Games like the one that the Dallas Stars lost to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday evening are bound to happen throughout a 82 game season. Dallas did make it interesting in the end, but until the team went empty net with just over six minutes left in the game, the play was lethargic.
If you go to NaturalStatTrick.com, every single Star was over 50% in expected goals percentage at even strength. Truth be told, Dallas lost the game because of a handful of defensive breakdowns, and Scott Wedgewood had his second sub-par game in a row.