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16,796 came to American Airlines Center to see the season opener between the visiting Florida Panthers and the hometown Dallas Stars. The opening period had the Panthers outshooting the Stars 13-7 but trailing on the ES goal by RW Alex Chiasson. The second period was totally reversed but bountiful for the Panthers.The Stars had 18 shots and one goal while the Panthers could only manage 10 shots, while making the most of it by scoring four times! The shell-shocked Stars and streaking Panthers traded nine shots in the third period and one goal each, making Bonehead Moore's coaching debut a successful one. Summary and stats are below.