Dallas 3, Anaheim 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, February 8, 2013
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees:
Dennis LaRue, Wes McCauley
Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
18112
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Stars 3, Ducks 1: Defenseman Trevor Daley and Jamie Benn scored power-play goals in the first period and host Dallas halted Anaheim's four-game winning streak.
Loui Eriksson also tallied, Derek Roy and blue-liner Alex Goligoski had two assists apiece and Kari Lehtonen made 20 saves for the Stars, who improved to 8-1-2 in their last 11 meetings with the Ducks. Dallas is 71-0-8 when leading after two periods since Oct. 31, 2009.
Nick Bonino scored for Anaheim, which had its six-game point streak halted as it dropped to 1-1-0 on its six-game road trip. Viktor Fasth yielded one goal on 12 shots in relief of Jonas Hiller, who left after one period with a lower-body injury.
Dallas built a 2-0 lead in the first period thanks to a pair of Brad Staubitz penalties. With Staubitz in the box for roughing, Daley drilled a one-timer from the blue line past Hiller at 8:48 for his first goal since Dec. 31, 2011 against Boston.
Staubitz received a major for spearing Stars defenseman Brenden Dillon less than four minutes later, and Benn beat Hiller from a tough angle at the bottom of the left faceoff circle at 12:59 for his fourth goal in three games. Bonino got Anaheim on the board with a deflection late in the second session, but Eriksson restored the two-goal advantage midway through the third.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The victory was the Stars' 758th since moving to Dallas 19 seasons ago. It took the franchise 26 campaigns to reach that total while in Minnesota. ... D Ben Lovejoy registered four shots and blocked three over 16:20 of ice time in his debut for the Ducks. Lovejoy was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. ... Goligoski responded with a two-point effort after being a healthy scratch for Wednesday's overtime win in Edmonton.
Top Game Performances
Anaheim |
|
Dallas |
Nick Bonino 1 |
Points |
Loui Eriksson 2 |
Nick Bonino 1 |
Goals |
Loui Eriksson 1 |
Corey Perry 1 |
Assists |
Alex Goligoski 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Jamie Benn 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Viktor Fasth .917 |
Save Percentage |
Kari Lehtonen .952 |
Jonas Hiller 14 |
Saves |
Kari Lehtonen 20 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Anaheim
|
21 |
1 |
0-3 |
3-5 |
30 |
26 |
Dallas
|
28 |
3 |
2-5 |
3-3 |
15 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Stars have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Ducks have a W/L % of .571 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.