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02/25 21:48 CST Wyatt Johnston's two goals lead Stars past Kraken 4-1
Wyatt Johnston's two goals lead Stars past Kraken 4-1
DALLAS (AP) --- Wyatt Johnston scored his 30th and 31st goals of the season as
the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Wednesday night.
Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist, and Sam Steel also scored for the Stars,
who have won seven consecutive games for the first time since last March 22 to
April 3.
Johnston scored his 19th power-play goal --- the most in the NHL this season
and setting a Dallas season record --- for a 4-0 lead. He has three consecutive
30-goal seasons and five multigoal games this season. Hitting pipes twice in
the third period kept him from a fifth career regular-season hat trick.
Dallas goalie Casey DeSmith, backup to Team USA's Jake Oettinger, made 18
saves. DeSmith went into play sixth in the NHL with a 2.37 goals-against
average.
Defenseman Ryker Evans scored a third-period goal, and Joey Daccord stopped 28
shots for the Kraken.
Johnston put Dallas ahead 1-0 with 1:19 left in the first period on a
deflection at the net. His second score, midway through the second period, went
off his leg after a shot from the slot by Miro Heiskanen initially grazed
Evans' stick.
Duchene's goal, the first of three second-period Dallas goals, gives him seven
goals in the last seven games. Steel jammed the puck between Daccord's pads
about four minutes later, and the goal was upheld following Seattle's challenge
for goaltender interference.
Thomas Harley, who played for Canada's silver medal team in the Olympics, had
two assists.
The Kraken lost defenseman Ryan Lindgren after only two shifts following a
violent collision with Stars forward Colin Blackwell.
Dallas swept the three-game season series for the third consecutive season.
Up Next
Kraken: Complete a road back-to-back at St. Louis on Thursday, their fifth
straight road game since Jan. 31.
Stars: Host Nashville on Saturday.
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