Brad Richards missed three games that he probably could have played and snapped his consecutive games-played streak at 354 games, but the Stars center said it was worth it.

"I mean, the plan was to take some down time and get healthy and get energy, and I think that worked," Richards said of sitting out the last three games of the season after missing only two previously in his career. "These games meant something, but not as much as some other games, so this was the time to get it done."

Richards, who was diagnosed with mononucleosis in January and battled through that virus while a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, said the recent bout he had with "overall soreness" was not related. He said he felt much better Sunday.

"I expect to be at practice Tuesday and ready to go," he said.

Stars coach Dave Tippett said he also expected to have Mike Ribeiro (flu) and Jere Lehtinen (flu) back for practice. Steve Ott had the flu Friday and returned to play in Sunday's game.

Robidas receives game misconduct: Stephane Robidas received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for checking-from-behind against San Jose's Joe Pavelski in the first period. The league automatically reviews game misconducts for possible suspensions, but Tippett said he did not believe Robidas would be penalized further.

"Not even close," Tippett said. "I watched it on replay, and the other two in the game that weren't called five minutes were just the same."

Joe Thornton hit Matt Niskanen from behind, but the Stars scored on the delayed penalty situation. And Torrey Mitchell hit Brad Winchester into the boards and received a two-minute charging penalty.

Briefly: Brenden Morrow had two assists and finished with a career-best 74 points. Mike Ribeiro led the Stars in scoring with 83 points in 76 games. ... Dallas finished plus-41 in second period goal differential, best in the NHL.