Deja Vu: Dallas Stars Lose In Shootout, 4-3

by Brandon Worley on Oct 11, 2009 11:56 PM CDT in Dallas Stars Game Recaps

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The Stars battled, didn't play that great of an overall game and then lost in a shootout. This time it was against the Vancouver Canucks, as the Stars ended their three-game Western Canada road trip 1-0-2. Not the greatest way to get points but it's better than walking away with nothing, which is exactly what could have happened tonight.

Since it's nearly 1 AM on a Monday morning, a truncated game recap up after the jump. We'll have much, much more on this game tomorrow and Tuesday.

The Good: Jamie Benn finally got his first NHL goal and yes indeed it was highlight reel-worthy. Benn was sensational all night long, and had several opportunities to put one in the net before scoring the game-tying goal with 93 seconds remaining.

The Bad: Marty Turco was still shaky in net and just doesn't seem too sure of himself when the puck comes near the crease. Part of that may be due to some horrendous coverage around the net by the Stars defenseman, but it's also something we didn't see with Auld. He did have one incredible save on Henrik Sedin in the first period, but overall another poor showing for our #1 goaltender. While I know the shootout isn't a true measure of a team's performance, Turco was absolutely amateurish on both shots. Too deep in his crease, not challenging the shooter. Fundamental and basics.

The Ugly: The Stars surrendered two more goals while on the penalty kill tonight. Something is drastically wrong here.

Three Stars of the Game:

Stephane Robidas - Was +2 on the night, led the team in blocked shots (3), was physical throughout and blocked a shot with his face.

Jamie Benn - Scored his first NHL goal to tie the game in the final minutes, but was dominant throughout. Solid on both ends of the ice and slowly becoming one of the team's most complete players.

Ryan Kesler - Big goal for the Canucks to put them ahead on the power play, and had the winning goal in the shotout.

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For all everyone out there who hates the shootout

don’t forget just how much this team has benefited from having the “skills competition” following overtime during the regular season. Don’t believe me, check this out. http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=450414

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by Derek B on Oct 12, 2009 12:24 AM CDT reply actions

Eh.

I mean they used to be phenomenal at it, I’m still just never been a fan. I love sudden death 5 minutes, but once again that returns to the “can’t go on forever” argument. Oh well.

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by RyanM on Oct 12, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Fool's Gold

Like I told you on Twitter. :o)

What did all that shootout success get them in 2005-06? Happiness for you, I know that much. :o)

I just don’t agree with the notion of giving a shootout winning team the same number of points in the standings as another team that wins a game in regulation or even OT. At least then, they’re winning the game through the normal course of play.

I’d rather they go back to 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for any kind of a loss.

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by Brandon Bibb on Oct 12, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions

ott?

any word on what the injury is? and how bad?

by Lew314 on Oct 12, 2009 12:42 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Ott injured an oblique (stomach) muscle.

He’s day to day.

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by Brandon Worley on Oct 12, 2009 7:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

From a Canucks fan..

This game really could have gone either way..

The Canucks took bad penalties right off the bat and our penalty kill has been our kiss of death lately (That and Luongos early performance). I’ll be honest here.. when the stars scored late in the third, i thought the canucks were done. Your team has A LOT of snipers on it.. I’ll agree with you that the shootout isn’t a real measure of a teams performance though :P

by okgo570 on Oct 12, 2009 2:37 AM CDT reply actions

the stars have no confidence in front of Turco and it shows in the way they play when he is on the ice.

born to destroy

by Lifewish on Oct 12, 2009 9:31 AM CDT reply actions

So then logically...

You’re asserting that they’re trying a lot harder when he’s out there, because they’re afraid he won’t make the save?

by Brad Gardner on Oct 12, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions

penalty kill

seems to be the real problem. and obviously not scoring on the SO. i didn’t think turco was that bad. those goals were all really poorly played by the D. dallas is notorious for not having a full game from everyone on the last day of these road trips in Western Canada anyways. work on the SO, work on the penalty kill being aggressive again, and we should see more W’s.

by agvdstars on Oct 12, 2009 10:03 AM CDT reply actions

Agreed.

I’ll have more on this later today after I watch the game film again, but I think everyone is judging Turco’s game performance solely on the shootout.

I don’t think he was that bad. He made some nice saves, controlled his rebounds. But once again, once the puck got in close he lost his positioning and just looked out of sorts. It’s tough for a goaltender to be perfect when the puck starts bouncing around like that, but the best are good at maximizing their angles and not allowing that shot through. It’s happened many, many times so far this season to Turco.

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by Brandon Worley on Oct 12, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions

turco looked better

we can take out of this that turco looked a bit better but still not himself. what I liked was how he controlled rebounds and made a conscious effort to stop the play on shots from distance which is a sign of playing it safe…which is fine. however, the real question of the night, well my 2 are…

IS KRYS BARCH BETTER THAN TOBY PETERSEN? thats a huge NO

Should we maybe consider changing our shootout lineup?

personally i’d put neal first, then benn then ribeiro, i know we havent seen benn but i have a feeling that he’s not have bad at one on one action. but with neal first, we have the chance to get the all important " first goal pressure".

what do you guys think?

by sundancekid on Oct 12, 2009 11:01 AM CDT reply actions