Through the first 20 minutes of Thursday night’s game between the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets, it looked as though the Stars might be settling in for another year of Central Division troubles.
Kari Lehtonen‘s goaltending seemed somewhat carefree along with the defensive play, and the offense never truly got anything going while at even strength. The Stars still somehow found a way to keep it even at 2-2 when the first period ended.
The Stars were dealt a fatal blow back on October 10th in Colorado when they took on the Avalanche in their first Central Division matchup of the year.