Stat of the night

This was an easy one:

The Stars are 1-0 in the playoffs when an octopus hits the AAC ice.

If the Stars win on Saturday and make it back for game 6, I expect to see more tentacled objects being smuggled in and flung about.

Coming up - postgame quotables from both teams and coaches, as well as news and notes from the game.

Don't forget: Game 5 is Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on ... (drumroll please!) NBC!

And if you feel strongly enough about the Stars forcing a Game 6, tickets are still available for Monday's game.

-- Keeli Garza