Stars 3, Senators 1: Defenseman Trevor Daley and captain Jamie Benn scored just over two minutes apart in the third period as host Dallas snapped its four-game losing streak (0-3-1).

Benn netted his seventh goal in eight games and Cody Eakin also scored for the Stars, who pulled within two points of Phoenix for the second wild card in the Western Conference. Defenseman Jordie Benn picked up two assists and Kari Lehtonen made 26 saves for Dallas, which allowed 19 goals during the four-game skid.

Defenseman Erik Karlsson scored the lone goal for Ottawa, which absorbed its season-high sixth consecutive defeat (0-4-2). Robin Lehner endured his seventh straight loss despite turning aside 41 shots.

Daley snapped a 1-1 deadlock at 4:52 of the third, burying Ray Whitney's pass from behind the net after a wild scramble in front. Jamie Benn continued his scoring spree 2:06 later, taking a crossing feed from Tyler Seguin and snapping a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle that beat Lehner high to the blocker side to give him 30 goals for the first time in his career.

Karlsson matched his career high with his 19th tally just before the 3 1/2-minute mark of the opening period, taking a crossing pass from Colin Greening and unleashing a blistering slap shot from the slot that beat Lehtonen. The Stars tied it with 4:53 left in the middle session, when Eakin jammed a puck past Lehner,who appeared to have control after denying rookie Valeri Nichushkin from the doorstep.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Seguin assisted on Jamie Benn's tally to give him six goals and nine assists during his eight-game point streak.... Karlsson's opening goal extended his point streak to six games, during which he has two tallies and six assists. ... Eakin halted a nine-game goalless drought, a span during which he managed only one assist. ... Senators leading goal-scorer Bobby Ryan crashed into the boards in the third period and limped to the locker room.