The Dallas Stars scored five unanswered goals across the second and third periods to defeat the Arizona Coyotes 5-2 on Wednesday at American Airlines Center.
Clayton Keller opened the scoring for Arizona with 15 seconds remaining in the first period, scoring on a snap shot assisted by Nick Bjugstad and Nick Schmaltz. Dallas answered in the second period when Logan Stankoven scored on a poke shot at 7:34. Jamie Benn gave Dallas the lead at 11:55 by tipping in a shot, and Tyler Seguin widened the margin just 29 seconds later on a wrist shot set up by Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment.
The Stars extended the advantage early in the third period. Jason Robertson scored on a deflected shot at 4:12, and Craig Smith added a wrist shot at 5:25 to make it 5-1. John Leonard scored his first goal of the season for the Coyotes at 8:50 on a snap shot assisted by Jack McBain and Dylan Guenther to cap the scoring.
All seven goals in the game were scored at even strength. Dallas went 0 for 2 on the power play, while Arizona failed to score on its lone power-play opportunity. Jake Oettinger earned the win for Dallas by stopping 23 of 25 shots. Connor Ingram took the loss for Arizona, making 28 saves on 33 shots as the Stars finished with a 33-25 edge in shots on goal.
With the win, Dallas improved to 42-19-9 on the season and has won two straight games. The Stars also won both regular-season meetings against Arizona, having previously taken a 4-3 overtime victory on Nov. 14. The Coyotes dropped to 28-36-5 following the loss.
