When looking for moral victories, consider the Stars on Friday played their best second game in a back-to-back situation after overnight travel with their top goalie unavailable, according to coach Jim Montgomery.
Unfortunately, the NHL does not award points for moral victories.
The Stars failed on five power-play chances and put a familiar number on the scoreboard. It was 1, as in their offensive output in a 2-1 loss to Vegas at American Airlines Center.
The Stars have produced one goal or none in 24 games, second-highest total in the NHL to lowly Anaheim with 27.