Thanks to a third-period momentum boost, the Dallas Stars are still undefeated in preseason play.
Dallas scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Wyatt Johnston found the back of the net twice. Mavrik Bourque, Justin Hryckowian and Vladislav Kolyachonok each contributed one goal for Dallas.
The Stars found themselves in some early trouble after surrendering two first-period goals. Marco Rossi opened the scoring with 1:04 left in the period. About 10 seconds later, Rossi scored again to amplify Minnesota’s advantage.
Dallas took complete control from that point forward. Johnston scored his first goal of the night in with 3:43 left in the second period, capitalizing on a well-placed pass from Bourque. Just 35 seconds after the second intermission, Johnston would score his second goal to tie things up.
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Hryckowian, Bourque and Kolyachonok kept the momentum flowing in the final period by adding to the Stars’ lead. Four of Dallas’ five unanswered goals came in the game’s third period.
The Stars moved to 3-0 in preseason play with the victory. Dallas will stay on the road for its next preseason game, facing the Colorado Avalanche at 6 p.m. Saturday at Ball Arena in Denver.
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