The Dallas Stars came out strong early on, demonstrating precision and skill on their first period penalty kills. Where communication and teamwork had been problems in previous games, the Stars demonstrated their proficiency in those areas in their early penalty kills.
Then during their first power play, the Stars got a chance when Seguin flew into the zone with the puck, and then thanks to some scrappy work at the net, Seguin put the Stars up 1-0. The defense also did their part beautifully, as Johnny Oduya and Stephen Johns really shined.
In the second period, the Stars had another penalty to kill, and Gemel Smith took the opportunity to score off a breakaway with an awesome backhanded shot for his first NHL goal.