Stankoven Gives Dallas the Early Jolt

Dallas gets the kind of first punch every playoff team wants, and Stankoven is the one landing it. Early goals in the postseason can flip the whole tone of a game, especially when both benches know how thin the margin gets this time of year. The Stars are trying to control the night before the pressure starts squeezing, and that kind of start changes how everybody in the rink has to skate.