Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars
· National Hockey League
Stars end Bruins' 6-game winning streak with a dominant 6-2 victory
Wyatt Johnston, Mavrik Bourque and Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who had just three goals in their previous three games. Miro Heiskanen had three assists and Jake Oettinger had 16 saves.
The Bruins trailed 6-0 when Morgan Geekie scored on the power play to end Oettinger's shutout bid with 7:49 to play. Geekie ended a personal 12-game goal-scoring drought when he tipped in David Pastrnak's shot.
Fraser Minten also scored for Boston while Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves before he was lifted in favor of Joonas Korpisalo, who had three stops.
The Stars played without leading scorer Mikko Rantanen (19 goals, 44 assists), who was out with an illness.
Johnston's goal with 3:52 left in the first was his NHL-leading 16th power-play goal this season. Bourque's first-period goal also came on the power play.
Johnston has six goals and six assists over the past 12 games.
Robertson scored his 28th and 29th goals of the season early in the third period.
The Bruins had allowed two goals or less per game during their six-game winning streak.
The Stars outshot the Bruins 37-18 and won 65% of the faceoffs.
Stars: Visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesDAL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 16:08 | Wyatt Johnston Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (23), Miro Heiskanen (30) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:47 | Mavrik Bourque Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Harley (15), Justin Hryckowian (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:26 | Esa Lindell Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (31), Justin Hryckowian (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:29 | Justin Hryckowian Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Thomas Harley (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:15 | Jason Robertson Goal (28) Wrap-around, assists: Miro Heiskanen (32), Roope Hintz (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:37 | Jason Robertson Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Mavrik Bourque (10), Radek Faksa (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:11 | Morgan Geekie Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: David Pastrnak (40), Elias Lindholm (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:39 | Fraser Minten Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Nikita Zadorov (15) |
Statistics
 BOS |
 DAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 35 | Hits | 13 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 18 | Shots | 37 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 39 |
| 35.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 65.0 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 11 | Penalty Minutes | 9 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen, RW | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Harris, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
Game Information
American Airlines Center
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:
