Dallas Stars: 5 cannot miss games during 2021-22 season

DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 16: Joe Pavelski #16 of the Dallas Stars during a NHL preseason game against the St. Louis Blues in the first period at American Airlines Center on September 16, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 16: Joe Pavelski #16 of the Dallas Stars during a NHL preseason game against the St. Louis Blues in the first period at American Airlines Center on September 16, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA – SEPTEMBER 14: Anton Khudobin #35 of the Dallas Stars covers up the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period in Game Five of the Western Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 14, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – SEPTEMBER 14: Anton Khudobin #35 of the Dallas Stars covers up the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period in Game Five of the Western Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 14, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Dec. 8 at Vegas Golden Knights

The Dallas Stars will enter Sin City on the second Wednesday of December and we expect a large spotlight. We’re talking a potential ESPN Wednesday Night Hockey type of spotlight. The puck is slated to drop at 7 pm CT.

The Stars play the Knights for first time on November 27th in Dallas. However, we are underlining the December 8th contest because the Stars will be in hostile territory. We believe Vegas remains the team to beat in the Western Conference. And, if Dallas wants back into the Stanley Cup Finals, they must be capable of beating the Knights in Vegas.

Vegas experienced an interesting offseason, having traded Marc-André Fleury to Chicago and Ryan Reaves to the Rangers. The Fluery deal freed up some cap space needed to bolster their offense. The Reaves trade remains somewhat of a head-scratcher because he represented their bruising style of play that has provided so many playoff series advantages.

Blackout Dallas could not be any more excited to see the Stars square off against a more finesse Golden Knights roster. Did we mention Dallas will have 6-5, 207-pound Jani Hakanpää with them?