The Dallas Stars took the early lead mere seconds into the first period, with a laser-beam from Lauri Korpikoski. The Oilers answered not long after when Kari Lehtonen lost control of a rebound.
However, the Stars stayed hungry in front of the net, and it earned them a PPG from a Tyler Seguin shot/ Patrick Eaves tip in. Right before the buzzer, the Oilers equalized again. The Stars were the only ones to score in the second period, when Antoine Roussel capitalized on heavy traffic in front of the net.