Detroit at Dallas

The Red Wings are a shootout away from being perfect through their first three games, and will travel to 2-0 Dallas tonight. Johan Franzan played in just 27 games a year ago, is back and has made his impact felt, scoring 3 goals and assisting on another. The Red Wings have won 67% of the games he has played in the last two years. Dallas is 2-0, but was extended to a shootout and an overtime to get it one. Kari Lehtonen has been shaky behind the net, allowing 7 of 77 shots slip through, and he will be taxed heavily tonight by a Red Wings attack that is playing very aggressive hockey early. The Wings really step-up after allowing 5+ in their last game and enter this one with a 52-20-5 mark in that situation. The Stars falter miserably after a win at just 13-38 in their last 51. I'll go with Detroit in this one.