Three-goal second period propels Stars past Wild
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[February 09, 2023]
Roope Hintz scored once and added an assist as the host
Dallas Stars used a three-goal second period en route to a 4-1
victory over the struggling Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
Jamie Benn, Radek Faksa and Jani Hakanpaa also scored for the
Central Division-leading Stars, who have won two straight games and
have a 4-0-3 mark in their last seven outings. Goaltender Jake
Oettinger made 38 saves, 15 of them in the third period, and Jason
Robertson collected two assists.
Joel Eriksson Ek replied for the Wild, who have lost five of seven
games, all in regulation, a swoon that has dropped them to the
Western Conference's second wild-card spot. Goalie Filip Gustavsson
stopped 33 shots.
Benn's 20th goal of the season opened the scoring 23 seconds into
the second period. With Benn zipping past the defenders, Wyatt
Johnston threaded a pass that found the Stars captain at full
stride, and Benn converted a forehand deke.
Faksa doubled the lead at the 5:40 mark of the middle frame. Tyler
Seguin led a two-on-one rush that ended when he sent a cross-ice
pass for Faksa to redirect for his seventh of the season.
Hakanpaa made it a 3-0 edge just past the tilt's midway point.
Another odd-man rush for the Stars resulted in Hakanpaa heading to
the net and deflecting Hintz's shot for his fifth goal of the
season.
Eriksson Ek's power-play goal gave the Wild a jolt of life with 1:44
remaining in the second period. A three-way passing play ended with
a Kirill Kaprizov feed that left Eriksson Ek with a tap-in from the
doorstep for his 19th goal of the season.
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Feb 8, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas
Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) and Minnesota Wild left wing
Marcus Foligno (17) look for the puck in the Stars zone during the
first period at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit:
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Kaprizov's assist extended his point-scoring streak
to seven games, in which he's collected three goals and nine points.
Faksa failed to convert a third-period penalty shot, but Hintz iced
the game with an empty-net goal, his 22nd marker of the campaign.
--Field Level Media
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