DETROIT -- Loui Eriksson scored midway through the second period to give the Stars a 1-0 lead Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena, and Dallas was on its way to its first game of the season to be decided by more than one goal.
Unfortunately for the Stars, the Red Wings had four unanswered goals to tilt the decision decidedly in Detroit's favor.Henrik Zetterberg scored on a two-man advantage in the final minute of the second period to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead, and Damien Brunner and Valtteri Filppula scored 23 seconds apart in the third. Filppula scored two goals, both off nifty passes from Pavel Datsyuk.All six of Dallas' previous games this season were decided by one goal, with the Stars winning two.Jimmy Howard made 25 saves for Detroit.Jordin Tootoo of Detroit and Eric Nystrom of Dallas dropped the gloves 3 seconds into the game, and Tootoo was in another fight later in the first period, this time with Brenden Dillon.The Stars had a two-man advantage for 39 seconds late in the first but couldn't convert, and the period ended scoreless. The Red Wings have not scored in the first period all season.Eriksson gave the Stars a 1-0 lead, lifting a rebound over Howard, but Filppula tied it later in the second when Datsyuk found him in front of the net.Dallas was hurt late in the period by a pair of high-sticking penalties. Jamie Benn was given a double-minor with 3:41 remaining, and although Zetterberg went off 41 seconds later for tripping, Ray Whitney took a penalty for the Stars with 2:18 to play.The end result was that the Red Wings had a 5-on-3 once Zetterberg's penalty was over, and the Detroit captain took advantage for the go-ahead goal, beating goalie Kari Lehtonen with a slapper to the upper-right corner of the net.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
