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DeSmith stops 27 shots to lead Stars to 6th straight win, 4-1 over FlyersCasey DeSmith stopped 27 shots to lead the Dallas Stars to their sixth straight win, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
Jason Robertson had one of three first-period goals plus a third-period assist and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday night.
The Dallas Stars face the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center for the first time this season. Entering Thursday's match, the Stars are 25-13-1 while the Flyers are 17-19-5. The two teams will face each other once more this season on March 22 in Dallas.
PHILADELPHIA -- The Dallas Stars won their sixth straight game, 4-1 against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Mavrik Bourque, Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen scored for Dallas (26-13-1), which also won its fourth straight on the road. Jason Robertson had two assists, and Casey DeSmith made 27 saves.
The Stars have won five straight and are coming off a comeback, overtime victory against the New York Rangers.
This matchup heavily favours the Stars as they've won seven of their last eight games against the Flyers with two or fewer goals allowed in six of the matchups. In the past two matchups, Philadelphia has started to figure out the Dallas defence with nine goals scored.
Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Scoring Detroit’s lone goal of the night, Marco Kasper deflected a shot in the slot from Simon Edvinsson to make it 3-1 at 12:01 of the third period. Captain Dylan Larkin also received an assist on Kasper’s sixth goal of the season.
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3-Goal First Period Lifts Stars to 4-1 Win Over Red WingsThe Dallas Stars (29-16-1) scored three goals in the first 15 minutes and never looked back, defeating the Detroit Red Wings (21-21-4) 4-1 at American Airlines Center on Sunday night.
In his first start since Jan. 7, but his second game in two days, goalie Alex Lyon gave up 3 first-period goals in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-1 loss.
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Thursday's hockey: OT goal puts Ovechkin 20 behind Gretzky; NHL wild-card standings
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Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star 21 away from passing Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL record
Alex Ovechkin breaks record for most NHL goalies scored on with OT winner vs. Senators
Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on, beating Leevi Merilainen in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night.
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