National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 5, Washington 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
Referees: Jean Hebert, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Mach
Attendance: 18506

Stars 5, Capitals 0: Dustin Jeffrey scored his first two goals of the season and Kari Lehtonen turned aside 35 shots for his 26th career shutout to lift visiting Dallas.

Ray Whitney scored a goal and set up another while Tyler Seguin and Ryan Garbutt also tallied as the Stars won their third in a row to move ahead of Phoenix for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Alex Chiasson collected three assists to back up Lehtonen, who recorded his fourth shutout of the season.

Jaroslav Halak was yanked after allowing three goals on 23 shots for the Capitals, who dropped their fourth in a row (0-2-2) to fall two points behind Columbus for the final wild card in the East. Braden Holtby turned aside 11 shots in relief.

The Stars seized control midway through the second session, when Whitney and Jeffrey scored 34 seconds apart. Whitney finished off a 2-on-0 rush, taking a pass from Chiasson and sliding the puck around Halak at 9:16 before Jeffrey netted his first of the season off a scramble in front.

Dallas struck first with 4:52 left in the opening period, when Benn fired a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle that a cutting Seguin tipped past Halak for his 19th point in his last 13 games. The Stars put it away in the third as Jeffrey and Garbutt scored 4:55 apart to help beat Washington for the fifth straight time.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Halak absorbed his fourth straight defeat, with the previous three coming in shootouts. ... Jeffrey, who was claimed by Dallas after the Penguins put him on waivers in early November, notched his third and fourth points of the season and second and third in 17 games with the Stars. ... Capitals RW Dustin Penner missed the game due to illness.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Washington
Alex Chiasson 3 Points N/A
Dustin Jeffrey 2 Goals N/A
Alex Chiasson 3 Assists N/A
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
Ryan Garbutt 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Kari Lehtonen 1.000 Save Percentage Jaroslav Halak .870
Kari Lehtonen 35 Saves Jaroslav Halak 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 36 5 0-4 5-5 10 27
Washington 35 0 0-5 4-4 8 33
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Capitals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .405 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Stars have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .553 after a loss.