The stakes tonight for the Dallas Stars in Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning were not do-or-die, which is great because the Dallas Stars didn’t play like it. Down 2-1 in the series at the start of the game, the Stars did a lot of what they’ve been doing the entire playoffs, depending on their goaltending and actually functional defense to bail them out of their offensive woes.
Unfortunately for the Stars, their defense has started looking a lot more human recently, and though they managed to score four goals tonight, they still need to have at least one more than the Lightning.