In Dallas, the Stars seemed to have regained some of their swagger after a brief skid.
On Saturday night, the Stars defeated the New York Islanders, 3-1, behind Ben Bishop, made 34 saves in the win.
“I thought we played a great game there,” Bishop said. “Guys were feeding off each other all night. The penalty kill and power play, obviously, were big for us tonight. We just kept it going and we didn’t really let off the gas there.”
Dallas smothered the Isles and built a 3-0 lead before New York broke through with a third period goal from Mathew Barzal.
“It wasn’t a terrible game, by any means,” New York forward Josh Bailey said. “I thought we did some good things. I thought we came out on the wrong end of the first period, or maybe it could’ve gone the other way. They have a good team over there and they play well too.”
Alexander Radulov, Andrew Cogliano and Denis Gurianov scored for Dallas.
For Cogliano, it was his first goal of the season.
“It feels good,” Cogliano said. “It’s been a tough stretch for me, personally, offensively. I think I just try to approach every game just doing what I do. I have other jobs to focus on with my line and helping the team win. It’s always nice to contribute.”
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Thomas Greiss made 34 saves in the loss.
“I thought we came out and had a really good start in the first seven or eight minutes,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. “They got some chances towards the end of the period, took it over, and got a goal. I thought we were really good in the second for a good stretch, and we were good in the third.
“At the end of the day, it was the two power-play goals. They have a good hockey team, and I thought it was a well-played game.”
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