Mike Modano Weekly Wrap-Up: Tuesday, January 14

With six days off and a light week ahead, Mike Modano ended the Stars most recent stretch of hockey on quite a high with NHL Player of the Week honors and fan selection as the starting center for the Western Conference in the 2003 NHL All-Star game.  For the week, Modano was a +1 with three goals and four assists for seven points in three games.  He was named No. 3 star against Chicago and the No. 1 star against Colorado.  He now leads the Stars in points (46) and assists (30) and ranks third in goals (16), third in game-winning goals (4) and fourth in shots (108).  League-wide, he is tied for sixth in points and tied for seventh in assists.  Modano is now one assist shy of Neal Broten’s team career mark.

Tuesday, January 7 vs. Los Angeles (W, 7-4)

Stat line:
Two assists
Plus/minus: -1
13:48 of ice time, 17 shifts
• 1:03 power play
• 0:17 shorthanded
7 of 18 faceoffs won (38%)
One shot on goal

Notes:
• Modano vs. Los Angeles, career: 54 games, 24 goals, 37 assists, 61 points
Thursday, January 9 vs. Chicago (W, 4-3)

Stat line:
One goal, one power play assist
Plus/minus: E
23:07 of ice time, 30 shifts
• 3:43 power play
• 2:07 shorthanded
11 of 20 faceoffs won (55%)
Three shots on goal

Notes:
• Modano vs. Chicago, career: 73 games, 27 goals, 37 assists, 64 points
• Named the No. 3 star by Dallas Morning News and Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
• Skated on a line with Jere Lehtinen and Rob DiMaio as Coach Dave Tippett did a lot of juggling during the game.

Saturday, January 11 vs. Colorado (W, 6-3)

Stat line:
Two goals (one empty net), one assist
Plus/minus: +2
17:10 of ice time, 30 shifts
• 2:59 power play
• 1:05 shorthanded
15 of 32 faceoffs won (46%)
Four shots on goal

Notes:
• Modano vs. Colorado, career: 44 games, 21 goals, 26 assists, 47 points
• Less than two minutes after the American Airlines Center announcer let the crowd know that Modano was named a starter for the upcoming NHL All-Star game, he scored on a wicked slap shot almost as if he was personally thanking the fans that voted for him.  He received 112,632 votes to move past Joe Sakic of Colorado who finished with 95,488.
• Modano was named NHL Player of the Week on Monday following a seven-point week.
• Modano again started out on a line with Jere Lehtinen and Rob DiMaio, but found himself back with Lehtinen and Bill Guerin later in the game.  Modano assisted fellow NHL All-Star Guerin on the first goal of the game and Guerin was the primary assist on Modano’s first goal.
• Modano will be making his fifth All-Star game appearance and first as a starter.  He was also named a reserve in two other All-Star games but was unable to play due to injury.
• Modano’s two goals and assists marked his 14th multiple-point game of the season.  He has multiple-point efforts in five of the last six games, including each of the last three.

Quotes:
“ There is a little more to it being voted in.  It will be pretty unique to play alongside Bill (Guerin).  It was a good afternoon today all around.  It’s a thrill to be voted in by the fans.  It’s been a great first half.”
 Modano on being voted in as an NHL All-Star starter along with linemate Bill Guerin

“The bar is very high for both of them.  You expect excellence out of them all of the time.  But it’s inhuman to do that.”
 Stars coach Dave Tippett on Modano and Guerin

The Week Ahead

Saturday, January 18 at San Jose (KDFI-Ch. 27, 9:30)
Monday, January 20 at Colorado (KDFI-Ch. 27, 7:00)