Mason Marchment scored two goals to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Ilya Lyubushkin earned a pair of assists for Dallas, which won its third game in a row. Tyler Seguin and Sam Steel collected one assist apiece.
Kirill Kaprizov scored the lone goal for Minnesota. Jared Spurgeon and Matt Boldy each had an assist as the Wild lost in regulation for only the third time in 17 games this season.
Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 22 of 23 shots to earn the win in his native state. He grew up in Lakeville, Minn., about a half-hour south of the Wild’s rink.
Filip Gustavsson took the loss despite turning aside 38 of 40 shots. He made 14 saves in the first period, 11 saves in the second period and 13 saves in the third period.
The Stars opened the scoring with 1:17 remaining in the first period.
Lyubushkin fired a long shot from inside the blue line. The shot deflected off Marchment’s left leg and ricocheted into the net.
Marchment struck again to give Dallas a 2-0 lead with 8:36 to play in the third period. Steel carried the puck toward the net and slipped a pass toward the slot for Marchment, who buried a one-timer.
The sequence gave Marchment two goals in the game and six this season. He continued a torrid streak in which he has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past three games.
Minnesota cut its deficit to 2-1 with 5:50 remaining.
Spurgeon blasted a slap shot from near the blue line. Kaprizov tracked the puck and held out his stick to deflect a shot past Oettinger’s glove side.
Kaprizov lifted his stick to celebrate his team-leading 11th goal. The three-time All-Star has 31 points in his first 17 games of the season.
Neither team scored on the power play. The Wild failed to convert on a pair of opportunities, and the Stars went 0-for-1 on the man advantage.
–Field Level Media
