Tyler Seguin\u2019s goal in the closing seconds of the first period held up as the winner and Casey DeSmith stopped 30 of 31 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars with his league-leading seventh power-play goal.<\/p>\n
Jaden Schwartz ended a personal six-game goalless streak for the Kraken.<\/p>\n
DeSmith won the matchup of reserve goalies with both teams completing a back-to-back after winning on the road on Saturday. Nine of his saves came during penalty kills.<\/p>\n
Seattle third-string goalie Matt Murray made 22 saves in his second start of the season.<\/p>\n
Dallas\u2019 Miro Heiskanen had two assists giving him eight in the last three games and three consecutive multipoint games. Heiskanen also drew two of the Kraken\u2019s four penalties.<\/p>\n
The Stars are 11-1-1 all time vs. Seattle in regular-season play, 6-0-1 at home.<\/p>\n
Seguin scored with 32.2 seconds left in the opening period with a backhander slid at the near post under Murray\u2019s right pad and across the goal line.<\/p>\n
Schwartz\u2019s redirection gave Seattle a 1-0 lead 3:15 in.<\/p>\n
Johnston tied the score less than a minute and a half later about midway through the power play.<\/p>\n
The Stars, with the league\u2019s best home power play, have scored at least one power-play goal in nine of their last 10 overall games.<\/p>\n
Dallas\u2019 home penalty kill, second-to-worst in the NHL, went 3-for-3.<\/p>\n