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National Hockey League
Dallas 4, Arizona 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 29, 2019
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 17125

Roope Hintz's late tiebreaking goal was one of four Dallas tallies in the third period as the Stars pulled off a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday night.

A night after an overtime shootout win at home over Colorado, Dallas scored the game's final four goals Sunday for its second straight win. Jamie Benn had a goal and assist, Alexander Radulov scored his 11th of the season and Mattias Janmark scored an empty-net goal for the Stars.

Hintz's goal was his team-leading 13th of the season.

Arizona, once the Pacific Division leader, has lost three straight games in regulation for the first time this season. Conor Garland scored a goal and assisted on another, and Taylor Hall scored his first goal at Gila River Arena for his new team.

Garland had gone seven games without a goal. His 13 goals lead the Coyotes this season. The Coyotes dropped to 8-10-1 at home.

The Coyotes lost center Derek Stepan to an upper-body injury in the second period after he was drilled by Stars defenseman Jamie Oleksiak with a check. Oleksiak was assessed a five-minute penalty but it was changed to a two-minute minor upon review.

Both Coyotes goals came in the first period, Hall putting in a pass from behind the net from Garland at 8:42, and Garland scoring on wrist shot from a side angle at 18:02. Arizona outshot the Stars 22-5 in the period.

Nick Schmaltz, who assisted on Garland's goal, registered his team-high 25th assist and 31st point.

The Stars made it 2-1 with a quick goal off a faceoff at 2:18 of the third, Benn with his ninth of the season on a backhander. More than eight minutes later, Radulov tied it off a pass from Andrej Sekera.

Anton Khudobin stopped 33 of 35 shots for Dallas. Antti Raanta stopped 21 shots for the Coyotes a night after giving up four goals on 16 shots in a loss at Vegas.

Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back set and faced each other for the first time this season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Arizona
Jamie Benn 2 Points Conor Garland 2
Jamie Benn 1 Goals Conor Garland 1
Andrej Sekera 2 Assists Conor Garland 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Anton Khudobin .943 Save Percentage Antti Raanta .875
Anton Khudobin 33 Saves Antti Raanta 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 25 4 0-3 4-4 10 27
Arizona 35 2 0-4 3-3 8 30
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .381 after a win and .650 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Stars have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .444 after a loss.