Dallas Stars (mm), which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Dallas Stars (mm) and clinched a 5-4 victory.

Dallas Stars (mm) led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Dallas Stars (mm)'s Ryan Heidrick's scored on the power play at 1:33 in the second period to put Dallas Stars (mm) up 3-0.

Dallas Stars (mm) was sparked by Troy York, who finished with one goal. York scored 12:04 into the third period to make the score 5-3 Dallas Stars (mm).

In a losing effort, Phoenix Jr Coyotes (mm) was led by Cole Bisbing, who tallied two goals. Bisbing scored the first of his two goals at 3:50 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Dallas Stars (mm). Erik Pritchard provided the assist. Bisbing's next tally made the score 5-4 Dallas Stars (mm) with 2:48 left in the third period. Daniel Francis picked up the assist.

Dallas Stars (mm) managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Dallas Stars (mm) ended up below its season average of 6.0 penalty minutes per game. Dallas Stars (mm) kept Phoenix Jr Coyotes (mm)'s goalie busy throughout the game, and Sam Kany made 37 saves on 42 shots. Dallas Stars (mm)'s defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. Dallas Stars (mm) averages 1.7 goal allowed per game.

Dallas Stars (mm) also got points from Ryan James, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Cory Delisle also scored for Dallas Stars (mm). In addition, Dallas Stars (mm) received assists from Johan Steen, Maxim Letunov, Cole Percifield, and Reed Tarter, who each chipped in one.

Phoenix Jr Coyotes (mm) forced Dallas Stars (mm) goalie Alex Gross to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

Phoenix Jr Coyotes (mm) also got a goal from Alex Aguirre as well. Other players who recorded assists for Phoenix Jr Coyotes (mm) were Tristian Pfiefer, who had two and Derek Brown and Colin Quinn, who contributed one a piece.

Dallas Stars (mm)'s Gross stopped 29 shots out of the 33 that he faced. Dallas Stars (mm) registered one goal on two power play opportunities. Phoenix Jr Coyotes (mm) incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.