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Dallas is 1-1, having split its first two games against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Phoenix Coyotes lost their season opener last night  to the San Jose Sharks by a score of 6-3.  Shots were the theme of the evening.  The Coyotes gave up 52 of them.
San Jose out-possessed the Coyotes greatly and received better netminding, blitzing the Coyotes to the tune of a 4-0 lead at about mid-game.
The Coyotes, if trends from the past two seasons hold true, are much better with the lead than trying to play catch-up, so a better start is needed against the Stars.
The Coyotes took four of six from the Stars last season the Stars have managed only a single home win versus the Coyotes in each of the last three seasons.
 The difference this season, of course, is who's in the pipes for the dogs: It's no longer Ilya Bryzgalov.
Kari Lehtonen will be in net for the Stars tonight. He was excellent in his first game.
 I expect that in this season H2H trend between these two divisional rivals will change in favor of Dallas.
So lets start with this game.