November 9, 2002 8:02 AM

"The Eagle" gets his wings clipped

Stars spoil Belfour's return to Dallas

Ed Belfour made his return to Dallas last night, wearing the road blue of the Toronto Maple Leafs. "The Eagle" played up to the game's hype, but in the end Belfour's Leafs were robbed by Dallas goalie Marty Turco in a 2-1 Stars victory.

Turco stopped 22 shots and the Stars got goals from Pierre Turgeon and Jason Arnott in their 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs on Friday night.

"It feels good now that it's over,'' Turco said of the much-hyped goaltending matchup. "It meant a little more with Eddie back here.''

Turco made his best stop of the night with 29 seconds left, coming up with an outstanding glove save to deny Bryan McCabe from 25 feet. Toronto had an extra attacker after Belfour skated to the bench with 57 seconds left.

"That was a timely save right there,'' Stars coach Dave Tippett said. "There was a lot of traffic but he saw it and made a heck of save.''

Belfour may not have left Dallas under the best of circumstances, but his return was definitely a classic.

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