Roope Hintz scored two goals to lead the Dallas Stars to a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Stars have now earned points in five consecutive games.
Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn , centre, falls to the ice while attacking against Ottawa Senators goaltender Leevi Merilainen and defenceman Nick Jensen during the third period on Jan. 2, 2025, in Dallas. The Stars won 4-2. Roope Hintz scored two goals for the second time in the last eight games giving him a team-high 18 goals as the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night.
Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene also scored, and Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston had two assists each for the Stars, who have points in five consecutive games for the first time this season. Jake Oettinger made 11 saves.Brady Tkachuk and Ridly Greig scored 24 seconds apart for a 2-1 Senators lead midway through the first period. Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 shots. Ottawa is 4-3-0 with two games left in a franchise-long nine road games on both sides of the NHL Christmas break.Tkachuk’s goal, his team-best 17th, ended a season-long four-game goal drought. He also had an assist.Senators: Merilainen made his fourth start since being called up from the AHL as Ottawa has dealt with injuries to multiple goaltenders. Defenceman Artem Zub, who missed 16 games with a broken foot, returned to the lineup. Stars: Ottawa’s 13 shots are the fewest against Dallas this season. The Stars are 17-1-1 when leading after two periods, the regulation loss coming in their previous home game.Dallas’ penalty kill didn’t allow a shot on goal during a 6-on-4 Senators power play in the closing minutes.The Senators will complete a back-to-back at St. Louis on Friday night. The Stars will end a three-game homestand on Saturday night against Utah
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