The Dallas Stars may have faced off against the Colorado Avalanche, February 11th, at the American Airlines Center, but in a way, they were both part of the same team.

With the Stars defeating the Avs 7-5, a lot of money was generated for children. That's because, no matter who won the game, both teams knew that Garth Brooks' Teammates for Kids Foundation was going to be the ultimate victor.

Following the game, Teammates for Kids tripled the totals raised during the contest.
It was fitting that in a game in which every goal, assist and shot on goal raised money for charity, the Stars played their highest-scoring game since Dec. 1997.

"This day is everything to us," said Brooks, who received a loud ovation from the American Airlines Center crowd of 17,506 when he stepped out on the ice for the ceremonial face-off. "This is the fourth time they're playing this year, but this is the first time that all 23 players on each team are involved. Our job is to triple (the pledges), and 100 percent of the money goes to kids. We're proud of that and that's why I'm so proud of this day."

Click to read the complete press release by John Tranchina

Jay Leno of the Tonight Show was the main auctioneer for the evening and Karl Ravech of ESPN's Baseball Tonight also "pitched" in.