The Dallas Stars did it the hard way to beat the Winnipeg Jets. There are still questions about the team as the third period threatened to send it to overtime, but they're currently first in the Central.
However fleeting, the Dallas Stars are 1st in the Central. With a tough January behind them, and their recent winless skid, this doesn't have the feel of a first place team. Perhaps being privy to every idiosyncrasy makes the team seem worse than they are. Or perhaps they really are destined to crash and burn in the playoffs.
Or perhaps this team is really is in the middle somewhere; good, but flawed, and kind of overachieving right now.