The substitute Turns out, the Stars' back-up might still be better than Turco.
Andrew Raycroft stopped 31 of 33 San Jose Shark shots on the road to get a 3-2 shoot-out win. Raycroft stopped two of three Shark shoot-out attempts to seal the deal.
Raycroft's been forced in to action with Lehtonen's back acting up having started his fourth straight game.
And for about the fourth time in that period, he's come up with some spectacular saves with the game on the line. Last night, the Sharks got a late power play (a trend for Stars hockey as of late) and Raycroft stood on his head for two minutes to get the game to overtime.
Raycroft's got a respectable 2.31 GAA and is saving about 93 percent of opponents' shots. He's 5-3 on the season.
Meanwhile the Stars keep winning, 30 games into this thing. They're 18-10-2 overall and 7-2-1 in their last 10 to maintain their two-point lead in the Pacific Division.
Notes:
1. Jamie Benn's just 21 and he's already a dependable second-tier scorer for this team. Notched goal No. 7 last night in addition to a tally in the shoot-out.
2. Despite the drop in goals (5 in 30 games) and a four-game pointless streak, Mike Ribeiro knows when to show up. A goal and assist last night.
3. The Stars have the second most wins (18) in the Western Conference behind the Detroit Red Wings (19).
4. The Stars are just 4-5 against the Pacific Division, but already 2-0 against the San Jose Sharks.
