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Apr 21, 2021 4:48 AM
Tanner Pearson scored the tiebreaking and game-clinching goals less than four minutes apart in the third period Tuesday night as the host Vancouver Canucks dumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.
Pearson put Vancouver (18-18-3, 39 points) ahead 4-3 at 9:48 with a man-advantage tally. Pearson doubled the lead at 13:36 when he swiped the puck from Alexander Kerfoot and beat goalie David Rittich from a sharp angle in the left faceoff circle, recording his eighth goal of the season.
Brandon Sutter scored into an empty net at 19:24 for his second goal of the game and eighth of the season.
Stars beat Red Wings, extend win streak to 4 games
Rookie Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist in the first period and the Dallas Stars beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday night to sweep back-to-back games against the Red Wings and extend their winning streak to four games.
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DALLAS Rookie Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist in the first period and the Dallas Stars beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday night to sweep back-to-back games against the Red Wings and extend their winning streak to four games.
Joe Pavelski, Tanner Kero, Blake Comeau and Jamie Oleksiak also scored for the Stars (19-14-12), who finished a 4-0-1 homestand. Dallas has a season-best eight-game point streak (6-0-2). The Stars are one point behind fourth-place Nashville for the Central Division’s last playoff spot with two games in hand.
DALLAS (AP) â Rookie Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist in the first period and the Dallas Stars beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday night to sweep back-to-back games against the Red Wings and extend their winning streak to four games.
Joe Pavelski, Tanner Kero, Blake Comeau and Jamie Oleksiak also scored for the Stars (19-14-12), who finished a 4-0-1 homestand. Dallas has a season-best eight-game point streak (6-0-2). The Stars are one point behind fourth-place Nashville for the Central Divisionâs last playoff spot with two games in hand.
Stars rookie goaltender Jake Oettinger made 24 saves and improved to 9-5-6.
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Careless defense, poor start lead to Red Wings’ downfall in Dallas
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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Marc Staal (18) helps goaltender Thomas Greiss (29) defend against pressure from Dallas Stars center Tanner Kero (64) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Careless team defense led to a poor start, resulting in the Detroit Red Wings’ downfall Tuesday.
The Dallas Stars raced out to a three-goal lead in the first period and cruised to a 5-2 victory at American Airlines Center.
Dallas (19-14-12) has won the first two games of this unique four-game series, which shifts to Little Caesars Arena for games on Thursday and Saturday.