Denis Gurianov scored his first two goals of the season and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Thursday night for their third straight win.
Ben Bishop made six of 29 saves in the final 2:02 for Dallas, which opened the season 1-7-1 before its current winning streak.
Max Comtois scored and John Gibson made 27 saves for the Ducks, who have lost three in a row following a 6-2-0 start.
Gurianov, skating on the fourth line, scored his two goals on similar moves in the first period.
He took possession of a loose puck at the red line and drove through the right circle before backhanding a shot up high into the net on the short side for a 1-0 lead at 2:42.
It was the only shot on goal for the Stars over the first 8 1/2 minutes.
Dallas had a five-on-three for 1:13, but couldn't capitalize, despite taking five shots on goal during the overlapping penalties.
Gurianov scored again at 17:37, however.
He again came down the right side and took another backhand shot, this time scoring between Gibson's pads for a 2-0 lead.
After coming in 1-for-25 with the man-advantage this season, the Ducks scored on their first power play to pull within 2-1 at 4:31 of the second period.
The puck caromed to Comtois in front of the crease and he scored into a wide-open net with a second left on the power play.
Brendan Guhle returned for the Ducks after missing the past six games with a lower-body injury, but fellow defenseman Josh Manson had to be helped off the ice with 3:47 left in first period after appearing to injure his left leg while making a hit along the boards.
Anaheim forward Ondrej Kase also departed late in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return.
--Field Level Media
--Field Level Media
Anaheim | Dallas | |
Max Comtois 1 | Points | Denis Gurianov 2 |
Max Comtois 1 | Goals | Denis Gurianov 2 |
Nick Ritchie 1 | Assists | Andrew Cogliano 1 |
Max Comtois 1 | Power Play Goals | N/A |
N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
John Gibson .931 | Save Percentage | Ben Bishop .967 |
John Gibson 27 | Saves | Ben Bishop 29 |
Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
Anaheim | 30 | 1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 27 |
Dallas | 29 | 2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 37 |