Surging Stars eke out win over slumping Lightning
Roope Hintz scored with 4:50 left to lift the host Dallas Stars to a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for Dallas in his first shutout since March 7, 2021, when he led the New Jersey Devils to a 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins.
The Stars (42-27-4, 88 points) pulled within a point of the Nashville Predators for the first Western Conference wild-card position. Dallas is 3-1-1 in