Kings goalie Martin Jones tastes defeat for first time Trap game, the holiday division. What looked like a wildly inviting Christmas gap - no games until the weekend - contributed to a slow start for the Kings on Monday night against Dallas. And, ultimately, it all added up to the end of Martin Jones' sensational winning streak as the Stars beat the Kings, 5-2, at Staples Center. It was the first loss for the rookie goaltender in nine starts. On Saturday, the kid who has been the talk of the league this month tied the record held by Bob Froese, who won his first eight starts in the 1982-83 season with the Philadelphia Flyers. For the first time in his NHL career, Jones had to talk about a loss. "It's one game," he said. I mean, it [stinks] to lose. Jones, 23, had not allowed more than two goals in a game during the streak and he allowed two in the first period, on the first two shots by the Stars. Jones was more candid than he was after most of the eight wins. "They've got a lot of good offensive guys," Jones said. They did a good job. But I don't think we got big saves when we needed it. You spot a team like that two goals early, it's pretty tough to win. Jamie Benn led the Stars with a goal and an assist, and his goal, a slick backhander, made it 2-1 at 6:10 in the first period. It forced Jones to go into reset mode, something he rarely had to do during his sensational run. "Stop the next one, that's all you can do," Jones said. What's done is done. I just wanted to make sure I got the next one and try and give these guys a chance. The Kings were without captain Dustin Brown, who was out because of flu. Brown did not participate in the morning skate. Scoring for the Kings were Justin Williams and Jarret Stoll, and Williams assisted on Stoll's goal, which pulled the Kings into a 2-2 tie at 16:48 of the first period. But the Stars scored the final three goals, one on the power play, and one when Jones was pulled for an extra attacker. Drew Doughty tripped Shawn Horcoff on a breakaway and Horcoff was awarded a goal. Said Kings Coach Darryl Sutter: "Every scoring chance they got, they scored on us, so that's a tough challenge. ... We come back from the break and start with a tough six-week run right into the Olympic break, so hopefully there is still a playoff spot at that time. The Kings had been nearly impenetrable in first periods - even before the Jones era. This was just the second time in 23 games that they have allowed a goal in the first period. Jones was asked if it would be more difficult for him, going forward, now that teams have seen him play in the NHL. "There's no secrets with how much video there is in the league," Jones said. Every time I play is a little more experience, which can only help me out. Meanwhile, the Brown-Tomas Hertl controversy refused to fade away. Brown received a five-minute major and automatic game misconduct for kneeing Hertl, the Sharks' star rookie in a game last week. It was a knee-on-knee collision and accidental. But Hertl is going to be out for at least a month and will require knee surgery, which could keep him out of the Olympics for the Czech Republic, according to San Jose General Manager Doug Wilson. This sequence of events brought forth an unusual response from Wilson. Wilson, typically, is measured and rarely wades into controversial territory when it comes to other teams. Wilson in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News and CSNBayArea.com said he was "disappointed" that no one from the Kings' organization expressed concern for the injured Hertl after Brown's hit.