NHL Streak Watch, Dallas Stars's Run Hits 4

Every result in NHL feeds a streak somewhere, and a few of them have now grown big enough to deserve names. Everything below comes straight off the results; nothing fancier than counting.

There are nine clubs carrying streaks of three games or longer at the moment, which tells you something about how streaky this stretch of the calendar has been.

Riding high

Dallas Stars just keep stacking, four wins in a row, the best active streak going. At some point a run stops being a coincidence and starts being a statement, and they are somewhere past that point.

Behind them, Edmonton Oilers have quietly won 3 in a row.

Carolina Hurricanes join the party at 3 straight.

Stuck in the barrel

The skid to watch belongs to Minnesota Wild, losers of three in a row. Runs like this always end eventually; the only question is how much damage gets done before they do.

Vancouver Canucks have dropped 3 in a row themselves.

Ottawa Senators have lost 3 straight themselves, in case anyone at the cold end needed company.

The board

Every active streak of three or more, in one place:

The fine print

A 4-game run is long enough that it stops being a footnote and starts being the lead, expect it to come up in every broadcast until it ends.

None of these runs are forever. Enjoy them as stories, count them honestly, and remember the results table starts blank again tomorrow.