Arizona Coyotes handed 7-2 defeat at hands of Dallas Stars

TEMPE, Ariz (AP) — Jason Robertson had two objectives and scored for the fourth straight sport because the Dallas Stars used a four-goal first interval to beat the Arizona Coyotes 7-2 on Thursday evening.

Denis Gurianov, Wyatt Johnston and Ty Dellandrea joined Robertson with objectives within the first interval, Robertson scored on an influence play within the second and Jamie Benn and Jani Hakanpaa tallied within the third for Dallas. Scott Wedgewood had 28 saves to beat his former staff.

Robertson has seven objectives this season and eight factors within the final 4 video games. Benn, Gurianov and Dellandrea had their first objectives of the season.

Juuso Valimaki and Lawson Crouse scored within the third interval for Arizona. Connor Ingram gave up three objectives on 10 pictures earlier than he was pulled halfway by means of the primary interval. Karel Vejmelka got here on and stopped 22 of the 26 pictures he confronted.

The Central Division-leading Stars, who’ve received three of 4, are 5-1-1 within the final seven video games in opposition to the Coyotes and 14-2-1 courting to the 2015-16 season. The Stars have received six of the final eight in Arizona.

Gurianov began a first-period barrage when he flipped in a puck from quick vary entrance after it deflected off teammate Mason Marchment’s skate 1:27 into the primary interval.

Johnston scored an unassisted purpose for a 2-0 lead at 3:54 after a giveaway by Coyotes defenseman Dysin Mayo. Johnston stepped in entrance Mayo’s go and skated in alone on Ingram, scoring on a wrist shot excessive on the stick facet.

Dellandrea tipped in Colin Miller’s shot from the slot with 8:42 left within the first. It got here 17 seconds after the Coyotes killed off a 2-minute penalty however couldn’t clear the puck.

Vejmelka changed Ingram at that time, however the change didn’t gradual the Stars. Robertson scored from the appropriate circle with 1:30 left within the interval after passes from Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski.

Robertson made it 5-0 on a tip-in on the ability play with 4:46 left within the second.

Valimaki scored his first purpose to interrupt Wedgewood’s shutout bat 5:07 of the third interval to make it 6-1, and Crouse added his fifth purpose at 9:06.

GOODBYE, SWEET MULLETT

Arizona now heads out on a a 14-game, 33-day street journey whereas the everlasting annex housing the locker rooms at Mullett Area is completed to NHL specs. The Coyotes will play in seven states, the nation’s capital and and two Canadian provinces in the course of the journey that can log about 15,400 miles over 4 time zones. The Coyotes’ subsequent residence sport is Dec. 9 in opposition to Boston.

TRAINERS ROOM

Dallas G Jake Oettinger (decrease physique), who was injured in Sunday’s loss to the New York Rangers, didn’t gown however may rejoin the Stars afterward a street journey that concludes Tuesday at Winnipeg, coach Peter DeBoer mentioned. … Coyotes F Andrew Ladd (knee), D Jakob Chychrun (wrist) and Nick Schmaltz (higher physique) have been out. Chychrun has not performed this season after offseason surgical procedure, and Schmaltz performed solely within the opener. … Coyotes F Zach Kassian (decrease physique) missed his second straight sport.

UP NEXT

Stars: At Edmonton on Saturday evening within the second of a three-game journey.

Coyotes: At Washington on Saturday evening to open a 14-game street journey.