Roope Hintz broke a third-period tie while Thomas Harley scored twice as the host Dallas Stars scored four unanswered goals in the third to claim a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Jason Robertson scored once and added an assist while Wyatt Johnston and Sam Steel tallied once each for the Stars, who snapped a two-game losing skid. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 29 saves and Oskar Back collected a pair of assists in the win.
Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary replied for the Flames, who have one victory in seven outings. Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 22 shots.
Dallas boasts a 11-2-0 home record, the league’s best home-ice winning percentage.
With the score tied at 2-2, Hintz sped away on a two-on-one rush and finished a give-and-go with Esa Lindell at 5:13 of the final frame for his fifth goal in his last nine games.
A pair of goals 61 seconds apart by Steel and Harley past the midway point of the third period stretched the Dallas lead and Harley rounded out the scoring by netting his second of the game with 58 seconds remaining in the clash.
Prior to the third-period outburst, both clubs staked and then surrendered a lead before the second intermission. Huberdeau opened the scoring 60 seconds into the clash with a one-timer of Nazem Kadri’s pass during an odd-man rush for his ninth goal of the season.
Johnston replied at 4:26 of the opening frame by taking advantage of a turnover at the Calgary blue line, weaving through a couple of defenders and then ripping a short-handed shot for his sixth of the season.
Robertson put the Stars ahead 2-1 at the 7:47 mark of the second period with his sixth of the campaign and first in nine outings. Robertson held off a check during a two-on-rush and slipped home a shot from the slot.
However, Zary tied the clash at 16:08 of the middle frame, pouncing on a rebound at the doorstep for his sixth of the season.
The Flames, who have gone a franchise-record 25 games without scoring more than three goals in regulation, are winless in their last eight road affairs and have a 3-7-4 record away from the Stampede City.
–Field Level Media
