from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,

...the Stars have hitched their wagon to ex-Bruins goaltender Anton Khudobin, hired on in Dallas as a free agent two years ago when the Bruins decided the more experienced Halak, now 35, was the better, more accomplished fit to partner with Tuukka Rask.

Today, in part because of a lingering injury to Dallas No. 1 Ben Bishop, the gregarious “Doby” is the main man for the Stars. He backed them to an opening-round win over the Flames, and as weekend play approached, had them positioned with a 2-1 series lead over the slick, powerful Avalanche. Headed into Saturday’s Game 4, he was 6-4 with a 2.75 GAA and .913 save percentage.

“I think as soon as he came in, you could tell he’s a really competitive guy and a guy that took charge in the locker room, as well,” said smooth Stars blue-liner John Klingberg. “He’s been around this league for a long time. He’s a veteran goalie, and both him and Ben have been unreal for us. I think they have been our best players for [the last] two years. "

“I’ve said this before,” added Stars coach Rick Bowness, who was briefly bench boss in Boston (1991-92), “but we don’t make the playoffs last year without Doby.”

The major difference in summer 2020 is that Khudobin, 34, didn’t cede the net back to Bishop in the postseason.

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