On this day back in 2007, the Dallas Stars stayed alive with a 1-0 overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

Stars captain Brenden Morrow scored the overtime winner six minutes into the extra frame with goaltender Marty Turco helping carry the load with a 21-save shutout. 

The 2006-07 Stars were built on structure and defense as they finished the regular season with a 50-25-7 record for 107 points and allowed just 193 goals, the third fewest in the NHL that year.

They were a tough team to score on under head coach Dave Tippett, the team relied on a veteran core that included Morrow, Sergei Zubov, and Mike Ribeiro, with Turco anchoring the crease.

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Their first-round series against Vancouver was one of the tightest and lowest-scoring matchups of the era. As the Stars' backend was strong but offense was hard to come by. Dallas scored only 12 goals over the seven-game series, showing how narrow the margin for error was throughout. Despite the Game 5 heroics, the Stars were eliminated in Game 7 by a 4-1 score as Vancouver advanced to the next round.

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