Lehtonen Blocks Pucks As Stars Blank Ducks
Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow returned from an 18-game injury absence with a key goal. He also was bailed out by goalie Kari Lehtonen when he was whistled for three penalties.
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Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow returned from an 18-game injury absence with a key goal. He also was bailed out by goalie Kari Lehtonen when he was whistled for three penalties.
The latest opportunity to validate General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk's confidence in the team was a 4-3 overtime shootout victory over the division rival San Jose Sharks Thursday night
DALLAS (AP) -- Tomas Vincour scored in the final minute of regulation, and then added the lone goal of the shootout in the fifth round to give the surging Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
In a matchup of teams heading in opposite directions, the Stars look to win for the eighth time in nine games Thursday night when they host the Sharks, losers of nine of 11.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Richard Bachman and Mike Ribeiro helped the Dallas Stars keep up their late-season surge. Bachman, the rookie goalie, settled down after facing an early penalty shot and Ribeiro scored two goals to lead the Stars to a 5-2 win over Vancouver on Tuesday that put Dallas in first place in the Pacific Division.
It's not shocking that the Vancouver Canucks have a commanding lead atop the Northwest Division, but the fact that the Dallas Stars are contending for the Pacific Division title probably is a surprise.
Loui Eriksson had a short-handed goal and added an assist in regulation, then scored in a shootout in the Dallas Stars' 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.
Tom Renney thinks less complaining and more shots may have helped his Edmonton Oilers.
It was nearly 60 degrees outside. But, in downtown Fort Worth it was cold enough for ice hockey.
The Stars begin a three-game trip Friday night as they look to improve to 3-0-0 this season against the Edmonton Oilers.
