Niklas Hagman was awarded a penalty shot when Christian Ehrhoff tripped him up on the way to the net. It was a good effort, but, it looked like Nabokov was ready for this one. He slid over to the left side of the goal and was right there for Hagman's backhand attempt.
Nevertheless, good stuff so far. The Stars are working.
There's a misplayed puck behind Giguere, and Niklas Hagman takes advantage. Toby Petersen gets around Marc-Andre Bergeron behind the net, and the puck ends up on Hagman's stick right in front of Giguere. Stars tie it 2-2 at the 1:53 mark. Petersen gets the assist.
I believe the Stars only need one point to clinch a playoff berth, so if they can at least hold on for that...
Think Niklas Hagman is happy the Stars got Brad Richards? Hagman gets his first hat trick thanks to the new Stars center in what's been a fantastic night for both of them.
I was wondering how that line would do tonight. I got my answer.
The Stars are looking like a well-oiled machine right now, and Brad Richards is showing why he's here. His passing with Antti Miettinen to Niklas Hagman was a thing of beauty, as Hagman got his 24th of the season for a 3-1 lead at 2:47.
Not to be outdone, the Mike Ribeiro had their own little nifty passing display, this one led to Loui Eriksson's sixth goal in his last four games, at 4:41. The Stars are up 4-1, and everyone's looking fantastic, especially that Richards group.
I'm just surprised it's not the gamewinner, but give him time.
Niklas Hagman takes a great pass from Nicklas Grossman, and beats CuJo 5-hole to tie this one just 16 seconds into the second period. I don't know if it hit Flames defenseman Rhett Warrener's stick or not, but it's a big goal either way.
It's Hagman's 22nd of the season. Grossman and Stephane Robidas on the assists.
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