Seguin and Duchene each have a goal and 2 assists, Stars beat Bruins 5-2

By BRENDAN MCGAIR Associated Press

BOSTON – Casey DeSmith made 25 saves, Tyler Seguin and Matt Duchene each had a goal and two assists and the Dallas Stars handed the Boston Bruins their third straight loss, 5-2, on Thursday night.

The Stars also got goals from Jason Robertson, Logan Stankoven and Roope Hintz. Mason Marchment had two assists as Dallas scored four unanswered goals after David Pastrnak gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 11:57 of the first period.

Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves for the Bruins, who cut the Stars' lead to 4-2 on Justin Brazeau's goal at 10:41 of the second period. Still trailing by two goals in the third period, Boston pulled Swayman.

Hintz added the finishing touches with an empty-net goal with 2:02 minutes left.

Takeaways

Stars: A Dallas team that posted a Western Conference-best 114 points last season won four in a row to start the season before losing two of three heading into the game against Boston. With the NHL's best penalty kill unit, the Stars were successful on three of Boston's four extra-skate opportunities.

Bruins: Pastrnak returned to the scorer's list after being off the scorer's list in Boston's last two games, totaling minus-four points.

Key moment

Seguin's second-period goal capped the Stars' power-play dominance and highlighted the problems the Bruins encountered on the penalty kill.

Key statistics

A Bruins team entering Thursday's game ranked second in the NHL in penalty minutes and allowed six opposing power-play goals in seven games, allowing the Stars to score three times from the power play in nine minutes in the second period could.

Next

Stars: Return home Saturday night to host Chicago for the first game of a four-game homestand.
Bruins: Host Toronto on Saturday night in the middle game of a three-game homestand.