DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz scored two almost identical short-handed goals, the first for Dallas this season, and the Stars defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1.
Hintz became the first Dallas player to score two short-handed goals in a game. Jamie Benn had a power-play goal and an empty-netter for the Stars. Both short-handed goals started with a 2-on-1 rush. Each time, Michael Raffl slid a pass across to Hintz inside the edge of the left faceoff circle, and he beat Blues goalie Jordan Binnington, who made 29 saves.
Stars goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 35 shots, allowing only a power-play goal by Brandon Saad in the second period.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
— Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2. Tyson Barrie, Kailer Yamamoto and Ryan McLeod also scored for the Oilers, who improved to 8-1-0 at home. Alex DeBrincat had a pair of goals for the Blackhawks, who had won four straight games. Yamamoto and Draisaitl both scored short-handed. McDavid extended his point streak to 17 games.
— The Flames spoiled the Islanders’ debut of their new home arena next to Belmont Park, beating New York 5-2. Andrew Mangiapane scored two power-play goals and Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 shots for Calgary. The Islanders were missing seven players, six due to COVID-19 protocols.
— The Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto 2-0, snapping the Maple Leafs’ five-game winning streak. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for his second straight shutout, while Jake Guentzel and Jeff Carter scored for Pittsburgh.
— The Florida Panthers are now the fourth team in NHL history to start a season with 10 consecutive home wins. Frank Vatrano scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves to help the Panthers remain perfect at home with a 5-4 victory against the Minnesota Wild.
— Derek Forbort had two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to their third straight victory, 5-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
— Seth Jarvis had a goal for the third straight game as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-4. Sebastian Aho and Derek Stepan each had a goal and an assist, while goalie Frederik Andersen had an assist to go along with his 38 saves.
— Mackenzie Blackwood stopped a penalty shot in the third period for one of his 31 saves, to help the Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3. Yegor Sharangovich scored his second goal of the game in New Jersey’s four-goal third period.
— The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Vegas erased an early two-goal deficit, and Mattias Janmark scored the game-winner in the third period.
— The Montreal Canadiens broke out for a four-goal second period and held on for a 6-3 win over Nashville. Matt Duchene scored a third-period hat trick for the Predators, but it wasn’t enough.
— Clayton Keller scored just seconds into overtime to give the Arizona Coyotes a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Ryan Dzingel scored his second goal in as many games for Arizona, and Scott Wedgewood had 33 saves.
— The Washington Capitals blanked the Sharks, 4-0, in San Jose. It was Ilya Samsonov’s second straight shutout. Conor Sheary and Alex Ovechkin each scored two goals.
