Sunday morning playoff race update
There was no help for the Stars last night in the playoff race. Detroit beat Buffalo 3-2 in overtime to move into eighth place and seven points ahead of the Stars. The Blues beat Columbus 5-1 are two points ahead of the Stars. All the teams fighting for those bottom two spots in are in action today except for the Red Wings. The Stars could be anywhere from five points to eight points out depending on how things play out today.
| Rk | Teams | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | Saturday/Sunday |
| 7 | Nashville | 68 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 79 | idle/at Los Angeles |
| 8 | Detroit | 68 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 78 | W 3-2 (OT) vs. Buffalo/idle |
| 9 | Calgary | 67 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 77 | idle/at Vancouver |
| 10 | St. Louis | 67 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 73 | W 5-1 at Columbus/at Minnesota |
| 11 | Dallas | 67 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 71 | idle/vs. Colorado |
| 12 | Minnesota | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 70 | idle/vs. St. Louis |
| 13 | Anaheim | 67 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 68 | idle/vs. San Jose |
