The Detroit Red Wings are seeded higher than the Dallas Stars, the Red Wings won three of the teams' four meetings this season, Marty Turco has never won in Detroit... so let's talk other sports. How Detroit and Dallas/Fort Worth match up looking at the NFL, NBA and major league baseball:
| Detroit | Dallas/Fort Worth | |
| Last NFL postseason victory | Jan. 5, 1992 (Cowboys) | Dec. 28, 1996 (Vikings) |
| Thanksgiving Day record | 33-33-2 | 25-14-1 |
| Super Bowl championships | 0 | 5 |
| NFL championships | 4 | 0 |
| Super Bowls hosted | 2 | 0 |
| Super Bowls scheduled to host | 0 | 1 |
| NBA season status | Postseason | Off-season |
| Rick Carlisle | Fired him | Close to hiring him |
| NBA championships | 3 | 0 |
| Enduring reputation around NBA | Bad Boys | Soft |
| World Series championships | 4 | 0 |
| Notable ex-Rangers/Tigers on roster | Ivan Rodriguez, Kenny Rogers, Marcus Thames, Armando Galarraga | Frank Catalanotto, Chris Shelton, Franklyn German |
| Team cap on television | Thomas Magnum, left, wore a Tigers cap on Magnum P.I. | Cpl. Klinger wore a Toledo Mud Hens cap on M*A*S*H that some assumed was a Rangers cap |
| High School Sports | DFW Online Yellow Pages | Local Shopping |
| Find a Car | Apartments | Local Jobs |
| Dallas Cowboys Tickets |