Once again, the Dallas Stars had a close, tightly contested game against the Vegas Golden Knights. And once again, they ended up losing in overtime. But the vibes were very different between last night’s contest and last month’s. In that game, the score might have been close, but it felt clear that Vegas “deserved” to win. That had Dallas emerged with a win (in regulation or in overtime), it would have been “stolen.”
Last night, however, the script was flipped: Dallas looked like the better team throughout all 60+ minutes. Even when they went down in the first period, Dallas seemed (to me, at least) to be playing better.