GDT: [#4] Dallas Stars @ Tampa Bay Lightning - 6:30 PM CST

[LT]

Huge win. We needed that. Make a statement early and finish strong.

Hope McKenzie's alright. He's in the hospital and Ruff said Nesterov should be suspended.

 

[Ghost of Kyiv]

What is wrong with Klingberg anyways? #WhereisFanny

 

[LoneStarHockey]

Great win! Beating a team like Tampa Bay on the road is not an easy task, hopefully this will be a real confidence building victory. Even bigger is that they held off the Lightnings comeback late in the game. Very happy with how this team is competing so far.

 

[RastaRockett]

What is wrong with Klingberg anyways? #WhereisFanny

He just needs to settle down and find his groove. It looks like he is rushing too much, but we know he can play with poise. He'll get it back.

 

[Ghost of Kyiv]

Yeah he can, and likely will, not to worried about it. He was just too good last year for me to get flustered by a few early season mistakes.

 

[FromChaos22]

How's Sharp looking?

 

[maltrophstitan]

This last game may have been Klingbergs worst this year around the puck but even still he set up the the Eakin goal with a quick pass from blue line to blue line, along with some good defensive plays with Tampa entering the zone. He can get caught rushing himself in the cycle either defensively around the corners or behind the net or the half wall in the offensive zone.

sharp looked pissed at the end of the game after missing the empty net.

 

[LoneStarHockey]

Notes from the 5-3 Win over the Lightning:

*Jason Spezza has scored four goals over the past two games.

*Spezza and Ales Hemsky co-lead the Stars with six points through two games.

*Mattias Janmark picked up an assist Thursday, extending his points streak to four games.

*Per Elias Sports, Janmark is the first player in Dallas Stars franchise history to record a point in each of his first four NHL games.

*Tampa Bay outshot the Stars 33-22.

*Jason Demers and Alex Goligoski led the Stars with three shots on goal.

*Jamie Benn and Goligoski led the Stars with five hits each.

*The Stars won 19 of 56 faceoffs (34 percent).

*Jamie Benn won 4 of 8 draws (50 percent). Jason Spezza won 5 of 12 (42 percent). Cody Eakin won 4 of 13 (31 percent). Vernon Fiddler won 3 of 9 (33 percent). Tyler Seguin won 3 of 11 (27 percent).

*Goligoski led the Stars with 22:57 of ice time.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

Stars proved my prediction wrong, but I will be happy to stay negative and have them prove me wrong time after time this year......

 

[LT]

That faceoffs line is horrendous. Need some work there.

 

[Endless rain]

How's Sharp looking?

Pretty good. He's getting shots, he's getting his chances. Points will come soon enough.