Lauri Korpikoski: Short-Handed Goal and Antti Niemen

lauri korpikoski: Lauri Korpikoski, another newcomer, and Stephen Johns also scored for the Stars, and Antti Niemen stopped 33 shots — 16 in a strange first period. "Antti was excellent," coach Lindy Ruff said. "That first period, we had some bad decisions, gave up some odd-numbered rushes, made some uncommon bad decisions, gave up three 2-on-1s where he made real good saves." Anaheim finished the first period with a 17-1 shots on goal advantage, and spent 8 minutes on the power play, according to The Chronicle Herald. But the game was tied 1-1 with Johns scoring on Dallas' only shot before Cogliano had a short-handed goal. "They came out flying. Roussel scored the tie-breaking goal on the next shift, and only 22 seconds after Andrew Cogliano second goal for Anaheim had tied the season opener early in the third period, and Dallas went on to a 4-2 victory over the Ducks on Thursday night. "Rous made a good yell, I knew he was backdoor, and I just whacked it over there, and he a guy that going to work hard for that puck," Cracknell said. "And he puts it in ... and we get that lead right back." Cracknell later scored a goal that included a secondary assist from Roussel on the Stars' third line. "If you look at the scoresheet tonight, it was some of their foot soldiers," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. I think we were just a little too wound up, all pretty juiced up and excited," Johns said. "In the second and third, we settled down and played our system and got back to the way we know how to play." Cogliano had a breakaway after an open-ice turnover by Jason Spezza, and scored on the rebound after his initial shot ricocheted off Niemi. "I got lucky. ... I kind of knew he wanted to go across the ice, I got a stick on it and made a shot and was able to pick up the rebound," Cogliano said. The Stars had a conference-high 109 points while winning the Central Division before losing in the second round of the playoffs to the St. Ducks goalie John Gibson had 16 saves in the opener matching the Western Conference two defending division champions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.