GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: DALLAS (7-8) at PHOENIX (6-7)

NHL: DALLAS (7-8) at PHOENIX (6-7)

<h3>Modano, Stars travel to face the Coyotes</h3>

<div class="pre">Dallas (7-6-2) at Phoenix (6-7-0) 9:00 pm EST</div>

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) -- With Mike Modano's pursuit of PhilHousley now out of the way, the Dallas Stars can finally beginto concentrate exclusively on winning games.


Modano and the Stars visit the Pacific Division rival PhoenixCoyotes on Thursday.


The veteran scored two goals to become the all-time leadingscorer among U.S.-born players in Dallas' 3-1 win over the SanJose Sharks on Wednesday.


At 2:19 of the first period, Modano, who entered the game oneshy of Phil Housley's all-time record of 1,232 points forAmericans, took a pass from defenseman Sergei Zubov along theright wing boards and wristed a shot under goaltender EvgeniNabokov's glove from the right faceoff circle to give Dallas a1-0 lead.


Just 2:05 later, American hockey history was made when Modanotook away the puck from San Jose's Joe Pavelski at center ice,poked it past defenseman Matt Carle and skated in alone onNabokov. The 37-year-old pushed a backhander between thenetminder's pads at 4:24 for Dallas' fourth shorthanded goal ofthe season.


The tally gave Modano, a native of Livonia, Michigan, 1,233points in 1,253 career games. Housley, who hails from St. Paul,Minnesota, needed 1,495 contests to establish the mark.

The win was the Stars' third straight and fourth in five roadgames.


The Coyotes have had little to cheer about this season, rankinglast in the Pacific Division with 12 points in 13 games.Leading scorer Shane Doan has managed just 11 points forPhoenix, which ranks last in the Western Conference with 29goals.


However, the Coyotes appeared to break out of their offensivefunk in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks.Peter Mueller netted a hat trick and Doan tallied the winnerwith 30 seconds left in the extra session.


Mueller, a 19-year-old rookie, entered the contest with just onecareer goal.


Phoenix won the first meeting between the teams, 5-0, lastFriday at Dallas. Doan tallied a goal and an assist in thethrashing.

 

NHL: DALLAS at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">NHL AT PHOENIX
STARTING GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
PHO - MIKAEL TELLQVIST

OFFICIALS: REF - MICK MCGEOUGH, STEPHANE AUGER
LIN - DON HENDERSON, STEVE BARTON</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at PHOENIX

<div class="pre">DALLAS VS PHOENIX - SCRATCHES

DALLAS PHOENIX

L ERIKSSON HEALTHY J GRATTON HEALTHY
A MIETTINEN HEALTHY D WINNIK HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
PHOENIX 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
PHOENIX 0 15:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
PHOENIX 0 11:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
PHOENIX 0 6:18 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
PHOENIX 0 3:25 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
PHOENIX 1
1ST PRD: PHO - MIKE YORK 2 (NIKO KAPANEN, ED JOVANOVSKI) 18:37</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Dallas 0 --0
Phoenix 1 --1
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Phoenix, Mike York 2 (Niko Kapanen, Ed
Jovanovski), 18:37. Penalties: S Ott, Dal (tripping), 2:31; D
Carcillo, Pho (diving), 16:57; N Hagman, Dal (roughing), 17:17.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Dallas 7 --7
Phoenix 7 --7
-----------------------------

Goalies : Dallas, Marty Turco (7 shots, 6 saves). Phoenix, Mikael
Tellqvist (7 shots, 7 saves). Referees: Mick Mcgeough, Stephane
Auger. Linesmen: Don Henderson, Steve Barton.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DALLAS 0 0
PHOENIX 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: PHO - MIKE YORK 2 (NIKO KAPANEN, ED JOVANOVSKI) 18:37

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DAL 7 7
PHO 7 7

GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
PHO - MIKAEL TELLQVIST</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
PHOENIX 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
PHOENIX 1
2ND PRD: DAL - BRENDEN MORROW 6 (JERE LEHTINEN) 1:24</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
PHOENIX 2
2ND PRD: PHO - (PP) STEVEN REINPRECHT 3 (DEREK MORRIS, ED JOVANOVSKI)
4:16</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
PHOENIX 2 15:04 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
PHOENIX 3
2ND PRD: PHO - ED JOVANOVSKI 2 (PETER MUELLER, STEVEN REINPRECHT) 6:14</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
PHOENIX 3 7:17 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
PHOENIX 3 3:47 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DALLAS 0 1 1
PHOENIX 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: PHO - (PP) MIKE YORK 2 (NIKO KAPANEN, ED JOVANOVSKI) 18:37
2ND PRD: DAL - BRENDEN MORROW 6 (JERE LEHTINEN) 1:24
PHO - (PP) STEVEN REINPRECHT 3 (DEREK MORRIS, ED JOVANOVSKI)
4:16
PHO - ED JOVANOVSKI 2 (PETER MUELLER, STEVEN REINPRECHT)
6:14

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DAL 7 9 16
PHO 7 16 23

GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
PHO - MIKAEL TELLQVIST</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------
Dallas 0 1 --1
Phoenix 1 2 --3
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Phoenix, Mike York 2 (power play) (Niko
Kapanen, Ed Jovanovski), 18:37. Penalties: S Ott, Dal (tripping),
2:31; D Carcillo, Pho (diving), 16:57; N Hagman, Dal (roughing),
17:17.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Dallas, Brenden Morrow 6 (Jere Lehtinen),
1:24. 3, Phoenix, Steven Reinprecht 3 (power play) (Derek Morris, Ed
Jovanovski), 4:16. 4, Phoenix, Ed Jovanovski 2 (Peter Mueller, Steven
Reinprecht), 6:14. Penalties: M Niskanen, Dal (interference), 3:04; P
Boucher, Dal (hooking), 7:13.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Dallas 7 9 --16
Phoenix 7 16 --23
----------------------------------

Goalies : Dallas, Marty Turco (23 shots, 20 saves). Phoenix, Mikael
Tellqvist (16 shots, 15 saves). Referees: Mick Mcgeough, Stephane
Auger. Linesmen: Don Henderson, Steve Barton.</div>