Stars let another game get way too close for comort on Tuesday night in Edmonton. They were there to play their long time playoff rivals, the Edmonton Oilers. Dallas had a good lead going into the 3rd at 3-1 but the tenacouse play of the Oilers brought the game into overtime. Turco made some key saves to keep the score tied at three. none of them were as big as the final save of the overtime period when he had to leap to his right in order to block what would have been the game winning goal for the Oil. Once the game went to the Shootout it was pretty much already over. Zubov started things out with an easy goal, fallowed by the rookie phenom Jokinen. Two great saves by Marty Turco ended the game as Dallas inches closer to the top seed of the West. they got some help from their division rivals, Phoenix tonight as the Coyotes beat Detroit at home.
Dallas will travel a short distance to play Calgary on Thursday.

Dallas gets their second win in as many days in a huge way. They set the tone early at the United Center in the Windy City scoring two very early goals. Dallas needed this type of game after coming off of an insanly intinse and physical game with the Colorado Avalanch on Saturday.
Once Dallas got the lead, they never looked back. The injory filled Blackhawks could never muster up enough energy to come back. After a golie change from the home team, the Stars contuned their dominance.
The final score in Chicago was 7-2 as the stars get ready to head north of the boarder to play their long time playoff foes, Edmonton Oilers.

The Dallas Stars resumed NHL play this week against their division rivals, Pheonix Coyotes. It was a rough game to say the least. Johan Hedburg got the start as Dallas wanted to rest Marty Turco who has been in Italy these past couple of weeks with team Canada. There were some obviouse reasons for concern as the stars got outplayed in nearly every aspect of the game. The Coyotes came out each period with more fire and energy and the scoreboard reflected it.
One of the biggest, and most troubling of the Stars concerns is the fact that they simply cant figure out how to take advantage of the Power Play. They are amoung the worst teams in that aspect and as they move closer to the playoffs, the concern will only be greater. it will be unlikly that the Stars will be able to make a run very deep into the playoffs if they do not figure out what is wrong with their power play.