took my friend Charles, as a thank you for his help in my college algebra class. I paid a bit more for the tickets but we were seated on center ice. I wish I had been able to afford better seats than the nose bleed section, but I don’t make much money right now…wait till I’m finished with my education then I’ll make more money and can afford to sit on the bench with the team. Doubt that, back to the game. I managed to take a couple of pictures…the far away shots are obviously mine and the up-close of Mike Modano is an AP photo.You know the old saying, “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out,” it’s true. I knew that hockey was brutal but I didn’t realize the amount of fighting because you don’t always see it on TV or maybe I just tuned it out. It’s different when you are there in person, your senses are heightened and you are aware of everything. It was a fantastic experience and I plan on making the trip to more games next season.
During this particular game, the Stars played the Colorado Avalanche. The teams had played the night before in Denver and the Stars lost. There was a lot of left-over frustration between the teams resulting in the fights. The Stars won 3-0 and Mike Modano achieved his 751st assist.
The following is part of the newspaper story the next morning about the game:
Marty Turco had 19 saves to record his third shutout of the season, and 33rd of his career, Brad Richards added a goal and assist, and Stu Barnes and Stephane Robidas each contributed a goal as the Stars avenged Saturday's loss to Colorado with an impressive 3-0 win over the Avalanche at American Airlines Center.With the win, the Stars leapfrogged San Jose and back into first place in the division after the Sharks had taken a brief one-point lead with a 3-2 shootout win over Minnesota earlier in the day. San Jose, which has won nine straight, has three games in hand.
--Modano had two assists, giving him 751 career NHL helpers.
--Turco reached 30 wins for the fifth straight time.
--Richards is now two points shy of 500 for his NHL career.
--Robidas set a new career high in goals, eclipsing the six he scored with Montreal in 2000-01.
--Theodore dropped to 0-6 with a tie in seven career starts at Dallas.
--The Stars killed off all four Colorado power plays.
--The Stars had never shut out the Avalanche since moving to Dallas in 1993.
Until next time.
