Blake finished the scoring 78 seconds into the third period, one-timing a slap shot from the top of the left circle over Belfour's right shoulder. Despite persistent trade rumors, Blake leads all NHL defensemen with 11 goals. It wasn't a distraction then and it's not a distraction now. Everything that's been said has already been said. Our main focus is to win the game.
Hockey is such a strange game.
Jere Lehtinen scored the lone goal for the Stars, who had a three-game winning streak stopped. We were unable to create any offensive opportunities and had a lot of missed and blocked shots. In general, their power play had a point shot mentality. It was strong and determined. Our power play was unable to finish, which we needed to do.