Corey Perry Scores Game Winner for Dallas Stars in Game 5 Classic

For real hockey fans the last two nights have been special. On Friday night Tampa’s Kevin Shattenkirk scored his own game winner in OT to propel the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-4 win and a 3-1 series lead.

With a back to back scheduled one could have thought these Stars would fold their tents and head for the golf courses.

Not so quick.

These Stars are all in…especially veteran free agents Joe Pavelski and Corey Perry. Each have scored three goals in the last two games and if not for Pavelski and Perry this series would be over.

Pavelski’s goal on Saturday night moved him into first place all-time for American born players scoring goals in post season. Joey Mullen now ranks second and former Dallas Star captain Mike Modano ranks third.

Corey Perry is traveling another journey. One which has spanned from his days with the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Mighty Ducks thirteen years ago to being relevant again on the brightest stage his sport has to offer. None except maybe his wife thought he was capable of still playing at this level.

Coming into Game 4…Perry had gone 19 straight games without a goal, But now heading into Game 6 on Monday night he’s a primary storyline as the Stars refuse to surrender to the more talented Tampa team.

It kind of reminds me of the two old guys on the Washington Nationals last fall…Howie Kendrick and Ryan Zimmerman.

I’m loving the NHL bubble as it’s keeping me from wasting my time watching Big 12 football.

It is amazing Dallas won this Game 5 because the full twenty minutes of the first overtime were played in front of Stars’ netminder Anton Khudobin’s crease.

But to the Stars’ credit they hung tough. They collectively staggered to the first overtime intermission like a punch drunk boxer then came out and won a Game 5 on Corey Perry’s second goal of the game.

LeBron and his Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals..yawn. OU found a way to lose to Kansas State for the second straight year…yawn. Looks like Mike Gundy trimmed his mullet…yawn.

I’m good. We who love hockey get a night off on Sunday then will hunker down for Game 6 inside the Bubble to see if Joe Pavelski and Corey Perry have a little more magic left in their hockey sticks.

Corey Perry’s thirteen year journey to get from being Stanley Cup champion to being two wins away from winning another ring.

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