Shawn Horcoff, Colton Sceviour and Tyler Seguin also tallied for the Stars, who swept the Capitals in their two-game season series. Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves in the victory.
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist and Curtis Glencross also tallied for Washington, which fell to 1-3-0 on its homestand. Justin Peters made nine saves in relief of Braden Holtby, who was pulled after allowing four goals on 22 shots.
Horcoff opened the scoring 3:25 into the contest after Washington was whistled for a too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty, firing a shot that fluttered past Holtby after being deflected. Glencross tied the game eight minutes later, but Sceviour restored Dallas’ advantage with a shot through traffic with 3:05 remaining in the period.
Seguin blasted a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle 7:21 into the second period and Fiddler chased Holtby with 5:55 remaining in the session after Tom Wilson was called for goaltender interference. Kuznetsov fired a shot from the side boards that eluded Lehtonen with 1:26 left in the contest.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dallas finished 3-for-5 on the power play while Washington was 0-for-2. … Green played 18:24 in his return to the lineup, blocking a team-high five shots. … Stars RW Ales Hemsky added two assists.
Dallas | Washington | |
Vernon Fiddler 2 | Points | Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 |
Vernon Fiddler 1 | Goals | Evgeny Kuznetsov 1 |
Ales Hemsky 2 | Assists | Evgeny Kuznetsov 1 |
Vernon Fiddler 1 | Power Play Goals | N/A |
N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
Kari Lehtonen .900 | Save Percentage | Justin Peters 1.000 |
Kari Lehtonen 18 | Saves | Braden Holtby 18 |
Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
Dallas | 31 | 4 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 8 | 28 |
Washington | 20 | 2 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 14 | 35 |