Five for Fighting

How about 3-0

Phoenix defenseman Keith Ballard looked like he was making a pass. But the puck hit off Brenden Morrow's stick, and Morrow got control of it and beat Ilya Bryzgalov for a 3-0 lead at the 19-minute mark of the second period.

Unassisted goal. That's three goals for the Stars in the second period, always their best frame.

Morrow makes it 3-1

Brenden Morrow gets goal No. 31 on the power play, as the Stars go up 3-1 at 6:15 in the second period. Stephane Robidas' shot set it up, as his blast got through Erik Ersberg enough to just sit in the crease. Morrow just tapped it in from there. Assists to Robidas and Ribeiro.

Morrow hits the big 3-0

In goals, kids, not age. Ah, to be young again.... Sorry

Anyway, the Stars get one at the end of a great-looking power play. Just as PP time elapses, Brenden Morrow gets one through a prone Evgeni Nabokov for a 1-0 lead at 15:59 of the first period. Credit Mike Modano for the wicked shot just previous to this. The save Nabokov had to make on that goal left him out of position, and nobody picked up Morrow on Nabokov's left side.

Modano and Mike Ribeiro on the assists.

Morrow's 29th

Brenden Morrow gets in the right place and collects his 29th goal in the process. Sitting right in front, with no Kings apparently willing to move him, Morrow deflects a Matt Niskanen shot in for a power-play goal and a 1-0 lead at 13:08. Trevor Daley gets the second assist.

Stars 1-1 on the power play today after going 0 for 7 against the Duckies.

Morrow scores a shorty

This is why Marty Turco's play with the puck is a tremendous lift for this team.

He caroms a clear off the glass, Mathieu Schneider can't stop it with the glove, and Brenden Morrow is off to the races for a shorthanded goal to give the Stars a 1-0 lead. Giguere didn't seem to know what to do with this one, and he was still standing when the shot went through his legs.

Credit Marty with the only assist.

Morrow gets his 25th

That should tie his career high, if I'm correct. And this was a nifty one.

Morrow actually whiffed a bit on his first shot, but it went through the legs of Jarret Stoll, and he was able to get the puck back, slide over and slip it in for a 3-0 lead. Steve Ott and Mattias Norstrom get assists at 17:13.

Morrow on the PP

Brenden Morrow does it again, this time on the power play to give the Stars a 1-0 advantage at 5:02. St. Louis goaltender Hannu Toivonen had made some nifty stops before the PP, but this wasn't one of them. Looks like the puck went between his glove and his left leg. Not a good one allowed.

But the Stars will take it. Credit Mike Ribeiro and Mike Modano on the assists.

Stars tie it

The officials reviewed this for some reason. Don't know why. Anyway, the news:

Brenden Morrow ties it up, as his shot deflects off Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows' skate and in at 16:40. Credit Mike Ribeiro and Jeff Halpern with assists.

Morrow scores

Brenden Morrow doesn't hesitate on this one, taking the quick shot immediately after Ribeiro fed him the pass, and his top-shelf shot beats Dwayne Roloson to tie it at 1-1. Credit Ribeiro on Lehtinen with assists (think they were mid-change. Lehts was out there w/ Mo and Jokinen on the next shift).

Stars still getting outshot 20-9, by the way.

Morrow scores

Right-place, right-time goal for Morrow, who picked up the bouncing puck from Antti Miettinen into the open right side of the net for a 1-0 lead. Ribeiro had the secondary assist, at 3:51. That's Morrow's 20th goal this season.

Once again, the Stars are being outshot, albeit not as bad as the other day. Still, they're the first ones on the board. Morrow almost got another one about two minutes after his first, but LeClaire got that one.