The view from Dallas

The Western Conference standings aren’t loosening up much. Consider that the gap between the fourth-place Kings and the 10th-place Anaheim Ducks is four points. In the Eastern Conference, the gap between fourth-place Pittsburgh and 10th-place Toronto is 18 points. Given how tight the Pacific Division, in particular, is, those late-season division games have the potential to be huge. Here’s a sampling of how yesterday’s Kings-Dallas game was covered by the Dallas media…

Stars look to `get past’ last-minute 3-2 loss to Kings (Dallas Morning News)

Kings stun Stars with late goal (ESPNDallas.com)

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