The Dallas Stars gained an early two goal lead against the low-supplied Florida Panthers Thursday night and looked like they would cruise to their second straight victory for their first winning streak in three weeks.

That carefree assumption was quickly turned to fear when the Dallas Stars forfeited three goals to the Panthers in a matter of 15:28 spanning over the first and second periods.

Kari Lehtonen looked unfocused and dysfunctional while in the Stars crease, and never found a way to come up big. With 7:32 remaining in the second, Lehtonen was called to the bench for the night. He finished the night 11 for 14, a .786 save percentage. With the substitution, Jhonas Enroth came in to relieve and try to help the Stars stop the bleeding. He ended up helping smother the wound, and then some.

Jhonas Enroth came up huge in the final half of the game, as well as overtime. It was a riveting first win for Enroth as a Star. He ended up going 10 for 10 in his time in net, including three stops in the shootout. His fight for a first win almost creepily mirrors that of former backup Anders Lindback’s fight. Back on December 21, 2014 Lindback was called to relieve halfway through the second as well, except the Stars were down by two. Lindback went nine for ten and held strong in the shootout, only letting in two out of eight shooters.

Enroth is now 6-0 in NHL shootouts this season. He looked calm and ready in the net and helped the Stars along until Colton Sceviour broke the tie and ended the game in the third round.

“It’s one of those things when you get in a good groove you keep ’em going. I definitely feel good in the shootouts.” -Jhonas Enroth

With Enroth’s win, he helped the Stars in their bid to claw back into the playoff hunt. With the hunt comes a dire necessity for quality goaltending, and besides his start against New York, Kari Lehtonen has not been able to answer the bell.

“I’m done thinking about what just happened” Lehtonen said. “I just have to get rest and have a good practice tomorrow. I’m thinking about it too much sometimes and I’m gonna try not to.”

Jhonas Enroth’s win will give him serious consideration going forward, though. Not only was it his first win as a Star, but it was a quality performance and come-from-behind effort. Enroth had a major game-changing save with 2:27 remaining in OT that was crucial to the Stars gaining two points. The highlight is below:

With this victory, the Stars move on to take on the high-powered Tampa Bay Lightning who look like they will easily handle the Stars. But anything can happen, and it will be interesting to see who Lindy Ruff calls to the crease. Either way, Enroth proved he deserves a spot on the team and that he is all in with the Stars and their attempt to make a run back to the postseason.