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.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ’02-’03 Stars | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
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
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Stars | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’02-’03 Stars | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | 5 |
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
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 5th Overtime | Total | |
| ’02-’03 Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ’05-’06 Stars | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’02-’03 Stars | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 |
| ’05-’06 Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
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)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’05-’06 Stars | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’02-’03 Stars | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 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!
