Dallas Morning News
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October, 26, 2005 - In a close fought battle between developing rivals, the Dallas Stars, playing at home, beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3. The winning goal came at 10:42 of the 3rd period from Gary Roberts his 5th of the season.
Roberts has been on a hot streak recently with points in the last 4 games. He leads the team in points (11) and goals (5). He's found some chemistry on the 2nd line with winger Trent Hunter, whose play has improved, although he's yet to score a goal.
Dallas once again dominated on the powerplay, going 2-5, with goals from Vitaly Vishnevski and Anson Carter. Third line center, Wes Walz also scored, his 3rd of the season.
While Jaromir Jagr did manage an assist, fellow winger Fredrik Modin was almost non-existent in the match.
The Kings, for whatever it's worth, played a solid game, but in the end were let down by goaltender, Nikolai Khabibulin whose record dropped to .500.
GM Benjamin Yoskovitz was pleased with the victory particularly because of the opponent. "Every win is great, and we need all the wins we can get. But when we beat the Kings, run by that loud mouth Evans...it's even sweeter. I know the guys will be enjoying this one."
The Stars now have 3 nights off before they play the Kings again, in Dallas. "We're looking forward to it," said GM Yoskovitz. "I wanna beat that punk Evans every single time. And I know the team is motivated too. He stuck his fat foot in his mouth and he'll be eating dirt before the season is over. He should be ashamed of himself, and if I know anything about his players they're hanging their heads over his pathetic behavior."
The coaching controversy in Dallas finally ended as well, with newcomer Bryan Murray making his first appearance behind the bench. "I'm glad to be back behind the bench," said the veteran coach. "It'll take me awhile to get to know the guys, but I'll be making some changes here, implementing systems to win and challenging the leaders to step forward."
The Stars will welcome the rest, with Mattias Norstrom still recovering from injury, along with fellow blueliner Lubomir Visnovsky.