Dallas 5, Calgary 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, October 24, 2013
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees:
Kevin Pollock, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen:
Don Henderson, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
13122
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Stars 5, Flames 1: Alex Chiasson recorded two goals and an assist and captain Jamie Benn also scored twice as host Dallas rolled to its second win in six games.
Defenseman Brenden Dillon added a goal and Ray Whitney notched a pair of assists for the Stars, who snapped a two-game skid. Kari Lehtonen made 28 saves and picked up an assist in his return from a lower-body injury.
Lee Stempniak tallied and Karri Ramo stopped 29 shots for Calgary, which completed a 1-4-0 road trip.
Chiasson opened the scoring at 4:04 of the first period and completed his third career two-goal performance at 11:11 of the second by shoveling in a cross-slot pass from Whitney. The tally began a spurt of three in 61 seconds as Dallas opened a 4-1 lead.
Benn beat Ramo with a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle 18 seconds after Chiasson's second goal and Dillon capped the outburst 43 seconds later with a wrister from the left point. Benn wrapped up his 11th career two-goal effort at 3:36 of the third, when he stuffed in a backhander at the left post.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Flames C Jiri Hudler failed to record a point, ending his season-opening streak at nine games. ... Dallas LW Ryan Garbutt served the first contest of his five-game suspension for charging Anaheim's Dustin Penner on Sunday. ... Calgary captain Mark Giordano missed his second straight game with an undisclosed injury.
Top Game Performances
Calgary |
|
Dallas |
Lee Stempniak 1 |
Points |
Alex Chiasson 3 |
Lee Stempniak 1 |
Goals |
Alex Chiasson 2 |
Matt Stajan 1 |
Assists |
Ray Whitney 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Karri Ramo .853 |
Save Percentage |
Kari Lehtonen .966 |
Karri Ramo 29 |
Saves |
Kari Lehtonen 28 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Calgary
|
29 |
1 |
0-2 |
4-4 |
13 |
31 |
Dallas
|
34 |
5 |
0-4 |
2-2 |
9 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Stars have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Washington. The Flames have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .500 after a loss.