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Much like the above photo, the Stars have taken parts of this season right on the jaw, and with little consistency to the team in sight, it seems likely they will continue to.

Ilya Bryzgalov Eriksson was about the only Stars player who could get to Bryzgalov last season, as he had five of the Stars' 13 goals against Phoenix in six games.

That was exactly what the Stars needed. They came out confident and on fire against the Sharks, and played a very good first period.

I'll steal one of the dicussions you guys have already touched upon and put it in one thread.

Brad Richards scored midway through the second period, Brenden Morrow added a third-period power-play goal, and the Dallas Stars beat Vancouver 2-1 despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night.

The Stars saw the return of three players to the ice the last time they took the ice.

The up and down Stars were baffling again on Saturday, but many of you had them pegged in a 4-2 loss to Nashville CK is the winner with a 4-2 Nashville win and 28 saves for Pekka Rinne .

Let's start with the recognition that the difference between good and bad in this league isn't that much anymore.

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A pair of teams that have been both going well as of late face off tonight at Nashville's Sommet Center, where the high-scoring Dallas Stars will attempt to knock off a Predators team in search of a third straight win.Dallas has recorded at least one point in five straight games, having gone 3-0-2 over that span, and has scored four or more goals ...

The Dallas Stars will try to notch a point in their fifth straight game tonight, when they host the Florida Panthers at American Airlines Center in Marc Crawford's 1,000th game as a NHL head coach.

DALLAS James Neal scored 2:57 into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

And then it happened. "I tried a one-timer from [Mike] Ribeiro, and it just fell apart," Modano said of a tweak to a rib injury that has kept him out since the season's first game.

Jamie Benn and Mark Fistric both from distance. Mike Ribeiro had a screen or tip on the Benn goal .

2. Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles: Strong early and strong late in making 29 saves.

The Dallas Stars placed center Mike Modano and right wing Jere Lehtinen on injured reserve on Tuesday.

By MIKE HEIKA FRISCO - Marty Turco received the brunt of Brenden Morrow's enthusiasm in a recent game.While Turco was trying to focus on an odd-man rush, Morrow came barreling in on the backcheck and took out the attacking forward, Turco and the goal frame all in one fell swoop.'He almost killed me,' Turco said with a chuckle.

Brenden Morrow 's leadership style isn't suited to a suit. Not that he didn't look good, dressed fashionably in a coat and tie as he watched most of the Dallas Stars ' 2008-09 season from the press box after tearing his ACL last November.

Stephane Robidas scored the eventual game- winning goal midway through the third period, as the Dallas Stars edged the Chicago Blackhawks, 4-3, at United Center.

Tim Thomas made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and 13th overall, Marc Savard scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Friday night their first road game of the season.