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NHL Standings: Dallas Stars Jump Playoff Spots With 3-2 Win Over Calgary

The Stars have gained ground - and a spot in the playoff race - on four teams fighting to round out the playoff roster in the NHL's Western Conference.

By Steven Godfrey
Presswire

Don't call it "breathing room" just yet, but the Dallas Stars' hot streak has pushed them out of a three (and sometimes four) team battle for the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference for the seventh slot, vaulting past San Jose with a 3-2 overtime win over Calgary.

The two points, combined with San Jose's 3-1 loss against the Blues on Saturday night, gives the Stars 75 points and a two-point lead over the Sharks, who fell to eighth place. Only four points separate 8th and 11th place in the Western Conference, with San Jose (73) now trying to hold off Los Angeles (72), Colorado (72) and the Flames (70), who earned a point in the overtime loss to Dallas.

Dallas is only four points away from sixth place Chicago, but will have to maintain their lead and/or catch Chicago with a tough week ahead: the Stars travel Western Conference leading Vancouver Tuesday, then host the Sharks and red hot Anaheim Ducks later this week.

Western Standings

GP W-L-OT Pts
Vancouver Canucks 66 41-17-8 90
St. Louis Blues 66 41-18-7 89
Phoenix Coyotes 65 33-23-9 75
Detroit Red Wings 66 43-20-3 89
Nashville Predators 65 38-20-7 83
Chicago Blackhawks 67 36-24-7 79
Dallas Stars 66 35-26-5 75
San Jose Sharks 64 33-24-7 73
Los Angeles Kings 65 30-23-12 72
Colorado Avalanche 67 34-29-4 72
Calgary Flames 66 29-25-12 70
Anaheim Ducks 66 28-28-10 66
Minnesota Wild 66 28-28-10 66
Edmonton Oilers 64 25-33-6 56
Columbus Blue Jackets 65 20-38-7 47

For more on the Dallas Stars, check out Defending Big D and SB Nation's NHL page.

Photographs by jamesbrandon, jdtornow, phlezk, flygraphix, mcdlttx, tomasland, and literalbarrage used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.