The holidays started off just about perfectly for the fans in American Airlines Center last night, as the Dallas Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings in overtime. Yes, the Stars, who have been positively adrift in extra minutes, defeated one of the NHL’s best overtime teams.
The team recognizes the potential significance of the breakthrough, writes Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News:
"It could be big," captain Jamie Benn said. "Our success lately in overtime hasn't been very good, so it was definitely nice to get this one tonight. You always want to win the last game going into any break.