Craig Anderson made 48 saves, Paul Stastny scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat Dallas 5-3 on Sunday, dealing another blow to the Stars' playoff chances.
Dallas Stars coach Marc Crawford likes to call defenseman Jeff Woywitka "Wildcat," a mix of power and speed who can join the play and still defend. The Stars host the Colorado Avalanche today (2 p.m., no TV).
The Stars fixed their defensive problems Friday night, but it wasn't enough in Friday night's 2-1 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings at American Airlines Center.
After giving up 95 shots against in the past two games, the Stars, who open a six-game homestand tonight vs. the Kings, have to fix their team defense or they will quickly find themselves out of the playoffs.
Three teams were pursuing the Stars' Mike Modano at the March 3 trade deadline, but Modano said he did not want to waive his no-trade clause and leave the only team he has been a part of.
Besieged once again in net, Marty Turco faced 42 shots and allowed four goals en route to a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night at HSBC Arena.
Brandon Segal, a right wing the Stars picked up on waivers a month ago, has bounced across North America during the last six years. He'd like to stick around in Dallas.
Marty Turco made 49 saves, Brad Richards had a goal and an assist, and the Stars scored three times in six shots early in the third period en route to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Capitals.
Despite a three-game losing streak that has included some of the team's worst defensive play in 17 years, the Dallas Stars had only an optional practice Sunday. Coach Marc Crawford said recharging the team's energy could be the way to go as a game with high-scoring Washington looms tonight.
Despite taking a 3-1 lead and creating six power-play opportunities, the Dallas Stars were drilled by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-3, at Mellon Arena on Saturday.
When the Stars play at Pittsburgh on Saturday and at Washington on Monday, fans in those cities will see Dallas face Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby and Capitals counterpart Alexander Ovechkin for only the fourth time each.
The Kari Lehtonen era started sooner than anticipated Thursday night, writes Mike Heika. After Marty Turco allowed four goals on 11 shots against the Blues, coach Marc Crawford pulled Turco and Lehtonen made his Stars debut.
The St. Louis Blues scored four goals on their first 11 shots before Stars coach Marc Crawford replaced goalie Marty Turco with Kari Lehtonen, who made his season debut in a 6-1 loss Thursday night.
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