Slumping Stars bounce back to beat Red Wings 4-1
DETROIT—Mike Ribeiro, Loui Eriksson, Krystofer Barch and Jamie Langenbrunner scored goals to help the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 Thursday night.
Dallas had lost five straight and was in a 2-10-1 slump, falling from one of the top spots in the Western Conference to a tie for last place in its division entering the game.
Tomas Holmstrom scored a power-play goal with 3:31 left, allowing Detroit to avoid getting shut out for the third time this month.
Dallas' Kari Lehtonen had 38 saves and Detroit's Jimmy Howard had 21.
The Central Division-leading Red Wings have lost consecutive games, both at home, after winning five straight.
Dallas got a boost from the return of Barch and Adam Burish after both missed the previous eight games with facial injuries.
The Red Wings had a lackluster start and the Stars took advantage, scoring twice late in the first—including Eriksson's short-handed goal with 23 seconds left in the period—and took a 3-0 lead midway through the game.
After Holmstrom scored, Detroit pulled Howard to add an extra skater and that led to Langenbrunner's goal into an empty net.
NOTES: Dallas scratched D Nicklas Grossman (hip) and C Brad Richards (concussion). ... The Red Wings honored Todd Bertuzzi for playing in his 1,000th game earlier this month, giving him a Rolex watch. ... Dallas, which has won four of its past six games in Detroit and eight of the past 12 overall, won the
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season series 3-1 against the Red Wings. ... Eriksson had two goals and five points in the previous three games against Detroit this season. ... Dallas is 24-3-2 when scoring first this season. ... The Red Wings expect to have Mike Modano (wrist) back Saturday at Buffalo and hope Valtteri Filppula (knee) can return in that game.
