Protas finished the game with a career-high six points (1g, 5a), while Cristall notched his first professional hat trick with his own five-point performance (3g, 2a).
The Stars are 33-19 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season, showcasing their strong performance in this role. Dallas has a winning percentage of 66.7% when playing with moneyline odds of -150 or shorter.
For whatever reason, we didn't start on time. They took it to us. We were on our heels and fortunate to get the one goal. After a wakeup call between periods, our guy responded, and I thought we got a lot of pushback.