The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Pacha stays focused ahead of Stars tripleheader.
Dundee outfit have three crucial games in as many days
Three games in three days await the Dundee Stars, but coach Omar Pacha is determined not to get carried away with where they could find themselves at the end of the triple-header.
Stars stole two huge points on the road in Nottingham on Tuesday night as they boosted their chances of climbing into the final Elite League play-off spot.
They are now a point behind Coventry Blaze and Braehead Clan and have a chance to leapfrog them this weekend.
Pacha said: “I think it’s a combination of all our defencemen have really picked up their game in the last three to four games now.
“We have been allowing teams a lot less chances but when teams do have good chances (Travis) Fullerton has been really, really solid back there.
“I think a lot of the credit goes to our goaltender because right now it is great to have one of the best goalies in the league playing to his potential and being able to steal games, which I think he did in the first period on Tuesday.”
Dundee are two games into a fivegame stint in eight nights.
“For us it is really important to come out strong on Friday (against Fife Flyers). We are looking at this game in Fife as a must win and we have to go one game at a time.”
Stars host Coventry tomorrow, followed by Milton Keynes on Sunday.
Pacha said: “We know that the game against Coventry is going to be a fourpoint game because they are so close in the standings with us but you don’t want to look too far ahead.”
Dundee forward Brian Hart believes the team has really “stepped up” as they edge their way back into the play-off race.
He said: “Every game feels like a playoff game for us right now, so the team is looking at this weekend as the biggest weekend of the year.”
Tonight’s game in Kirkcaldy faces off at 7.30pm and tomorrow’s game will start at 7pm.
Sunday‘s contest against Milton Keynes faces off at an earlier time of 5pm.