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Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi (31) flips a puck to a young fan after Niemi was named the number one "Star of the Game" after Dallas' 4-2 win during the Anaheim Ducks vs. the Dallas Stars NHL hockey game at the American Airlines Center on Thursday, October 13, 2016. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)
When you consider the last game at American Airlines Center, Thursday's season opener was a thing of beauty.
No, the Stars weren't perfect...far from it. But with goalie Antti Niemi making everything all right in net, Dallas got off to a 4-2 win over Anaheim and shook an offseason of goaltending questions for one night.