Three takeaways

1. Stars earned it. Dallas outskated, outworked and outplayed the Knights over the final two periods and that was enough to get the job done.

The Stars were strong on the forecheck and won the footraces to the loose pucks. They deserved to win.

2. Bishop danced. Ben Bishop was a stud in the Dallas net. He made the routine stops. he made the tough saves. He had an active glove and he stymied the Knights at every turn. He deserved the shutout he earned.

3. Big line held in check. William Karlsson’s five-game goal streak ended and Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith were unable to deliver as the Stars skated with them, bottled them up and didn’t allow them the time and space that they’ve recently had.

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“We didn’t get enough bodies in front of (Bishop), and we had some pucks at his feet and couldn’t get it past him,” Alex Tuch said.

Reilly Smith said: “They kept us to the outside for most of the game, and it’s frustrating. We’re used to scoring the first one at home and Bishop made some big saves.”

For the Knights, who now go back on the road to Minnesota on Thursday and Winnipeg on Friday, it’s about forgetting Tuesday’s shutout loss.

“It puts us on the other foot a little bit, but you put it behind you and move on to the next one,” Smith said.

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