SB Nation Dallas - Stars' Point Streak Snapped After 3-2 Loss To Kingshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2011-03-13T17:49:02-05:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18119312011-03-13T17:49:02-05:002011-03-13T17:49:02-05:00Stars' Point Streak Snapped, Lose To Kings In Dallas
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<p>(Sports Network) – <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54567/michal-handzus">Michal Handzus</a> scored the game-winning goal with 20.8 seconds remaining, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/">Los Angeles Kings</a> snuck past the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/">Dallas Stars</a>, 3-2, at American Airlines Center.
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<p><span>Dustin Penner</span> and <span>Drew Doughty</span> also lit the lamp for the Kings, who have won the first three games of a four-game road trip. <span>Jonathan Quick</span> made 21 saves and was bailed out by his teammates after giving up the tying score with 43 seconds left in regulation.</p>
<p><span>Brad Richards</span> and <span>Jamie Langenbrunner</span> scored for the Stars, who were 6-0-2 in their previous eight games. <span>Jamie Benn</span> had scored a goal in six straight, but failed to find the back of the net on Sunday.</p>
<p><span>Kari Lehtonen</span> turned aside 27-of-30 shots in defeat.</p>
<p>Dallas entered the third period down by a goal, 2-1, but failed to panic due to its success with comebacks this season. The Stars came into the game with a 9-18-3 record when trailing after two frames.</p>
<p>It seemed all but over with the clock showing less than a minute. But a shot from the left point was not fully controlled by Quick. Langenbrunner spotted the loose puck under the pads of a sprawling Quick and chipped the disc into the net with 42.1 seconds left.</p>
<p>Los Angeles wanted no part of overtime, however, as Handzus found the back of the net with 20.8 ticks remaining. A battle for the puck at the side of the net was won by <span>Alexei Ponikarovsky</span>, who backhanded a pass to the slot. Handzus was right there to jam the puck past Lehtonen for the winning score.</p>
<p>The Kings drew first blood on the power play at the 3:04 mark of the first period. Doughty’s slapper from the right point beat traffic in front and got past Lehtonen.</p>
<p>Penner made it a 2-0 game at the 14:01 mark of the middle stanza. <span>Anze Kopitar</span> controlled the puck at the right circle and slid a pass in front to an open Penner, who chipped the disc into the net.</p>
<p>Dallas cut its deficit to 2-1 with two minutes remaining in the second. <span>Loui Eriksson</span> fed a perfect pass to a charging Richards, who beat Quick on a breakaway.</p>
<p>Game Notes</p>
<p>The Kings have taken three of five from the Stars this season…Dallas was without forward <span>Adam Burish</span> (lower body)…Los Angeles went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Stars went 0-for-3 on the man advantage.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-stars/2011/3/13/2048646/stars-point-streak-snapped-lose-to-kings-in-dallasJP Starkey2011-03-13T11:25:02-05:002011-03-13T11:25:02-05:00Dallas Stars Vs. Los Angeles Kings: Stars Look To Extend Point Streak
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <a href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Stars</a> will try to extend an eight-game point streak this evening with a third straight victory over the <a href="https://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Los Angeles Kings</a> as the two Pacific Division rivals get together today at American Airlines Center.</p>
<p>The Stars are 6-0-2 in their past eight games and sit four points back of the first-place Sharks in the division. Dallas is also fourth overall in the Western Conference with 82 points, one more than four other teams, including Los Angeles.</p>
<p>After a string of six straight one-goal games, the Stars cruised past the Wild, 4-0, on Friday. <span>Jamie Benn</span> scored in his sixth straight game, a career best and longest by a Dallas skater since December, 2005, while <span>Kari Lehtonen</span> made just 14 saves for his first shutout since March 3, 2009 and 15th of his career.</p>
<p>"We're not trying to do too much, not trying to be too fancy," said Lehtonen. "We got some guys playing good out there and seems like they can do whatever they like. It works and we're finding success."</p>
<p><span>Mike Ribeiro</span> had a goal and an assist while <span>Trevor Daley</span> and <span>Tom Wandell</span> also scored for the Stars, who lost <span>Adam Burish</span> to a lower-body injury in the game. He is questionable for today.</p>
<p>Dallas is 1-0-1 on a seven-game homestand and has won two straight over Los Angeles after dropping the first two meetings this season. The Stars halted a five-game series home losing streak on Jan. 17, then posted a 4-3 win at Los Angeles on Monday on Brenden Morrow's goal 38 seconds into overtime.</p>
<p>Lehtonen is 4-2-0 with a 2.45 goals-against average versus the Kings, while Benn has four goals in 10 meetings with the club.</p>
<p>Los Angeles has still won seven of its last 10 versus Dallas and is 6-2-1 over its last nine games overall. The Kings earned their second victory in a row on Friday, a 4-2 triumph in Columbus that was sparked by Anze Kopitar's second career hat trick.</p>
<p>Kopitar has seven goals and seven assists in his past nine games and his first career hat trick came versus the Stars on Oct. 22, 2009. He has seven goals and 14 points in his last 11 versus Dallas.</p>
<p>"[Kopitar] had a very strong game to follow up a real good game at Detroit [on Wednesday]," LA head coach Terry Murray said. "I really like his strength with the puck, carrying the puck behind the net on the goal, under pressure gets it back on top and drives to the net looking for good things to happen."</p>
<p><span>Justin Williams</span> scored a goal and had two assists, while <span>Drew Doughty</span> chipped in two helpers for the Kings. <span>Jonathan Bernier</span> turned aside 32-of-34 shots for the victors.</p>
<p>Murray will go back to <span>Jonathan Quick</span> tonight in net and he is 8-3-0 with a 2.18 GAA in his career versus Dallas.</p>
<p>The Kings have won the first two contests of a four-game road trip, as well as three straight and six of their past eight as the guest.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2011/3/13/2331432/dallas-stars-vs-los-angeles-kings-stars-look-to-extend-point-streakJP Starkey