Bowness is quick to point out that the Stars wouldn't have made it this far without Seguin doing a lot of the little things that help teams win, such as winning 51.2 percent of the face-offs he's taken in the postseason. And he's correct in saying that Seguin's not the only one who hasn't produced of late.
Forward Corey Perry has no points in his past 11 games after scoring six (two goals, four assists) in his first 12. Forward Mattias Janmark's goal in the third period Monday was his first in 22 games.
Rookie forward Denis Gurianov scored the series-clinching overtime goal and had an assist in a 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, but those are his only points in his past seven games, and he was limited to one shot on goal in the first two games of the Cup Final.
Dallas' top line of Jamie Benn, Seguin and Alexander Radulov was held to one shot on goal 5-on-5 -- from Radulov in the first period -- in Game 2 after getting two in a 4-1 win in Game 1. Seguin had some good scoring chances on the power play in the first two games, including one in Game 1 on a rebound that Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy reached back to save with his stick paddle.
But Seguin has been mostly invisible at even strength, managing one shot on goal 5-on-5 in the first two games.
"I feel like I've been playing a lot better as of late," Seguin said before Game 2. "I've definitely been looking for that one bounce, but good things happen when you get your chances, and that's the way you look at it."
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Bowness said he's considering tweaking the top line to try to get more production but didn't sound like he wants to make any drastic changes two games into the Cup Final.
"We'll have to see," Bowness said. "Yet, they got us here. Everyone on that team in that room helped us get here, so we always take that into consideration. We won Game 1. We were thrilled with Game 1 for 40 minutes. We all know what happened in the third period there. It was just self-inflicted, all those problems. We'll try and fix those, so let's not overreact.
"It's only Game 3 coming up. Are tweaks possible? Absolutely. Any game they're possible, so we'll see what it looks like tomorrow."
Any potential lineup changes Wednesday will have to factor in the status of forward Blake Comeau, who left in the second period of Game 2 after taking a hard hit from Tampa Bay defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Bowness said Comeau was being evaluated Tuesday and didn't know yet if he'll be available.
The Stars have gotten this far with the help of scoring from their bottom-six forwards and their defensemen, who have scored 15 goals, including two in Game 1 against the Lightning. But teams usually need their top players to produce to win a championship.
Seguin scored seven points (two goals, five assists) in the first 11 games before his production dried up. Sensing some possible frustration, Bowness said he talked with Seguin on Monday morning to encourage him to stick with it.
"He's working. He needs a break," Bowness said. "Goal-scorers want to score. Even though he's winning face-offs and doing other things to get us here, goal-scorers want to score. Goal-scorers feel that pressure to score, so he's feeling that, and we know that. All we can do is keep reminding, 'Look, you've got keep doing all these little things that help us win. Eventually over the year, that puck will go in.'
"You've just got to stay with it, which is easier said than done."
