The Dallas Stars did not look like themselves tonight. Their offense struggled while their defense and goaltending carried the weight.
Even though the forwards were a bit stagnant, the blue line and goaltending were enough to push the Stars past the Vancouver Canucks for a much-needed 2-1 win. Post game recap and some thoughts to ponder on can be found below.
Game recap
The first period began with a furious effort from the Stars. But it was the Canucks who drew first blood when Jayson Megna blew past the Dallas defense and undressed Niemi for his first goal of the season.