Coach Mike Babcock said after the game that he won't use the same starting lines in Dallas, Friday, as he did tonight ... but he's not certain what the lines will be.

"We're not going back," said Babcock. "I can tell you that. I don't know what it's going to be tomorrow, but I'll sleep on it and we'll figure it out."

After practicing with shaken-up lines this week, Babcock started tonight's game with the same old lines that he's been using. After a slow start, the Wings' top three forward lines and top two defense pairings were rearranged in the second and third periods tonight.