There’s often an inherent adjustment between one playoff opponent to the next. For the Stars, the conversation about going from the Minnesota Wild to the...
, the Stars made a concerted effort to improve in both areas. Captain Jamie Benn, in particular, turned up the physical aggressiveness from the beginning. He laid the game’s first big hit and shortly after — less than a minute into the game – he got entangled with Seattle’s Jamie Oklesiak, resulting in a minor holding penalty for both.
“I like the last game better than Game 1 for our entire team, but particularly our defenseman,” Stars head coach Pete DeBoer said. “I thought we were more assertive, more physical, and playing the way we need to play, which I thought we did against Minnesota.
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