Mistakes costly for Devils in 4-3 loss to Stars | Rapid reaction

Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop (30) stops a shot by New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle (11) during the first period at the American Airlines Center. Boyle scores a goal in the first.(DALLAS -- It was a rough night for Sami Vatanen.

The Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen took three penalties and had a costly turnover, and the Dallas Stars capitalized with a pair of goals off them en route to a 4-3 win on Thursday at the American Airlines Center.

His two costly miscues came in the second period. Vatanen took a cross checking penalty -- his second minor of the night -- at 8:17 of the frame, sending him to the box in a 1-1 game. The Devils killed that penalty, but as Vatanen was stepping onto the…