Coming off their opening night victory, the Dallas Stars kicked off the road portion of their schedule against a familiar foe in the Vegas Golden Knights. Including their heartbreaking Western Conference Finals series last spring, Tuesday’s tilt in Vegas would be the tenth time that the two teams had met in 2023.
With the familiarity of the two clubs established, the re-match for the Stars represented a golden opportunity to wash the taste of the playoff series from their pallets. However, Vegas had designs of their own, coming into the contest with a perfect 3-0-0 record, posting a +11 goal differential in that span of games.