National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 5, Winnipeg 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 31, 2015
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees: Dave Jackson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Shane Heyer
Attendance: 15016

Stars 5, Jets 2: Rookie defenseman John Klingberg scored twice and added a pair of assists as visiting Dallas rolled to victory on the strength of a season-high four power-play goals.

Patrick Eaves, Shawn Horcoff and Jason Spezza tallied with the man advantage for the Stars, who completed a 2-1-0 road trip. All-Star Tyler Seguin collected three assists while registering a game-high nine shots on goal and Kari Lehtonen made 38 saves.

Captain Andrew Ladd recorded a goal and an assist while blue-liner Tobias Enstrom also scored for the Jets, who have allowed five goals in each contest during their three-game slide. Rookie Michael Hutchinson turned aside 27 shots as Winnipeg fell to 2-1-0 in the four-game season series.

Dallas opened the scoring 5:13 into the contest as Eaves buried the rebound of Seguin's shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. Ladd forged a tie midway through the second period with a shot from the same area before Horcoff put the Stars ahead for good by deflecting defenseman Trevor Daley's blast from the blue line 4:07 later.

Spezza beat Hutchinson from the right circle with 1:13 remaining in the session and Klingberg scored Dallas' lone even-strength goal at 4:29 of the third with a soft shot from the right point. The 22-year-old Swede made it 5-1 with a one-timer from above the left circle during a 5-on-3 advantage at 8:40 before Enstrom cut the deficit to three just over four minutes later.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The two-goal performance was the second of the season for Klingberg, who also tallied twice on Jan. 13 against Ottawa. He moved two ahead of Florida All-Star Aaron Ekblad (seven) for most goals by a rookie defenseman this season. ... The Stars went 7-for-16 on the power play during their road trip. ... Winnipeg RW Blake Wheeler led the club with eight shots on goal while C Bryan Little won 18-of-25 faceoffs.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Winnipeg
John Klingberg 4 Points Andrew Ladd 2
John Klingberg 2 Goals Andrew Ladd 1
Tyler Seguin 3 Assists Andrew Ladd 1
John Klingberg 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Kari Lehtonen .950 Save Percentage Michael Hutchinson .844
Kari Lehtonen 38 Saves Michael Hutchinson 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 32 5 4-8 2-2 13 30
Winnipeg 40 2 0-2 4-8 35 39
Upcoming Games
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Jets have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .583 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Stars have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .370 after a loss.