The 1-5-1 Stars’ puck movement has become a divisive topic this season.



Dallas is still searching for its identity. The coach and general manager have both admitted that, and for a coach that preached puck possession when he was hired more than 18 months ago, Jim Montgomery hasn’t seen much of it.



With that in mind, I wanted to better quantify how the Stars moved the puck up and down the ice. Perhaps if we figure that out, we’d gain better insights into what is or isn’t working for the Stars.



During this season, I’ve tracked each zone entry and exit by the Stars when re-watching the game. To keep the process clear, I tracked six different things and defined them as such for this data.



Carried out – A puck that was carried out of the Stars defensive zone.Passed out – A puck that was successfully passed out of the Stars defensive zone.Dumped out – In most cases this is a clearance of the zone, but this...