Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Rob Martell, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18532
Brad Richards netted a power-play goal and added two assists and Kari Lehtonen turned aside 25 shots as the Dallas Stars spoiled the return of Mike Modano to the American Airlines Center with a 4-1 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
The top overall pick by the then-Minnesota North Stars in the 1988 draft, Modano received a standing ovation on Thursday. The 40-year-old Modano is the all-time leader in goals (558) and points (1,360) by an American-born player.
Captain Brenden Morrow scored his fourth goal of the season and Loui Eriksson added his third for Dallas (3-0-0), which posted three straight victories to start the season for the first time since winning five in a row in 2006.
James Neal had a goal and an assist and Mike Ribeiro notched two assists for the Stars.
Niklas Kronwall collected a power-play goal and Chris Osgood finished with 11 saves for Detroit (2-1-1).
The Red Wings also saw Johan Franzen leave the game in the first period after taking a hit to the head in the first period. He did not return to the contest.
| Detroit | Dallas | |
| Niklas Kronwall 1 | Points | Brad Richards 3 |
| Niklas Kronwall 1 | Goals | Brad Richards 1 |
| Todd Bertuzzi 1 | Assists | Brad Richards 2 |
| Niklas Kronwall 1 | Power Play Goals | Brad Richards 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Chris Osgood .733 | Save Percentage | Kari Lehtonen .962 |
| Chris Osgood 11 | Saves | Kari Lehtonen 25 |
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Detroit | 26 | 1 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 6 | 31 |
| Dallas | 15 | 4 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 10 | 29 |
- Dallas will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Stars have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Detroit will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .000 after a loss.