Logan Stankoven scored two goals and Roope Hintz had a career-high four assists as the Dallas Stars defeated the visiting Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Friday night.
Jason Robertson and Sam Steel each had a goal and an assist, Thomas Harley contributed two assists and Jake Oettinger made 29 saves for the Stars, who have won four of their last five games.
Warren Foegele and Trevor Moore scored and Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves for the Kings, who have dropped two in row (0-1-1).
Robertson scored from below the left circle off a rebound to give Dallas a 1-0 lead at 4:21 of the first period.
The Kings tied it 1-1 at 6:44 after Phillip Danault made a short pass to Foegele, who was cutting to the net, and he hit the net from in close for his fifth goal in the past seven games.
Los Angeles forward Tanner Jeannot was whistled for double-minor high- sticking with 10 minutes left in the first, and Matt Duchene scored with one second left on the first penalty to give the Stars a 2-1 lead at 11:59.
After Oettinger denied Foegele on a breakaway during the second penalty, Stankoven scored on a rebound shortly after it expired for a 3-1 lead at 14:11.
The Stars were on a power play when Wyatt Johnston tipped in a point shot from Hintz to increase the lead to 4-1 at 4:57 of the second period.
Moore scored on a wraparound to trim the lead to 4-2 at 13:51 of the second.
Stankoven was the first to a rebound in front of Kuemper, and he waited the goalie out before sliding the puck across the goal line for a 5-2 lead at 4:06 of the third period.
Steel scored on a short-handed breakaway to make it 6-2 at 6:19.
The Stars have scored at least four goals in six straight games.
–Field Level Media
