Casey DeSmith stopped 27 shots to lead the Dallas Stars to their sixth straight victory, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. The Stars won for the seventh time in eight games as they continue their run up the Western Conference standings.

The Dallas Stars look to win their sixth straight game and extend their point streak to eight straight when travelling to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia Flyers. This matchup heavily favours the Stars as they've won seven of their last eight games against the Flyers with two or fewer goals allowed in six of the matchups.

Glenn Maxwell's brilliant 58* off 32 balls helped a resurgent Melbourne Stars get the better of high-flying Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash. Maxwell, who was dropped on the boundary early in his innings,

Melbourne Stars 156 for 5 (Maxwell 58*, Webster 48, Abbott 3-29) beat Sydney Sixers 140 for 9 (Vince 53, Steketee 3-14, Mir 2-19, Siddle 2-26, Stoinis 2-30) by 16 runs Glenn Maxwell's heroics have inspired the Melbourne Stars to a crucial 16-run upset of the ladder-leading Sydney Sixers at the MCG,

The Melbourne Stars' BBL campaign remains alive after Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 58 helped them to a 16-run win against the Sydney Sixers at the MCG.