from Mike Heika of the Dallas Stars website,

Well, that was a pretty good response.

After questioning their execution and intensity in a 5-4 overtime loss in Game 1 on Tuesday, the Stars on Thursday were better in pretty much every aspect of Game 2. Jake Oettinger was solid in goal with 25 saves, the forward lines were balanced and effective, and the defensive details were fantastic. The result was a 4-2 win for the Stars at American Airlines Center that evens their best-of-seven series with the Seattle Kraken at 1-1.

The score didn't really reflect the level of domination. Dallas had a 37-27 advantage in shots on goal, a 67-52 edge in shot attempts and put more than 30 scoring chances against Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer. After Joe Pavelski gave a superhuman individual effort with four goals in Game 1, this was much closer to the Stars we have seen throughout the season.

"Everybody was good," said Stars coach Pete DeBoer. "Game 1, Joe Pavelski was great. I thought we didn't have any passengers tonight."

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