The Dallas Stars scored three unanswered goals in the third period to pull away for a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders at American Airlines Center on Sunday.
Tyler Seguin opened the scoring for Dallas at 11:31 of the first period on a snap shot assisted by Jamie Benn and Roope Hintz. Matthew Schaefer responded for the Islanders just over two minutes later with a snap shot set up by Bo Horvat. Jason Robertson quickly regained the lead for the Stars, scoring unassisted on a wrist shot at 14:32 of the opening frame.
New York tied the game twice in the second period. Kyle Palmieri leveled the score at 2-2 on a backhand at 4:01, assisted by Ryan Pulock and Horvat. Justin Hryckowian put Dallas ahead with a power-play goal at 10:52, his first tally of the season, assisted by Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston. Brayden Schenn evened the score again for New York at 17:45 with a snap shot off assists from Anthony Duclair and Emil Heineman.
Dallas took control early in the final frame. Johnston broke the tie at 4:10 with a wrist shot off assists from Nils Lundkvist and Joel Kiviranta. Robertson added his second goal of the night on a snap shot at 9:45, assisted by Seguin and Hintz, before Mikko Rantanen capped the scoring with a wrist shot at 13:02 assisted by Lian Bichsel.
Jake Oettinger stopped 17 of 20 shots to earn the win for Dallas, while the Stars converted 1 of 2 power-play opportunities. Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves on 38 shots in the loss for New York, which went 0-for-3 on the man advantage and was outshot 38-20 overall.
The win extended the Stars' winning streak to five straight games, pushing their record to 7-3-1. The Islanders fell to 5-4-2 on the season and are winless in two consecutive games.
Both teams play again on Tuesday, October 27. The Stars remain at home to host the New Jersey Devils, while the Islanders travel to face the Nashville Predators.
