Episodes

  • Stars Lose To Wild 3-2 In Overtime To Tie The Series 2-2
    Apr 26 2026

    The Stars fell to the Wild in overtime 3-2 and the series is tied headed back to Dallas on Tuesday. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the game. The penalty kill continues to do its job. They held Minnesota 0/4 in the game and the Wild are 1 for their last 15. Gavin points out how massive losing Nils Lundvkist was in this game and it made the Stars have to play with 5 defensemen for the rest of the game. The goaltending in the game was incredible. Gavin gives credit to both goalies and points out how Oettinger struggled in game 1 but has been absolutely brilliant in the rest of these games. He wraps by answering tweets from the listeners.


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    32 mins
  • Stars/Wild Game 4 Preview With Robert Tiffin
    Apr 24 2026

    Robert Tiffin from Stars Thoughts dot com joins host Gavin Spittle to preview game 4 of Stars/Wild. The guys talk about late puck drop times in the playoffs and how it keeps impacting the players and fans. Robert explains why we haven’t seen Michael Bunting in this series. They transition to Jamie Benn taking bad penalties and how he needs to be smarter with those in the playoffs. Matt Duchene has come into his own as a playoff competitor and Gavin attributes that to his playoff experience. It’s a game 4 preview with Robert Tiffin on this edition of Spits and Suds!


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    39 mins
  • Breaking Down Stars Game 3 Win With Sean Shapiro
    Apr 23 2026

    Our NHL insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle to recap the Stars' double-overtime win against Minnesota. The guys discuss how fast players are developing from the AHL to the NHL in the Stars organization. Wyatt Johnston's game-winner evoked shades of Joe Pavelski. Gavin and Sean compare Johnston to Brayden Point and review the numbers that back up the comparison. They transition to Miro Heiskanen and question why people still underrate him. Jamie Benn continues to take bad penalties, what should the Stars do about this? Sean wants to see a little bit more from Thomas Harley in these playoff games. The guys also touch on the proper time to ask a question at a press conference and when to hold back.

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    40 mins
  • Stars Take 2-1 Series Lead After Double OT Win Against Wild
    Apr 23 2026

    Wyatt Johnston wins it in game 3 for the Stars in double OT against Minnesota. Host Gavin Spittle points out the special teams being the story of the game. Dallas held Minnesota to 1 for 7 on the power play and Dallas went 3 for 8 on the power play. Gavin says the Wild let off the physicality because they wanted to stay out of the box but it didn’t work. He has wanted to see Miro Heiskanen take more shots from the point and it worked for the Johnston goal. Spittle addresses Jamie Benn’s penalties and how Glen Gulutzan should handle that. Gavin wants to see Michael Bunting in the lineup. He ends by going through tweets from the Sudsies.

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    37 mins
  • Recapping The Stars Game 2 Win With Sean Shapiro
    Apr 21 2026

    Our NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle to recap the game 2 win for the Stars. They talk about the late night start time for two teams in the Central time zone. The guys go through comments from Nick Foligno and Brock Faber after the game. Should the Stars switch anything up in their lineup even though they just won in game 2? Sean gives his thoughts on Mikko Rantanen’s penalty after Matt Duchene’s goal. Sean and Gavin give their thoughts on the play of Nils Lundvkist and Jake Oettinger. Sean notes that Oettinger doesn’t have back to back bad games. Oettinger elevates everyone's game when he has performances like he did in game 2. Sean also gives his thoughts on if either team should make any lineup adjustments for game 3.


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    37 mins
  • Stars Even Up Series With Minnesota After 4-2 Win
    Apr 21 2026

    The Stars beat the Wild 4-2 and evened the series 1-1. Host Gavin Spittle praises Jake Oettinger's performance. He says Minnesota could have led 3-1 in the first period with the opportunities they had but Oettinger made big saves. He says it was significant that the Stars scored first and energized the crowd. Gavin points out the Stars' physicality. He comments on Nick Foligno’s remarks about the Stars being unable to compete with the Wild at five-on-five. Gavin wants to see Michael Bunting play in Game 3. He also points out the significant jump Nils Lundkvist has made from last year's playoffs to this year's.

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    29 mins
  • More Game One Thoughts and a Game Two Preview with Joe O'donnell, the Voice of the Minnesota Wild
    Apr 19 2026

    The voice of the Minnesota Wild, Joe O'donnel joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about game 1 of Stars/Wild and preview game 2.

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    18 mins
  • Stars Drop Game 1 To Wild 6-1
    Apr 19 2026

    The Stars lost game 1 to the Minnesota Wild. Host Gavin Spittle says thank goodness they play a 7 game series. The Stars have had trouble with game 1’s recently and they have to find a way to get away from that. He brings up how the Wild went with Jesper Wallstedt and he played a great game. That’s not an easy decision by Minnesota to go with their younger goalie but it worked out for them. Shots on net continues to be a problem for the Stars. They were held to 14 shots in the first two periods. Gavin addresses the Jake Oettinger blame from fans on Twitter. He goes through tweets from the Sudsies.


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    39 mins