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| Continued: Stars Surge as Langenbrunner Returns and Takes Part in 1000th Career Game | |
| Once the third period began, Neal struck twice to take his tally to eighteen goals. Neal and Loui Eriksson combined for a neat give-and-go breakaway as Eriksson collected his thirty-second assist. It was Richards' second helper of the night as he brought his total to thirty. Neal's second goal came on the red-hot Stars' power play as Stephane Robidas and Benn picked up their eighteenth and seventeenth assists respectively. Dallas' dominance with the man-advantage continued as Jeff Woywitka scored his first goal of the season, capping a 6-1 demolition. Morrow collected his thirteenth assist of the year and Ribeiro claimed his second of the night and his thirtieth of the season. Stars' goalie Kari Lehtonen took particular pride in defeating his former employers, "It was the most exciting game for me this year, lots of emotions. I played my own game, the guys came up big there in the third period and the last parts of the second. It was a good win."  Dallas GM Joe Nieuwendyk and Langenbrunner pose with the Silver Stick given to Jamie in honor of his 1000th game.The Kings grabbed the lead midway through the first period when Justin Williams found the game's opening goal but Stars responded on a power play near the halfway mark of the second period as Loui Eriksson's redirected effort evened the affair. It was the Swede's seventeenth of the year with Richards and Ribeiro collecting their thirty-fifth and thirty-first assists on the season.  Langenbrunner celebrates after scoring his first goal as a Star since 2002.Lethonen's fine evening in net kept the Kings off the score-sheet for the rest of the night, ensuring a Stars' victory. Langenbrunner's goal proved to be the game-winner and capped a memorable night for the 35-year old as many of his family and friends were in attendance at the American Airlines Center. After the game Langenbrunner gave thanks to Stars and fans who paid tribute his career, "It's definitely a nice touch. It's been kind of a hectic week and a half for me, but the guys have made me feel really good here, made me feel comfortable and at the beginning of the night, a great reception from the crowd." The victory took the Stars' win steak to seven in a row and 7-2-1 in their last ten. Their overall record is 28-13-5 through 46 games. Dallas leads the Pacific Division are currently stand third place in the Western Conference. Brad Richards is ahead of all Stars with 54 points and 36 assists. Richards shares Dallas' lead in assists at 18 along with captain Brendan Morrow and James Neal. Loui Eriksson is atop the club's plus/minus standings at +17 and has a team-leading 7 power play goals. Kari Lehtonen is the Stars' leader in wins at 20 while Andrew Raycroft holds a better goals against average 2.05 and save percentage 93.4%. Center Aaron Gagnon and left-wing Francis Walker have been recalled from the Texas Stars of the AHL. On the injury front, Matt Niskanen continues to recover from a deep cut to his left hand but has participated in practice drills. He's listed at day-to-day. Toby Petersen remains on the injured reserve with a lower leg injury. The Stars travel to Western Canada to begin a three game road swing against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, followed by the visits to the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks before facing the Oilers at home on January 26th. |
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