Dallas did neither in a 2-0 loss in the first game Sunday afternoon. After the Wings took a 1-0 lead, the Stars abandoned their plan of remaining patient with the puck. As a result, the Wings controlled the game. After going ahead 2-0 on a goal by Martin Lapointe with a little more than seven minutes left in the second period, the Wings had such dominant puck control that the Stars had only four shots on goal the rest of the game. They've learned that offense takes care of itself.
Defense is the focus.
When you get down 1-0 to Detroit, you can't change your game plan to get the goal back. We changed our game. We tried to get the goal back the next shift. You have to be content to score in 55 minutes, not 30 minutes. The Stars have to find some offense to even the series in tonight's second game at Reunion Arena.