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Islanders outplayed in Dallas, begin road trip with loss to Stars

Dallas Stars forward Andrew Cogliano (11) deflects the puck past Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss (1) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Dallas. Credit: AP/Brandon Wade

DALLAS – The Islanders were simply out-Islandered.

The Stars play a similar game to the Islanders, at times low scoring but with an improved defensive effort, strong on the forechck and in trying to get traffic to the crease.

They did all of that much more consistently on Saturday night as the Islanders opened a three-game road trip with a 3-1 loss at American Airlines Center.