Re-alignment years ago may have moved the Dallas Stars out of the Pacific Division and resulted in them squaring off with the Anaheim Ducks fewer times throughout the season, but the disdain the two teams have for each other from the “old days” still lingers.
In their first meeting this season, the Ducks wasted a multi-goal lead and watched the Stars skate away with the game in the middle frame on their way to a come-from-behind 5-3 win. Last night, the Ducks seemed determined not to have history repeat itself. After tying the game up, the emotions of two desperate teams boiled over, leading to Radek Faksa’s first fight of the season and giving us a two minute video with a lot going on.