Game Recap

FLORIDA 2, DALLAS 0 SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - While Mike Sillinger celebrated his game-winning goal, Mike Modano could only wonder about missed opportunities. Sillinger and Viktor Kozlov scored in the final 5:34, and Roberto Luongo earned his third shutout this season Monday night to lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 victory over the Dallas Stars. Luongo, who had 30 saves, including two dazzling stops on third-period breakaways by Modano, recorded his fourth career shutout to snap Dallas' four-game road winning streak. "I didn't go up high enough," Modano said of the first breakaway. "On the second, I figured I'd try something else." "He (Modano) has high expectations," Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said. "He's a frustrated guy. When you get frustrated, you lose your emotion." Florida, which won for just the fourth time at home, ended a two-year, four-game losing streak to Dallas. "It's definitely a confidence boost anytime you beat a team like that," Sillinger said. "It's a do-or-die situation. Every game, we need points." Stars rookie goalie Marty Turco, who had won his last five games as Ed Belfour's backup, made 18 stops. Rob Niedermayer dug the puck off the boards and sent a cross-ice pass to a streaking Sillinger, who swatted it in the far corner at 14:26 for his ninth goal, giving the Panthers (9-22-8-6) a 1-0 lead. "I saw an opportunity, went to the net, it ended up on my stick and I kind of chipped it in," Sillinger said. "Luongo played a great game. ... He stopped one of the best in the league on breakaways." Less than three minutes later, Kozlov, who has battled injuries all season, scored his third goal. He capped off a 2-on-1 rush with a wrist shot past Turco's glove side at 16:53. "I tried to shoot it," Kozlov said. "We give away so many scoring chances to pass. I took the safe play and I got lucky." The Panthers, winless in their previous four games (0-3-1), ended a three-game, four-night homestand 1-1-1 before embarking on a five-game road trip. Luongo preserved his shutout with a sparkling glove save on Modano's breakaway during a Florida power play. Modano's wrist shot in the slot with 16:59 remaining was swept away from the left corner by Luongo's quick glove. At 11:41, Modano streaked in only to be denied on a sprawling save by the second-year goalie. FLORIDA PANTHERS 2, Dallas Stars 0 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL --- --- --- ----- Dallas 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 2 2 FIRST PERIOD - SCORING: None. PENALTIES: Svehla, Fla (boarding), 8:02; Diduck, Dal (holding), 13:40; Jokinen, Fla (high-sticking), 18:05. SECOND PERIOD - SCORING: None. PENALTIES: Donato, Dal (interference), 9:32. THIRD PERIOD - SCORING: 1, Florida, Sillinger 9 (Niedermayer, Golubovsky), 14:26. 2, Florida, Kozlov 3 (Adams), 16:53. PENALTIES: Lukowich, Dal (tripping), 1:52. SHOTS ON GOAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- Dallas 10 7 13 30 Florida 4 8 8 20 POWER PLAY: Dallas 0 of 2; Florida 0 of 3. GOALIES: Dallas, Turco 8-3-0 (20 shots-18 saves). Florida, Luongo 3-13-2 (30-30). Referees: Marc Faucette, Terry Gregson. Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Dan McCourt. A: 13,238 (19,088).