LOS ANGELES -- Stars coach Lindy Ruff said that he looked at Monday's game against Los Angeles as a way to get his struggling scorers a few goals.
Brett Ritchie was in a 12-game slump, Patrick Sharp had scored just one goal in an injury-plagued season, and Jiri Hudler had yet to dent the twine in 15 games in the Stars uniform. So with Dallas down .70 goals per game from last season's league-best scoring total, Ruff hoped his frustrated forwards could feel some relief.
"I said before the game I need three guys to score. I wanted Ritchie to score, I wanted Sharp to score and I wanted Hudler to score," Ruff said after all three tallied in a 6-4 win over Los Angeles Monday.