GAME THREAD: NHL: TORONTO (8-14) at DALLAS (10-11)

NHL: TORONTO at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
DALLAS 3
3RD PRD: DAL - (EN) JEFF HALPERN 4 (STEVE OTT, MIKE MODANO) 19:20</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TORONTO 1 0 0 1
DALLAS 0 2 1 3 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 8 (MATS SUNDIN, ANDY WOZNIEWSKI)
3:05
2ND PRD: DAL - MIKE RIBEIRO 9 (BRENDEN MORROW, MATT NISKANEN) 3:11
DAL - ANTTI MIETTINEN 2 (UNASSISTED) 15:31
3RD PRD: DAL - (EN) JEFF HALPERN 4 (STEVE OTT, MIKE MODANO) 19:20

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: TOR - 0 OF 4, DAL - 0 OF 2.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TOR 5 8 6 19
DAL 5 10 9 24

GOALIES: TOR - VESA TOSKALA
DAL - MARTY TURCO

OFFICIALS: REF - FRANCOIS ST. LAURENT, KELLY SUTHERLAND
LIN - BRAD LAZAROWICH, DARREN GIBBS

ATT: 18,409</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at DALLAS

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Toronto 1 0 0 --1
Dallas 0 2 1 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 8 (Mats
Sundin, Andy Wozniewski), 3:05. Penalties: J Blake, Tor (double minor
high sticking), 6:56; B Morrow, Dal (hooking), 15:17; S Robidas, Dal
(tripping), 18:30; S Barnes, Dal (hooking), 19:45.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Dallas, Mike Ribeiro 9 (Brenden Morrow,
Matt Niskanen), 3:11. 3, Dallas, Antti Miettinen 2 (Unassisted),
15:31. Penalties: L Eriksson, Dal (high sticking), 12:53.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Dallas, Jeff Halpern 4 (empty net) (Steve
Ott, Mike Modano), 19:20. Penalties: B Mccabe, Tor (slashing,
fighting major), 19:36; S Ott, Dal (slashing, fighting major), 19:36.

Shots on goal:
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Toronto 5 8 6 --19
Dallas 5 10 9 --24
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Power-play Conversions: Toronto - 0 of 4, Dallas - 0 of 2. Goalies :
Toronto, Vesa Toskala (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 6-8-2). Dallas,
Marty Turco (19 shots, 18 saves; record: 6-4-3). A: 18,409. Referees:
Francois St. Laurent, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich,
Darren Gibbs.</div>

 

DALLAS (Ticker) -- Antti Miettinen did not need any help toscore the eventual game-winning goal on Friday night.

With 4:29 remaining in the second period, Miettinen stole thepuck from defenseman Tomas Kaberle, skated in and beat VesaToskala to lift the Dallas Stars a 3-1 victory over the TorontoMaple Leafs on Friday.


It was Miettinen's second goal of the season and first sinceOctober 10.


Jeff Halpern added an empty-net goal with 40 seconds remainingin the third period for Dallas, which improved to 4-0-1 sincefiring general manager Doug Armstrong and replacing him withformer Star Brett Hull and assistant GM Les Jackson as interimco-general managers. During that stretch, Dallas has outscoredits opponents, 14-3.


Marty Turco, playing in his first game since November 14, made18 saves to preserve the victory.


Toronto opened the scoring just 3:05 into the first period.

From behind the net, Mats Sundin fed Alexei Ponikarovsky in theslot and the Russian one-timed the puck past Turco to give theMaple Leafs 1-0 lead.


Mike Ribeiro leveled the contest 3:11 into the second period.

Ribeiro had the puck behind the net before skating out front andwristing the puck off Toskala's left pad and barely across thegoal line.


Toskala made 21 saves for Toronto, which fell to 1-3-2 in itslast six games.

 

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Toronto 1 0 0 --1
Dallas 0 2 1 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 8 (Mats
Sundin, Andy Wozniewski), 3:05. Penalties: J Blake, Tor (double minor
high sticking), 6:56; B Morrow, Dal (hooking), 15:17; S Robidas, Dal
(tripping), 18:30; S Barnes, Dal (hooking), 19:45.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Dallas, Mike Ribeiro 9 (Brenden Morrow,
Matt Niskanen), 3:11. 3, Dallas, Antti Miettinen 2 (Unassisted),
15:31. Penalties: L Eriksson, Dal (high sticking), 12:53.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Dallas, Jeff Halpern 4 (empty net) (Steve
Ott, Mike Modano), 19:20. Penalties: B Mccabe, Tor (slashing,
fighting major), 19:36; S Ott, Dal (slashing, fighting major), 19:36.

Shots on goal:
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Toronto 5 8 6 --19
Dallas 5 10 9 --24
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Power-play Conversions: Toronto - 0 of 4, Dallas - 0 of 2. Goalies :
Toronto, Vesa Toskala (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 6-8-2). Dallas,
Marty Turco (19 shots, 18 saves; record: 6-4-3). A: 18,409. Referees:
Francois St. Laurent, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich,
Darren Gibbs.</div>

 

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TORONTO 1 0 0 --1
DALLAS 0 2 1 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 8 (Mats
Sundin, Andy Wozniewski), 3:05. Penalties: J Blake, Tor (double minor
high sticking), 6:56; B Morrow, Dal (hooking), 15:17; S Robidas, Dal
(tripping), 18:30; S Barnes, Dal (hooking), 19:45.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Dallas, Mike Ribeiro 9 (Brenden Morrow,
Matt Niskanen), 3:11. 3, Dallas, Antti Miettinen 2 (Unassisted),
15:31. Penalties: L Eriksson, Dal (high sticking), 12:53.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Dallas, Jeff Halpern 4 (empty net) (Steve
Ott, Mike Modano), 19:20. Penalties: B Mccabe, Tor (slashing,
fighting major), 19:36; S Ott, Dal (slashing, fighting major), 19:36.

Shots on goal:
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TORONTO 5 8 6 --19
DALLAS 5 10 9 --24
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Power-play Conversions: TOR - 0 of 4, DAL - 0 of 2. Goalies : Toronto,
Vesa Toskala (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 6-8-2). Dallas, Marty Turco
(19 shots, 18 saves; record: 6-4-3). A: 18,409. Referees: Francois
St. Laurent, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Darren
Gibbs.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

TORONTO DALLAS
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
A Steen 0 0 -1 0 B Morrow 0 1 +1 3
M Sundin 0 1 even 1 J Halpern 1 0 +1 1
M Stajan 0 0 -1 0 K Barch 0 0 -1 0
T Kaberle 0 0 -3 1 S Barnes 0 0 -1 0
D Tucker 0 0 even 1 N Hagman 0 0 +1 2
J Pohl 0 0 even 0 N Grossman 0 0 even 0
B Devereaux 0 0 even 1 A Miettinen 1 0 +1 1
A Ponikarovsky 1 0 even 4 L Eriksson 0 0 +1 3
B McCabe 0 0 -1 2 S Ott 0 1 even 0
H Gill 0 0 even 0 S Robidas 0 0 even 0
K Wellwood 0 0 even 2 J Jokinen 0 0 +1 0
J Blake 0 0 even 4 P Boucher 0 0 even 2
A Wozniewski 0 1 even 0 M Niskanen 0 1 +2 1
I White 0 0 even 1 S Zubov 0 0 +2 1
N Antropov 0 0 -2 2 T Daley 0 0 even 1
M Bell 0 0 -1 0 M Ribiero 1 0 +1 3
S Kronwall 0 0 even 0 C Conner 0 0 even 1
J Tlusty 0 0 -2 0 M Modano 0 1 +1 5
W Belak HEALTHY J Lehtinen ABDOMINAL
C Kilger LEG INJURY
B Battaglia HEALTHY</div>

 

DALLAS (Ticker) -- Antti Miettinen did not need any help toscore the eventual game-winning goal on Friday night.

With 4:29 remaining in the second period, Miettinen stole thepuck from defenseman Tomas Kaberle, skated in and beat VesaToskala to lift the Dallas Stars a 3-1 victory over the TorontoMaple Leafs on Friday.


It was Miettinen's second goal of the season and first sinceOctober 10.


Miettinen, who was sidelined in the third period with a groininjury, was not available for comment after the game.

As for Kaberle, he just wanted to put the episode behind him.

"It was just a misunderstanding from both of us," Kaberle said,referring to teammate Andy Wozniewski's ill-timed pass which ledto the turnover.


"Right now, we can't do anything about it but talk it over onthe plane."


Jeff Halpern added an empty-net goal with 40 seconds remainingin the third period for Dallas, which improved to 4-0-1 sincefiring general manager Doug Armstrong and replacing him withformer Star Brett Hull and assistant GM Les Jackson as interimco-general managers. During that stretch, Dallas has outscoredits opponents, 14-3.


"With new general managers, I think everybody is trying to provehe can play," said Mike Ribeiro, who leveled the contest 3:11into the second period.


Ribeiro had the puck behind the net before skating out front andwristing the puck off Toskala's left pad and barely across thegoal line.


"Tonight it was just two good, real solid individual effortsthat got us the win," Dallas coach Dave Tippett said.

Toskala made 21 saves for Toronto, which fell to 1-3-2 in itslast six games.


Marty Turco, playing in his first game since November 14, made18 saves to preserve the victory.


"Turk knows exactly what he's doing," Tippett said. "He givesus a heck of a game tonight, and hopefully going on the road,he'll do the same thing."


Toronto opened the scoring just 3:05 into the first period.

From behind the net, Mats Sundin fed Alexei Ponikarovsky in theslot and the Russian one-timed the puck past Turco to give theMaple Leafs 1-0 lead.

 

NHL: TORONTO at DALLAS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
TORONTO 1
DALLAS 3</div>