This game appeared over early, and sure enough, the Red Wings never did mount much of a push-back.
Dallas, fighting for a playoff berth, struck quickly Tuesday and skated to a 5-2 victory over the Red Wings in the second game of this four-game series.
The Stars likely viewed this stretch as an opportunity to gobble some valuable points and so far, they're doing so, having won the first two games.
The Stars (19-14-12) scored three goals in the first period, then clamped down defensively the way they can, frustrating the Red Wings (16-25-7).
And as far as the Red Wings, team defense Tuesday wasn't exactly stellar.