Detroit ― When assistant coach Trent Yawney came to Detroit alongside head coach Todd McLellan on Dec. 26, Yawney wasn't entirely familiar with defensemen Simon Edvinsson and Albert Johansson.

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger looks up to the scoreboard during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Dallas.(Smiley N.

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) celebrates with defenseman Thomas Harley (55) after a victory over the Calgary Flames in an NHL hockey game at the American Airlines Center on Sunday ...

Today’s NHL goalies are specimens. Consider the Dallas Stars’ Jake Oettinger. He is a 6-foot-6, 224-pounder who moves like a cat. He competes for pucks. Oettinger uses hockey sense to read ...

DALLAS — In those sleepy moments, when the other 11 guys are 150 feet down the ice jockeying for a puck he can barely make out, Jake Oettinger just starts talking to himself. Out loud.

Oettinger stopped 21 of 24 shots in Friday's 4-0 loss to the Jets in Game 2. The fourth goal was an empty-netter. Tyler Seguin took a double-minor for high-sticking on the first shift, and that ...

Jake Oettinger seized his moment in the third period of a Game 7. With the Dallas Stars trailing 2-0 against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, the goaltender stopped the final 12 shots he ...

Oettinger stopped 19 of 23 shots in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche in Game 1. The Avalanche also scored an empty-netter. Oettinger couldn't break with recent trends to open the postseason.

As the second-round series between the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars rages on, the play of goaltenders Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Oettinger has taken centre stage through the first three games.