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
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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
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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.
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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.