April 5, 2025

Outworked, Outshot, Outskated: Stars Lose to Hungrier Penguins | Episode 6090 | April 5th, 2025

In this episode of Starcastic Remarks, Ryan and Chris break down the Dallas Stars' first regulation loss in 11 games—a chaotic collapse against a Penguins team currently clinging to playoff hopes (and hats, thanks to Crosby). Despite a surprise hat trick from Evgenii Dadonov and another lights-out performance from Casey DeSmith, defensive blunders turned the third period into a self-inflicted implosion.

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In this episode of Starcastic Remarks, Ryan and Chris break down the Dallas Stars' first regulation loss in 11 games—a chaotic collapse against a Penguins team currently clinging to playoff hopes (and hats, thanks to Crosby). Despite a surprise hat trick from Evgenii Dadonov and another lights-out performance from Casey DeSmith, defensive blunders turned the third period into a self-inflicted implosion.

We dive into:

🔥 Dadonov’s three-goal night—and why it might matter come playoff time
🤯 The D-core’s disaster class: CeCe and Labushkin’s back-to-back-to-back bloopers
🧊 Rantanen’s ice time, Harley’s emotional postgame moment, and Bischel’s breakout performance
💡 Why the Stars' recent reliance on goaltending and opportunism was bound to catch up
🧢 Crosby’s vintage dominance and Pittsburgh’s relentless forecheck
📉 What this loss means for the Stars’ race for the top seed in the Central

Biggest Winner? Dadonov. Biggest Loser? The concept of clean zone exits.

Can Dallas bounce back against the Wild tomorrow? Will the defense learn from this meltdown? And most importantly—how does one play a two-on-one “like a dip [bleep]”?

Hit play to hear all the takes, blame, and cautiously optimistic chaos you’ve come to expect.

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