Home for the long haul, Stars ready to face Coyotes

When the Dallas Stars open a season-high eight-game homestand Saturday night with a visit from the Arizona Coyotes, coach Pete DeBoer should feel more confident that his team has solved its brief three-goal-lead problem.

Behind a 4-3-1 winning mark in January, DeBoer and the Stars find themselvesperched atop the Central Division standings, two points ahead of the Winnipeg Jets and seven up on the third-place Minnesota Wi