They played pretty well last night, but the Islanders mostly couldn’t solve Ben Bishop and let the Stars have a couple of grade-A opportunities, including a couple power plays, that their talented offense converted. The unfortunate thing is that New York didn’t come away with any points.
Onward and upward. Though, geographically, Tampa is south of Dallas, I think? Team wise, the Lightning, who have mostly struggled to regain their form from last season, whooped the Sharks to the tune of 7-1 on home ice last night to help them get back in shape.