In the showdown of teams tied for 12th place Thursday night- The Stars were found wanting. Not for lack of trying, but perhaps for lack of equal goaltending.
Ondrej Pavelec was equal to the considerable task as the Stars threw the kitchen sink at him, and a vintage Dallas story unfolded as over 40 shots proved insufficient- The back breakers came in the form of an egregious giveaway, and a missed chance down two men, of all things.
"We gave them the goal by leaving the crease and that’s the one that did us in," head coach Lindy Ruff opined.