National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Winnipeg 5, Dallas 2
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Tim Peel, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 15987

Jets 5, Stars 2: Rookie Adam Lowry scored twice in a span of just over two minutes to snap a second-period tie as visiting Winnipeg extended its point streak to seven games.

Blake Wheeler and Michael Frolik each recorded a goal and an assist while Mathieu Perreault scored a power-play tally as the Jets improved to 5-0-2 in their last seven. Dustin Byfuglien collected a pair of assists and Michael Hutchinson turned aside 26 shots to boost his record to 6-1-2.

Tyler Seguin scored his league-leading 22nd goal during a power play and Antoine Roussel also tallied for Dallas, which remained winless against Central Division rivals (0-7-3). Kari Lehtonen gave up three goals on 17 shots before Jussi Rynnas came on and made 13 saves.

Roussel tied it at 2-2 while falling to the ice 3 1/2 minutes into the second, but Lowry put Winnipeg ahead to stay at 7:22 as his shot from the bottom of the right faceoff circle sneaked between the skates of Lehtonen, ending the netminder's night. Lowry doubled the lead - and his season goal total - 2:19 later, backhanding a rebound past Rynnas, before Frolik scored on a short-handed breakaway with 40 seconds left in the session.

Perreault opened the scoring at 5:23 with a one-timer off a circle-to-circle pass from Bryan Little, but Seguin answered at 9:09, one-timing a shot from the bottom of the left circle past the lunging glove of Hutchinson. The Jets forged ahead with 5:59 left in the period, when captain Andrew Ladd left a drop pass for Wheeler, who blasted a shot past Lehtonen from the top of the right circle.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wheeler halted his 10-game goalless drought, although he has eight assists in his last eight contests. ... Lehtonen suffered his first regulation loss in six decisions versus Winnipeg (4-1-1). ... Jets RW Evander Kane served the first contest of his two-game suspension for boarding Anaheim's Clayton Stoner in Sunday's game.
Top Game Performances
 
Winnipeg   Dallas
Adam Lowry 2 Points Antoine Roussel 1
Adam Lowry 2 Goals Antoine Roussel 1
Dustin Byfuglien 2 Assists Jamie Benn 1
Mathieu Perreault 1 Power Play Goals Tyler Seguin 1
Michael Frolik 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Michael Hutchinson .929 Save Percentage Jussi Rynnas .867
Michael Hutchinson 26 Saves Kari Lehtonen 14
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Winnipeg 32 5 1-4 4-5 12 30
Dallas 28 2 1-5 3-4 10 31
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Stars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .278 after a loss.
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Jets have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .643 after a loss.