The puck dropped on the Dallas Stars ’ 2024 preseason schedule on Saturday night with a matchup vs. the St. Louis Blues at American Airlines Center. And in their return to the ice, the Stars edged out the Blues with a 2-1 victory to start the season on the right foot.

The NHL requires teams to have at least eight “veteran” players on the roster for every preseason game, though the requirements to consider someone a veteran are pretty loose. The word around the rink is that most of the stars will stay home on Sunday and be ready to go for the club’s first-ever game at the Delta Center.

The St. Louis Blues opened the preseason with a 2-1 loss against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday. The Blues, who will take a new group to Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday to take on the Utah Hockey Club,

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