DALLAS – The Dallas Stars surged into the Olympic break winning six games in a row, and now have to pause their longest streak of the season.

“I kind of hate the timing of this, to be honest. You know, feeling good as an individual and then as a team, we’re rolling,” center Matt Duchene said. “But I think that hunger will continue to fester on the break.”

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