Games 47: Kings @ Dallas Stars 1:3

Injuries or not, Stars just too much for the Kings

Close, but no cigar - the story against Dallas so far this season

(photo courtesy of www.yahoo.com)

LA goals from: Michael Cammalleri
DAL goals from: Barnes, Hagman, Daley

Pros: Cammy has definitely found his scoring touch and threatens for the first star of the ten-game period (the results will hit the net soon). Too bad it coincides with an overall team slump.

Cons: I was thinking a Stars team that lost Modano, Morrow, Zubov and Barnaby (plus 2-3 other second tier guys) would be beatable. Think again, Hartman... You can't do too much when your team spends a better part of the third period in the sin bin. Off-hand, I don't remember too many games when the Kings did not put double figures in shots on goal in ANY of the three periods of play.