The Dallas Stars return home after going 4-1 on their five-game road trip, which included a matchup against Thursday’s opponent, the Montreal Canadiens. Dallas has won eight of its last nine games and will look to continue that hot streak against Montreal at the American Airlines Center, where the Stars have dominated their home ice this season.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Sam Montembeault for fantasy hockey. Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will make his 37th start of

The 23-year-old goalie was brought up from Laval of the AHL following the NHL’s Christmas break to back up Sam Montembeault ... a shot under pressure from Dallas Stars center Logan Stankoven ...

Despite not having their best game after a big win in Washington the night before, the Canadiens were able to hold the Dallas Stars to just one goal through regulation on Saturday, and Patrik Laine’s power-play goal was enough to make that count for a point as the Habs fell in the shootout.

The Dallas Stars are among the few teams that have beaten the Montreal Canadiens over the past few weeks, but that doesn’t mean the Habs won’t be out for a vengeance to return the favor in this game.

Washington and Dallas. The 23-year-old goalie was brought up from Laval of the AHL following the NHL’s Christmas break to back up Sam Montembeault. Juraj Slafkovsky and Joel Armia also scored ...

The Winnipeg Jets kick off a challenging three-game road trip against the Montreal Canadiens. During this three-game stretch, the Jets will face the Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and the league-leading Washington Capitals.

These included a hard-fought shootout defeat to the Dallas Stars ... Their Goaltending Stability The goalie tandem of Dobes and Sam Montembeault has given the Canadiens confidence in the net.

The Montreal Canadiens were thoroughly outplayed by the Red Wings Thursday night, leading to a 4-2 loss and thus no progress in the standings."As a group, we've grown and matured enough to turn the page on this,

Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) looks to pass the puck as St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist (70) pressures him in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 14 ...

In Dallas’ 4-1 home win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night, which prevented the Stars from suffering their first three-game regular-season losing streak under Pete DeBoer, rookies Matej ...

Dallas will play the second half of a back-to-back for the sixth time this season on Saturday. It’s also the third time in the past three weeks. “Everybody is dealing with it,” said Stars ...