3 goals in first period lift Stars to 4-1 victory over Red Wings – Hockey Writer – Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars (29-16-1) scored three times in the first 15 minutes and never looked back, defeating the Detroit Red Wings (21-21-4) 4-1 on Sunday night at American Airlines Center. Matěj Blümel scored his second career NHL goal, Jason Robertson added two points and Jake Oettinger added in Made 33 saves in the win. With the win, the Stars moved above the Minnesota Wild into second place in the Central Division.

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Marco Kasper scored Detroit's lone goal and Alex Lyon made 21 saves. The Red Wings have a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in their last 10 games and are just 5 points away from a playoff spot.

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At 5 minutes and 26 seconds of the first quarter, Brummell scored his first goal of the season, and the Stars got the party started early. Colin Blackwell passed a pass to Justin Hryckowian in front of the net, and the ball bounced off Blumel's stick, which he then buried from low.

Robertson notched his 15th rebound of the season at 13:05 of the power play, this time on the edge of the crease.

Mavrik Bourque scored his fifth goal of the game 73 seconds later. Ilya Lyubushkin sent a perfect pass to Bourque in the left slot, and the rookie backhanded the ball into the empty net to give the Stars an early 3-0 lead.

The Stars started the second set with some push and intensity, but about halfway through, all the momentum went to the other side of the ice. The Red Wings led 14-7 in the period but were unable to get the puck past Oettinger.

Detroit kept the momentum going over the final 20 minutes, controlling much of the game. Kasper ended Oettinger's buzzer-beating run at 12:01, taking Simon Edvinsson's shot past the Dallas netminder.

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Wyatt Johnston sealed the win with a backhand shot from the top of the crease that beat Lyon at 14:09.

In that night's game, the Stars ended their two-game losing streak with a perfect score of 1-1. The Red Wings went 0-3 on the power play and scored a goal for the second straight night, their only two games in the last 11 games in which they have scored fewer than three goals.

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The Red Wings will continue their road trip on Tuesday when they face the Philadelphia Flyers. The Stars also host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.