the top of Serie A after suffering a stunning 2-1 loss against Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Sunday, as the title-chasing visitors' winless streak extended to four matches.
The Dallas Stars started Saturday where they ended before the 4 Nations Face-Off break — with a win. The New York Islanders can’t say the same and will begin the challenge of rediscovering the form they displayed for most of the three weeks before the time off.
The Dallas Stars play their second of a three-game road trip in New York on Sunday night against the New York Islanders. The Stars will hope to build momentum on a 4-2 win in New Jersey on Saturday and win on a back-to-back before heading to Columbus.
No. 3 Western Michigan bounced back with a 4-3 overtime victory against the Sun Devils on Saturday at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night. Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and David Kampf and Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto.
Casey DeSmith made 31 saves, leading the Dallas Stars to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Goals were scored by Evgenii Dadonov, Thomas Harley
DeSmith is expected to start on the road against New Jersey on Saturday, per Mike Heika of the Stars ' official site. DeSmith has a 9-6-0 record, 2.50 GAA and .911 save percentage in 17 appearances in 2024-25. He's won his past three starts while saving 84 of 90 shots (.933 save percentage). New Jersey ranks 13th in goals per game with 3.05.