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Postgame notes and quotes

Postgame notes and quotes from Stars PR.

The Bottom Line:

The Dallas Stars were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at American Airlines Center, moving their record to 29-26-13 on the season for 71 points. Dallas’ next game will be Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks (7:30 p.m. CT – FOX Sports Southwest; Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket).

Stats and Stuff:

· The Stars are 7-4-1 in their last 12 games at American Airlines Center, and 10-5-1 in their last 16.

· Jamie Benn scored his 17th goal of the season and his sixth goal in the last 11 games.

· Brandon Segal scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season, the first multi-goal game of his career. He now has six points in the last six games (4-2-6). Three of his first six games with Dallas have been multi-point efforts.

· Mark Fistric registered his eighth and ninth assists of the season for the first multi-point game of his career.

· James Neal earned his 23rd assist of the season. He now has eight points (3g, 5a) in the last 11 games. The Stars (entered the game) are 22-5-2 all-time when Neal earns an assist.

· Brad Richards earned his 55th assist of the season and seventh point in the last seven games (1-6-7).

· Mike Ribeiro was credited with his 28th assist of the season. He now has 10 points (5-5-10) in the last 10 games.

· Trevor Daley picked up his 15th point of the season (assist) and his third point (1-2-3) in the last four games.

· THREE STARS OF THE GAME: 1) Craig Anderson (48 saves on 51 shots), 2) Paul Stastny, 3) Jamie Benn

Brenden Morrow:

(On the disappointment today)

"I think leaving Washington, a few of the Capitals had the same feeling, throwing lots of rubber at the net and expecting to get a better result. We had lots of opportunities. [Craig Anderson] played well, and we just had a couple of mistakes on gaps and they ended up in our net."

(On the post-Olympic performance of the team)

"We may take a second to think about it, but we've got another game in two nights. Nobody's coming in feeling sorry for us, and if we have that attitude, we're good as dead in those games. It's frustrating, disappointing. The bit of a roll we had on that last road trip leading up to the break was a bright spot for us, and then to come out and be 1-5-1 - it's not good enough. We're watching those teams that are on that playoff bubble all collecting points, and we're not getting them. It's going to be an early summer for us if we don't start two days from now. It's frighteningly close to our playoff picture evaporating."

Brandon Segal:

(On if the recent slump is frustrating)

"You've got to stay focused, you can't dwell on it. We've got to move forward and look at some adjustments that we've got to make. Obviously, we've got a big game against San Jose - they're one of the top teams in the league, and we've got to be ready."

(On scoring two goals today)

"When you get a couple of goals, it always feels good, but obviously we need the wins right now most importantly. This is a do or die situation right now for us. We would have liked a better result tonight but we played well and we've just got to take what we learned out of this game and move forward."

Stephane Robidas:

(On not getting two points)

"Every night that you don't pick up points, it gets tougher and tougher. But I think in the end, you can't give up. We've just got to keep plugging away and find a way to win games. That's the bottom line."

(On the difference today)

"It's details. We gave them a few chances, and they scored two power-play goals. We didn't score one on our power play, and if you look at the score - They won 5-3, but if we score two and they don't score [on the power play], it's a different game. It's details in the game that make the difference. That's what we've got to look at. We need to keep doing the right things we've been doing in the last two games, and try to clean up the little things that we're not doing well and go from there."

Marc Crawford:

(On Craig Anderson)

"Our guys battled hard today. There was nothing wrong with our effort. We've played extremely well; we haven't given up a lot. We just came up against a very, very hot goaltender on the other side tonight and he was the difference maker. I thought our guys did everything they needed to do against that kind of performer; you need to keep getting traffic in front of the net, you need to be hard in those hard areas and we were. But he was equal to the task."

(On getting frustrated)

"You have to keep persevering and I know it's hard. It's hard for our players to hear that, it's hard for the coaching staff and the organization to keep saying it. But it is the answer and it is the right answer. We did many good things tonight and we have to keep building on that."

(On pulling Turco)

"It wasn't for a change of pace. Oftentimes when you do it, it provides that. They had I think only five or six shots from that point on. I think our guys need to know that we going to persevere and keep moving forward. I thought that that was the call that needed to be made."

Stars lose 5-3

Stars lose 5-3 despite outshooting Colorado 51-22.

Goaltending: Craig Anderson with 48 saves for Colorado. Marty Turco four goals on 18 shots; Kari Lehtonen one goal on four shots.

Special teams: Colorado 2-3 on the power play; Dallas 0-5 on the power play. 

Avs up 5-3

The Stars missed on two power play chances in the third period and Paul Stastny rips a shot past Kari Lehtonen from the slot off the rush with 7:36 remaining to make it 5-3 Colorado.

Colorado leads 4-3 after 2

The Avalanche lead 4-3 after 2, scoring two goals in 2:31 to erase a 3-2 Dallas lead.

Marty Turco was pulled after allowing four goals on 18 shots.

Kari Lehtonen now in net.

Colorado 2-3 on the power play.

Stars are 0-2 on the power play. 

Avs take the lead, Turco pulled

Chris Stewart scored on a wraparound at 13:46 to put the Avalanche up 4-3. Marty Turco was pulled and Kari Lehtonen is now in net.

Avs tie it on the power play

Brandon Segal took a roughing minor for going after Matt Hendriks for a hard hit on Karlis Skrastins and the Avs cash in on the power play when Paul Stastny tips home a Peter Mueller slap shot from the point at 11:08 of the second. 

Segal again, Stars up 3-2

Brandon Segal scores off a blast from the right circle at 7:21 of the second to make it 3-2 Stars.

2-2 in the second

After the Stars missed on their first power play chance of the game, Colorado got its first opportunity and scored. Milan Hejduk sent a cross-ice pass to Darcy Tucker, who scored off a one-timer from the right circle at the 4:28 mark.

The Stars answered at the 5:59 mark when Brandon Segal scored off the rebound of a Brad Richards shot to make it a 2-2 game. 

1-1 after first

1-1 after one period.

Turco made a great save late in the period, stacking the pads to stop a Hejduk backhand shot from the slot.

I think Yelle might be out again. He came out to test it and left, so Colorado could be playing with 10 forwards.

1-1 in the first

Milan Hejduk off the rush from the right circle at 10:19 put Colorado up 1-0.

James Neal from his stomach set up Jamie Benn from close range to tie it 1-1 at 14:31. Nice work by Trevor Daley to pinch down and help create the chance.

Steve Ott and Matt Hendricks dropped the gloves on the faceoff after the Benn goal.

Colorado is down one forward. Cody Mcleod crawled off the ice after blocking a shot with his foot. They were down two, but Stephane Yelle has returned from the locker room. 

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