Facing the league leading New York Rangers the Stars I expect to see every night finally arrived. The mistakes that were consistently present throughout the first 5 games were limited. The effort, previously missing, reappeared and the Stars won many of the puck battles. Perhaps more telling was the lack of turnovers that caused most of the problems.
This game did not look good after the opening minute. Loui Eriksson took a tripping penalty 25 seconds into the game and New York quickly scored on the ensuing power play. My first thought was here we go again. Although New York carried much of the play in the first period, the team seemed to respond much better than in the previous games. Morrow tied the game on a second period power play goal with rookie phenom Fabian Brunnstrom getting the primary assist. The ageless wonder that is Mike Modano netted his 87th game winning goal in the third period.
It appears as if the team is starting to gel and maybe this road trip is just what the doctor ordered. The next few days will tell. Which Stars personality will show up at game time, the confused and listless Stars of the previous 5 games or the cohesive unit fighting each shift for every inch of ice?
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