Stars defeat Panthers 6-4; Dallas goalie carted off ice

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – The Dallas Stars scored 4 objectives within the first interval and held off the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Thursday evening regardless of dropping beginning goalie Scott Wedgewood to harm.

Wedgewood was carted off the ice by native paramedics not lengthy after making a save on Anton Lundell within the second interval.

After being attended to by Dallas medical personnel, paramedics have been referred to as onto the ice to place Wedgewood onto a backboard earlier than putting him on a stretcher.

Wedgewood ended his evening with 21 saves because the Stars held a 5-2 lead on the time of the harm.

There was no replace on Wedgewood’s situation from the group instantly following the conclusion of the sport, though Bally Sports activities Southwest reported he was being handled within the area and never transported to a neighborhood hospital.

The Stars took management of the competition by scoring three objectives within the remaining 5 minutes of the primary interval upon taking a 1-0 lead.

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Roope Hintz scored his first of two objectives 4:58 into the sport earlier than teammates Nils Lundqvist, Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin all scored to shut out the opening interval.

Seguin’s aim got here with 8.3 seconds remaining and was the ultimate shot Sergei Bobrovsky (7 saves) confronted as he was pulled for Spencer Knight to begin the second.

Florida received again into the sport with three objectives within the second interval — though Hintz scored at 10:56 to assist in giving the Stars a two-goal lead after 40 minutes.

The Panthers, taking part in with out captain Aleksander Barkov because of an undisclosed sickness, received objectives from Carter Verhaeghe, Eetu Luostarinen and Sam Reinhart within the second interval.

Reinhart’s energy play aim with 1:33 remaining within the second got here in opposition to goalie Matt Oettinger.

The Panthers reduce the deficit to a single aim with 6:03 remaining on a aim from Matthew Tkachuk. Dallas ended the comeback bid on Ty Dellandrea’s empty-net aim with 17.9 seconds remaining.

NOTES: With Barkov out of the lineup, Florida was pressured to play a skater down because the group solely has 20 gamers on its energetic roster because of wage cap constraints. … Hintz and Jason Robertson prolonged their particular person level streaks to 10 consecutive video games. Dave Gagner holds the Dallas franchise document with factors in 13 consecutive video games set in 1993. … The Panthers celebrated Roberto Luongo’s current induction into the Hockey Corridor of Fame on Thursday. Luongo, the one participant to have his quantity retired by Florida, is at the moment within the group’s entrance workplace.

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Stars: Host New York Islanders on Saturday evening.

Panthers: Host Calgary on Saturday afternoon.