Dallas left wing Kirk Muller got a power-play goal near the midway point of the second before bringing the Stars within one by scoring with just over a minute remaining after Fernandez was pulled for the extra attacker. Fernandez was pulled again after the ensuing faceoff, but Dallas could not get the equalizer. You would like to get that ball rolling so that you just continue on in the playoffs. I think it is necessary and vital, too, mentally, for everything. The Stars are in the midst of their first three-game road losing streak since ending last season with three consecutive defeats.
Tonight is just the same as the others.
What we are hoping right now is that we play at the right time because we are certainly going to have to play a lot better than we are right now. Dallas right wing Brett Hull was kept off the scoresheet for the second straight game and still needs one goal to pass his father, Bobby, for sole possession of ninth place on the all-time list. Los Angeles has won two in a row over the Stars since snapping a 22-game winless streak against them on February 11. An AOL Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.