Could the Stars end a 5 game losing streak against the Ducks without their captain Brenden Morrow or Jamie Benn going into the all star break? The answer was yes they could. The Ducks may not be a good team to beat, but I believe it can help the Stars get momentum for hopefully the second half of the season. The Stars only goal (and only goal in the game) was scored by Alex Goligoski 16:41 into the 1st period. The goal was very lucky I believe, because it looked like the puck bounced off the shoulder of Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller. Lately though the Stars haven't been getting luck on their side, so they will obviously take anything they can get. This match had a lot of post play scraps between the two teams as well. You can usually expect that mutual hatred between the two teams whenever they play. Their penalty kill was excellent tonight killing both powerplays that the Ducks had in this game. Kari Lehtonen as well got his first shut out of the season. Lehtonen saved all 27 shots he faced, and was definitely on his game. Their next game after the all star break will actually be a rematch against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday in Anaheim.
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