Sometimes a shootout win is more than just a skills contest. For the Dallas Stars, last night’s extra-minutes victory over the Detroit Red Wings was a season-long obstacle surmounted at just the right moment.
No one seems more excited about finally getting that post-regulation win than the Stars themselves. Stars senior staff writer Mike Heika chronicled the rush of emotion from key players in his postgame piece:
“Honestly it’s a huge relief,” said rookie Jason Robertson, who had one of the two shootout goals. “I know that everyone in the locker room has been disappointed in the last few months about the points we have left on the table in the shootout.