Vancouver was in Dallas last night and it was another great hockey game to watch. In fact, playing good hockey is turning into a habit for the young and very talented Dallas Stars.
This is Mike Heika:
Signs of the Stars' ability to handle the challenges of a normal NHL season were all over the ice Friday at American Airlines Center.
Dallas was battling a hard-charging Vancouver team with revenge on its mind.
Dallas was battling a brief puck-handling slump that had gripped several players and left them just a little below their best.
And Dallas was battling some tough officiating that put them short-handed seven times.
And yet, the Stars found a way to win. Led by Antti Niemi's 34 saves, Dallas took a 3-2 shootout win over the Canucks and pushed their record to 18-5-0 (36 points) - the best start in franchise history, exceeding the 35 points collected by the 1971-72 Minnesota North Stars.
It was a heck of a statement game for a team that has had plenty of them this season, and it was the fifth time this season this group has toughened up and refused to lose two games in a row. Dallas was coming off a 7-4 loss to Ottawa Tuesday in which they were guilty of several bad turnovers.
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