The Stars were throttled tonight after what was sort of a good game early. And I do mean “throttled.” Doug Weight told his team to crank it up, and the Stars (and their lovely assemblage of defensemen, many of whom are capable of driving a car) got overwhelmed. There’s your game.
Ales Hemsky returned from his time on Dagobah to play with Hudler and Shore, and the trio created chances at-will early in the game. It was nice, early.
The Islanders’ first goal was Jamie Benn’s fault, because why on earth would you turn the puck over at your blue line and leave Niemi to defend a breakaway?