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The Dallas Stars kicked off their first road trip of the
season with a 4-1 win at the Winnipeg Jets Friday night.
The Stars rode their dominant first period, the best period
of the young season, to victory. Tyler Seguin led the way with a goal and two assists
in the opening frame en route to his four-point night. Alex Chiasson and Jamie
Benn scored Dallas’ other two goals in the first period.
Chiasson opened the scoring on the power play 9:32 into the
game. Seguin flew into the Winnipeg zone along the right wing boards before
quickly stopping to create some room for himself on the ice. He backhanded a
pass through two defenders to Chiasson, who then tucked in a backhand shot
between Ondrej Pavelec’s legs. It was the Stars’ first power play goal of the
season.
Seguin scored his first goal in a Stars uniform when he
blasted a bouncing pass from 12:09 into the period. Benn’s added his first of
the season with less than five minutes to go in the period. Seguin set up a
one-timer for Brenden Dillon along the blue line, and Benn out-battled Dustin
Byfuglien in front of the net for the rebound goal.
Kari Lehtonen stopped all 21 shots he faced, but left the
game with 5:15 remaining in the second period with a lower body injury. Dan
Ellis was solid in relief to close out the victory. Ellis stopped 22 of 23
shots, conceding the lone goal on a Winnipeg power play early in the third
period.
The Dallas Stars continue their three-game road trip with
their first back-to-back of the season. They visit the Minnesota Wild Saturday night
with Ellis set to start in net.
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