Ryan O’Reilly rejoined the team in a long-awaited victory.
The Preds got out to a quick start and got an early power play out of it, but weren’t able to convert. The Stars got a few chances of their own, but overall it was a solid first for the Preds, who made good progress getting to the net and taking shots in general.
Dallas pushed back in the second period, taking advantage of the long change to make up for the workload deficit, but a scuffle between Steven Stamkos and Sam Steel that sent both off for two minutes for roughing around halfway through the period saw the end of the stalemate.