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05/12/2008
Dallas Stars against the wall after latest fall 
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Dallas' Trevor Daley watches the Red Wings celebrate one of Pavel Datsyuk's three goals in Game 3. The Dallas Stars played hard, the Detroit Red Wings played smart, and Detroit took a 5-2 victory at American Airlines Center and a 3-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. "Are they beatable? Yeah," Stars captain Brenden Morrow said. "Do we have to play a lot better than we are? Absolutely."
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Dallas Stars' Turco has a Game 3 to forget
 LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN The Dallas Stars' Marty Turco (left) and Mike Ribeiro react after the Red Wings' final goal Monday. The Dallas Stars got nearly everything they were seeking when the Western Conference finals shifted back to Dallas on Monday, writes columnist Tim Cowlishaw. But they lost, 5-2, because they didn't get stand-on-his-head goaltending from Marty Turco.
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05/13/2008
Dallas Stars pay for mistakes in Game 3
From rookie defenseman Matt Niskanen to captain Brenden Morrow, several Dallas Stars players had a hand in costly mistakes or missed opportunities.
Datsyuk, Zetterberg leave Dallas Stars scrambling
Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg combined for four goals and six points in Game 3 and were probably better defensively than offensively.
05/12/2008
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Dallas Stars wingers Jere Lehtinen (leg injury) and Stu Barnes (concussion-like symptoms) both missed Game 3. Lehtinen, who hurt his leg early in Game 2, worked out Monday but wasn't ready for the game.
05/13/2008
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05/11/2008
Dallas Stars think return home will provide lift
 COURTNEY PERRY / DMN Michelle Khuu and other Dallas Stars fans watched Game 2 outside American Airlines Center on Saturday. The Stars and Red Wings play Game 3 inside. Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco believes a return to American Airlines Center for tonight's Game 3 (7 p.m. Versus) of the Western Conference finals should be inspiring for his team. Dallas' Mike Ribeiro was fined, but he will be available to play.
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Dallas Stars stymied by Detroit's defense
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Brad Stuart and the Detroit Red Wings defensemen have kept Brenden Morrow (foreground) and the Dallas Stars from getting up in the series. Know why Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow hasn't stamped his name on the NHL's Western Conference finals? The Red Wings refuse to let him, Jean-Jacques Taylor writes. The same goes for Mike Ribeiro and Jere Lehtinen.
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Even in Dallas Stars country, Wings fans paint town red
When it comes to rooting for his favorite hockey team, Tom Jaconette of Carrollton says his heart and head aren't always in the same place.
Detroit Red Wings' Zetterberg has become a force
No one may be having a better postseason than Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg. He leads the playoffs in plus-minus (plus-10). Only Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin has more points. Zetterberg also carries a seven-game point streak into tonight's Game 3 against the Stars.
05/12/2008
Fine, no suspension for Dallas Stars' Ribeiro
The NHL fined Mike Ribeiro, Chris Osgood and Steve Ott for actions they took in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals, but suspended nobody for today's Game 3.
05/11/2008
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7 p.m. Monday; Versus, WBAP-AM (820)
Red Wings still have Turco's number
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN With Saturday's 2-1 loss in Detroit, Stars goalie Marty Turco is 0-9-2 at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings faithful serenades Marty Turco loudly and lustily - sometimes for no apparent reason. Clearly, they revel in his failure. It's up to Turco to shut them up, writes Jean-Jacques Taylor. He didn't do it Saturday night. Again.
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05/10/2008
Double down: Dallas Stars in 0-2 hole after 2-1 loss
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Dallas' Stephane Robidas (left) and Detroit's Dallas Drake go flying after a first-period collision. Just about every break the Stars could ask for was dropped into their laps early in Game 2 on Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings. And yet Dallas still found a way to lose. The 2-1 defeat puts the Stars down, 2-0, in the best-of-7 Western Conference finals. Game 3 is Monday.
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05/11/2008
Ribeiro could be suspended
The availability of team scoring leader Mike Ribeiro to the Stars rests in the hands of NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell.
Less than Wings' best is enough to win
The Detroit Red Wings have a knack for finding quality players and finding ways to win.
05/10/2008
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05/09/2008
Time for Dallas Stars' Tippett to hit the switch
 G.J. MCCARTHY / DMN Dallas Stars defenseman Matt Niskanen is likely to replace Mark Fistric for Game 2. Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett is planning to scrap all of the defensive pairings he used in Game 1. Good for him. There's no guarantee anything he tries will work in Game 2 today (6 p.m., Versus), but change is considerably better than the status quo, writes columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor.
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Dallas Stars look to cut into Red Wings' faceoff dominance
To improve against a puck possession team like Detroit, the Dallas Stars know where to start: the faceoff circle.
First-period penalties repeatedly dig an early hole for Dallas Stars
With more than half of their postseason penalties coming in the first period, the Stars find themselves fighting from behind more often than not in the playoffs.
Detroit Red Wings' immovable objects take control around the goal
Entering Game 2 against the Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen, 28, has scored a playoff-best 12 goals and is stalking the NHL record of 19 in one playoff season. Nearly all of his goals have come within three feet of the crease, continuing a trend established by teammate Tomas Holmstrom.
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Dallas scored by taking big gamble on arena
If there was a saving grace to the Dallas Stars' painful but not entirely surprising loss to those cursed Red Wings on Thursday, it was the venue from which we watched it happen. In 1998, the comfortable AT&T Plaza ringed by restaurants and crowded with happy hockey fans was an urban eyesore.
Dallas Stars sign coveted Swedish product
The Dallas Stars announced Friday that they have signed free-agent forward Fabian Brunnstrom to a two-year entry-level contract through the 2009-10 season.
05/08/2008
Red Wings overpower Dallas Stars, 4-1
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Dallas' Brad Richards looks for a shot on Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood. The grocery list of things the Stars needed to do to beat the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday was lengthy. They managed to check off only a paltry few in a 4-1 loss to Detroit in Game 1 of the best-of-7 Western Conference finals.
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Dallas Stars better rise quickly, or say goodnight
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Dallas' Brenden Morrow (10) is surrounded by Red Wings after missing a chance to score in the second period. If the Dallas Stars, the team that played with bravado and arrogance in the first two rounds of the playoffs don't show up in a hurry, the Western Conference finals will end in four games, Jean-Jacques Taylor writes.
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Penalties doom Stars
The Detroit Red Wings were the best regular-season team in the NHL.
05/09/2008
Red Wings' Kronwall a Motown hit machine
When asked about Niklas Kronwall's ability to administer game-changing hits, Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock made an interesting comparison.
05/08/2008
Dallas Stars-Detroit Red Wings Game 1 notebook
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Stars to sign free-agent winger
Free agent winger Fabian Brunnstrom is expected to sign a two-year contract with the Stars as soon as today, according to his agent, J.P. Barry.
Can Dallas Stars dig in with hot Wings?
 AP Brenden Morrow (left) and the Dallas Stars have scored five goals in their last four games against goalie Chris Osgood and the Detroit Red Wings. The Detroit Red Wings don't always close the deal when they are the best team in the league. But here's what columnist Tim Cowlishaw likes and doesn't like about the Dallas Stars' chances in their Western Conference finals series that starts tonight (6:30 p.m. Versus)
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05/07/2008
Dallas Stars' captain: Makings of a blockbuster
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN At one point in Game 3, a hit from Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow affected San Jose's Craig Rivet (left) and Brian Campbell (right). Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow is elevating his play. He has added scoring and passing to a game built around physical play and intensity – and he is turning heads across the league. His team and the Detroit Red Wings start their Western Conference finals series Thursday night (6:30 p.m. Versus).
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05/08/2008
Dallas Stars' Turco takes on Detroit demons
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN In his last start, Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco made 61 saves against San Jose. The NHL record for Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco in the home of the Detroit Red Wings is a miserable 0-7-2. Interesting fodder for Game 1 of their Western Conference finals series at that site tonight (6:30 p.m., Versus).
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Dallas Stars' Zubov nearly 100 percent
Sergei Zubov wouldn't proclaim himself 100 percent healthy Wednesday. "No, 99 percent," he said. For the Dallas Stars, that's more than enough.
05/07/2008
Osgood's presence is a gift for Red Wings
Where it counts most, Chris Osgood has changed dramatically from the goalie that beat the Dallas Stars 10 years ago in the Western Conference finals.
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Dallas Stars' Boucher back at practice
 LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN Dallas Stars defenseman Philippe Boucher has missed the last nine games. Defenseman Philippe Boucher skated Monday for the first time since suffering a strained hip in Game 3 of the Dallas Stars' first-round series with the Anaheim Ducks and was on the ice again at Tuesday's optional team workout.
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Detroit Red Wings effectively reload
When the NHL instituted a salary cap in 2005, the biggest casualty was supposed to be the Detroit Red Wings. The only thing that has changed is the team's payroll.
05/05/2008
Dallas Stars get rest before next test
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Four of the six games in the Dallas Stars-San Jose Sharks playoff series ended in overtime. Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett allowed his players the day off after they played the third-longest game in franchise history in ending the Western Conference semifinals in six games. "Rest, recovery, and then get focused," Tippett said.
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Dallas Stars' unsinkable Morrow proves C-worthy
 LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN Dallas Stars Brenden Morrow (left) and Mike Modano celebrate Morrow's winning goal in the fourth overtime of Game 6. Brenden Morrow showed in the four-overtime win over San Jose why the Dallas Stars put the captain's C on on his sweater before last season, writes columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor.
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Game 6 handshakes featured two that won't let go
The handshake line is one of the great traditions in hockey. After a series in which two teams try to kill each other, they line up, shake hands and wish each other well.
Dallas Stars' Turco fine with a round with Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena is to the Dallas Stars' Marty Turco what Texas Stadium is to Brett Favre. Turco has not won in 10 appearances at the rowdy rink and has allowed four goals on four occasions. Mike Modano suggested Turco's performances in Detroit have little value.
TV viewers hung in late to watch Dallas Stars' victory
We may never know how many people really eyeballed Brenden Morrow's series-clinching goal at 1:24 a.m. Monday. But we do know how many Dallas-Fort Worth homes were tuned into the game on Fox Sports Net Southwest from 1:15 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
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Few should complain over final Game 6 penalty
The make-up call is part of the fabric of the NHL. Generally speaking, officials will balance things out and give each team a "fair" chance to win the game.
Extra special: Dallas Stars win 4-OT thriller
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow (left) directs Stephane Robidas' pass past San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov in the fourth overtime. Marty Turco came up with a career-best 61 saves, and Brenden Morrow scored his third career postseason overtime goal as the Dallas Stars defeated the San Jose Sharks, 2-1, in four overtimes to win their best-of-7 series.
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Stand-up act: Turco saves Dallas Stars' night
 LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco makes a kick save in the first period of overtime, one of his 61 saves in the game. Captain Brenden Morrow redirected a pass from Stephane Robidas for a power-play goal into the fourth overtime Sunday night to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 series-clinching victory over San Jose. The biggest winner on the ice had to be Marty Turco, writes columnist Tim Cowlishaw.
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To Morrow: Dallas Stars captain closes
The fourth overtime game of the Dallas Stars-San Jose Sharks semifinal series finally stretched well past most everyone's bedtime. Stars captain Brenden Morrow was the one who finally put San Jose to rest.
Dallas Stars' drive continues in Motor City
With their Game 6 2-1 quadruple overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks, the Dallas Stars have advanced to the Western Conference finals. Their opponent will be Detroit, the bitter rival they last faced in the playoffs 10 years ago in another West final.
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With time running out in regulation, Dallas Stars forward Brenden Morrow hit Sharks forward Milan Michalek against the boards near the Stars bench.
05/04/2008
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Stars 2, Sharks 1 (4OT)
05/03/2008
Morrow, Dallas Stars need to punch back
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN The Dallas Stars' Brenden Morrow (right) had two goals disallowed in Game 5 of the playoffs. Dallas Stars captain Brendon Morrow had to listen to people criticize the Stars for allowing San Jose to crawl back into a series that Dallas once led 3-0. So as the teams prepare to meet tonight (8 p.m., Versus/FSNSW) at American Airlines Center for Game 6, Morrow said he is mad, focused and into the game.
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A bad call – and a bad rule – costs Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars were victims of a bad call when a goal was disallowed in their Game 5 loss to San Jose, columnist Tim Cowlishaw writes, but the rule is illogical to begin with.
NHL has faith in its replay system
NHL officials believe they have constructed a strong video replay system that ultimately meshes the hands-on approach of on-site eyes with the strong consistency of a single league voice.
Sharks swimming against history
As the San Jose Sharks continue toward an elusive rendezvous with history, they might want to be wary about a small roadblock known as tonight's Game 6.
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8 p.m. Sunday; FSNSW, WBAP-AM (820)
05/02/2008
Twice bitten: Dallas Stars lose 2-0 lead in 3-2 overtime loss
 VERNON BRYANT / DMN Stars goalie Marty Turco can't stop Joe Pavelski's winning goal in overtime as Dallas' Sergei Zubov (56) and San Jose's Patrick Marleau skate past. The adversity the Dallas Stars have battled all season grew tenfold Friday night. Dallas saw two goals disallowed and had a 2-0 lead evaporate in the third period as the San Jose Sharks won a 3-2 overtime game to force a Game 6 on Sunday.
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05/03/2008
Dallas Stars find out Sharks still have plenty of bite
The suffocation of the San Jose Sharks appeared to be complete.
Sharks hoping Stars feel a little doubt
Doubt. Panic. Dread.
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Stars winger Stu Barnes missed his second straight game with concussion-like symptoms.
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05/02/2008
Deep thoughts: Tippett has Dallas Stars believing
 G.J. McCARTHY / DMN A win tonight will give coach Dave Tippett his first trip to the conference finals with the Dallas Stars. The mark of a good coach is the ability to get his team to buy into his philosophy, which is what Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett has done, writes columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor. Dallas looks to close out San Jose in Game 5 tonight (9 p.m. Versus).
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Red Wings next for Stars-Sharks winner
On Thursday night, Johan Franzen scored three goals in the Detroit Red Wings' series-clinching 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche, giving him nine in the four-game sweep.
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