National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 3, Anaheim 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, February 8, 2013
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 18112


Stars 3, Ducks 1: Defenseman Trevor Daley and Jamie Benn scored power-play goals in the first period and host Dallas halted Anaheim's four-game winning streak.

Loui Eriksson also tallied, Derek Roy and blue-liner Alex Goligoski had two assists apiece and Kari Lehtonen made 20 saves for the Stars, who improved to 8-1-2 in their last 11 meetings with the Ducks. Dallas is 71-0-8 when leading after two periods since Oct. 31, 2009.

Nick Bonino scored for Anaheim, which had its six-game point streak halted as it dropped to 1-1-0 on its six-game road trip. Viktor Fasth yielded one goal on 12 shots in relief of Jonas Hiller, who left after one period with a lower-body injury.

Dallas built a 2-0 lead in the first period thanks to a pair of Brad Staubitz penalties. With Staubitz in the box for roughing, Daley drilled a one-timer from the blue line past Hiller at 8:48 for his first goal since Dec. 31, 2011 against Boston.

Staubitz received a major for spearing Stars defenseman Brenden Dillon less than four minutes later, and Benn beat Hiller from a tough angle at the bottom of the left faceoff circle at 12:59 for his fourth goal in three games. Bonino got Anaheim on the board with a deflection late in the second session, but Eriksson restored the two-goal advantage midway through the third.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The victory was the Stars' 758th since moving to Dallas 19 seasons ago. It took the franchise 26 campaigns to reach that total while in Minnesota. ... D Ben Lovejoy registered four shots and blocked three over 16:20 of ice time in his debut for the Ducks. Lovejoy was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. ... Goligoski responded with a two-point effort after being a healthy scratch for Wednesday's overtime win in Edmonton.

Top Game Performances
 
Anaheim   Dallas
Nick Bonino 1 Points Loui Eriksson 2
Nick Bonino 1 Goals Loui Eriksson 1
Corey Perry 1 Assists Alex Goligoski 2
N/A Power Play Goals Jamie Benn 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Viktor Fasth .917 Save Percentage Kari Lehtonen .952
Jonas Hiller 14 Saves Kari Lehtonen 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Anaheim 21 1 0-3 3-5 30 26
Dallas 28 3 2-5 3-3 15 27
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Stars have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Anaheim will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Ducks have a W/L % of .571 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.