MONTREAL — Coming off the most promising performance of his young season, Denis Gurianov will take an elevated role in the Stars lineup on Saturday night in Montreal. Gurianov and captain Jamie Benn are the only two Stars forwards without a point in the opening four games. According to Natural Stat Trick, Gurianov had 0.46 expected goals against the Maple Leafs. If he doesn’t, we won’t.”DeBoer talked many times in the preseason about giving Stars players a clean slate entering his first season in Dallas. Under previous coach Rick Bowness, Gurianov was a frequent healthy scratch down the stretch, and his defensive game did not match the Stars’ identity.

Source: thestar October 22, 2022 19:02 UTC