The Dallas Stars have a big age gap with players who have come together for No. 1 seed in the West
Dallas Stars' Wyatt Johnston, left, and Joe Pavelski, right, toss souvenirs to fans after the team's 2-1 shootout win in an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues in Dallas, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. There is quite an age gap for the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars. Top goal scorer Wyatt Johnston is only 20-years-old while Joe Pavelski is 39. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tony Gutierrez]
DALLAS (AP) — There is quite an age gap for the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars. Top goal scorer Wyatt Johnston is only 20 years old while Joe Pavelski is 39. The 18-year, 10-month gap between the Stars’ youngest and oldest players is the widest among the Western Conference playoff teams by 2 1/2 years, with Edmonton at 16 years and four months. Toronto is the only team in the postseason with a wider one, with a 21-year-old forward and defenseman Mark Giordano, the only 40-year-old in these playoffs. Stars forward Tyler Seguin says it’s cool to have so many different layers of age on the team.
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FILE - Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) and center Logan Stankoven (11) talk before a face off in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Dallas, March 22, 2024. There is quite an age gap for the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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