As much as Marchment did wonders with his time on ice last season (14:07), the opportunity is different. He's logging 15:46 this season, including 1:51 on the power play, up from 0:52 in Florida. He's playing beside Tyler Seguin most nights, and he's been on the ice for 4:02 in overtime. He had 15 seconds total in Florida. It's a big jump.
"He's a confident kid," said Stars coach Pete DeBoer, who has known Marchment for years. "He had success last year in Florida and we've given him a lot of responsibility in different situations here. He's a pretty even keel guy, nothing seems to faze him. If anything, he wants more."
In the past week, Marchment helped Dallas come back against Minnesota with a key goal and assist to squeak out a point in the standings, and he had two assists against Detroit, including the game-winner in overtime.
When asked about the Detroit game and overtime, Marchment said he just wants to be on the ice.
"Last game, it worked out, so as much opportunity as you can get, you want to take advantage of it," he said.
And while it seems he's getting more comfortable, DeBoer said he feels the new Stars forward has been good from the start.
"I think his game has been pretty consistent," DeBoer said.
The coaching staff continues to look for the right mix on Marchment's line. He and Seguin have been together from the start, but they have rotated Denis Gurianov, Ty Dellandrea and Radek Faksa at times.
"We're still looking for that line to be consistently dangerous, but that's not just on him," DeBoer said of Marchment. "That's on the other guys on the line too."
Which means there will be even more opportunity ahead.
Key Numbers
6
Stars center Roope Hintz had a season-high six shots on goal last game. He scored the Stars only goal. Hintz ranks seventh on the Stars with 64 shots on goal in 28 games.
328
Devils coach Lindy Ruff coached in 328 games for the Stars from 2013-2017. He went 165-122-41.
2.34
New Jersey ranks second in the NHL in goals against average at 2.34. Dallas ranks fourth in scoring average at 3.66. New Jersey is second in goal differential at plus-36. Dallas is tied for third at plus-23.
He said it
"He's been physical, fast. He's a big, skilled guy, you see the tools, and he seems to be putting it together at that level, and we hope it will transfer here."
-Stars coach Pete DeBoer on forward Riley Tufte, who was called up from the minors on Monday.
Expected lineup
Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Marchment-Seguin-Dellandrea
Benn-Johnston-Gurianov
Kiviranta-Faksa-Glendening
Heiskanen-Lundkvist
Lindell-Hakanpaa
Suter-Miller
Wedgewood
Oettinger
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Mike Heika is a Senior Staff Writer for DallasStars.com and has covered the Stars since 1994. Follow him on Twitter @MikeHeika.
