Jere Lehtinen totaled five points over the final two games of the series to help the ’02-’03 Stars seal a spot in the Qualifier Final. (via legendsofhockey.net)

The first game of this series featured just a total of 46 shots on goal. The 4th-seeded ’02-’03 Stars won 2-0 with a goal each from Scott Young and Jere Lehtinen while goalie Marty Turco stopped all 21 shots against in the shutout win. In Game 2, the 8th-seeded ’05-’06 Stars took a 2-1 lead into the third period thanks to a second goal from Brenden Morrow. However, the ’02-’03 Stars rattled four goals in a row over a span of 10 minutes to take a 5-2 lead. The ’05-’06 Stars got one back late in the period, but the ’02-’03 Stars took a 2-0 series lead with a 5-3 win. If Game 3 of this series was a real game, it would be the fourth longest game in NHL history. It ended with a goal from Jason Arnott nine plus minutes into the FIFTH overtime to get the ’05-’06 Stars on the board in the series. The two teams combined for 169 shots and 102 of them were from the ’02-’03 Stars and they dominated in terms of shots on goals in the overtime periods where they outshot the ’05-’06 Stars 68-38, which means the ’02-’03 Stars had more shots on goal during the overtimes then the ’05-’06 Stars had in the ENTIRE game. The goaltender(s) were the stars of the game as Turco made 100 saves for the ’05-’06 Stars and 64 saves for the ’02-’03 Stars. This would be the ’05-’06 Stars’ only win in the series as the ’02-’03 Stars won Game’s 4 and 5 by scores of 4-2 and 5-3, respectively. 

GAME 1:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’02-’03 DAL – 2   ’05-’06 DAL – 0   (1-0   ’02-’03 DAL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – Marty Turco (’02-’03 DAL) – W   0.00 GAA   1.000 SV% (21 SV’s)

2nd Star: RW – Jere Lehtinen (’02-’03 DAL) – 1 G   0 A   1 P   +1   1 S

3rd Star: RW – Scott Young (’02-’03 DAL) – 1 G   0 A   1 P   +1   5 S

GAME 2:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’02-’03 DAL – 5   ’05-’06 DAL – 3   (2-0   ’02-’03 DAL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: D – Philippe Boucher (’02-’03 DAL) – 1 G   0 A   1 P   +2   4 S

2nd Star: RW – Jere Lehtinen (’05-’06 DAL) – 2 G   1 A   3 P   Even   7 S

3rd Star: C – Mike Modano (’05-’06 DAL) – 0 G   3 A   3 P   Even   7 S

GAME 3:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’05-’06 DAL – 3   ’02-’03 DAL – 2   (5OT)   (2-1   ’02-’03 DAL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – Marty Turco (’05-’06 DAL) – W   2.00 GAA   .980 SV% (100 SV’s)

2nd Star: G – Marty Turco (’02-’03 DAL) – OTL   3.00 GAA   .955 SV% (64 SV’s)

3rd Star: RW – Jere Lehtinen (’05-’06 DAL) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   +2   8 S

GAME 4:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’02-’03 DAL – 4   ’05-’06 DAL – 2   (3-1   ’02-’03 DAL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: RW – Jere Lehtinen (’02-’03 DAL) – 2 G   1 A   3 P   +2   6 S

2nd Star: LW – Brenden Morrow (’02-’03 DAL) – 1 G   2 A   3 P   +2   3 S

3rd Star: G – Marty Turco (’02-’03 DAL) – W   2.00 GAA   .943 SV% (33 SV’s)

GAME 5:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’02-’03 DAL – 5   ’05-’06 DAL – 3   (4-1   ’02-’03 DAL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: RW – Jere Lehtinen (’02-’03 DAL) – 2 G   0 A   2 P   Even   6 S

2nd Star: C – Mike Modano (’05-’06 DAL) – 2 G   0 A   2 P   +1   5 S   2 PIM

3rd Star: RW – Scott Young (’02-’03 DAL) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   +1   5 S

Up next in the other Semifinal matchup is the 3rd-seeded ’07-’08 Stars and the 7th-seeded ’96-’97 Stars!