Vanecek allowed eight goals on 34 shots in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Stars. Vanecek isn't fully to blame for this game -- when the score is that lopsided, it's a full-team failure. The 29-year ...

Vanecek will protect the home net against Dallas on Saturday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Vanecek is coming off a 22-save effort in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to Vancouver.