Jake Oettinger stops 32 shots, Stars score twice in a minute to beat Wild 3-0
Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger shut out his home-state team stopping 32 shots, Wyatt Johnston and Matt Duchene scored 58 seconds apart late in the second period and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Monday night.
Oettinger, who grew up about 20 miles south of the Twin Cities in Lakeville, Minnesota, is 7-0-2 in regular-season play against the Wild and has an eight-game home winning streak beginning in late January.
Johnston deflected a shot from the blue line by Thomas Harley for a power-play goal at 15:01 of the second. Duchene also scored through a screen, from the right circle at 15:59.
Mason Marchment added an empty-net goal in the final minute.
Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves for the Wild. Gustavsson allowed only two goals last week going 3-0-0 to be selected the NHL's First Star of the Week.
Roope Hintz had two assists. Takeaways
The Stars are 10-0-1 in their last 11 home games, six points behind first-place Winnipeg in the Central Division and five points ahead of third-place Colorado. Mikko Rantanen took a puck to the face early in the second period, was helped to the tunnel, but didn't miss much time.
The Wild had a three-game winning streak snapped. Minnesota has a comfortable lead in the Western Conference wild-card race and is four points behind Colorado in the division. Defenseman Declan Chisholm left the game late in the second period. Key moment
Oettinger made a glove save on Marcus Johansson's point-blank shot during the Wild's fourth and final power play midway through the third period. Key stat
The Stars are 31-1-1 when leading after two periods. The loss was at home to Minnesota in overtime on Dec. 27. Up next
The Wild finish a back-to-back at home Tuesday against Vegas. The Stars begin a four-game road trip Wednesday at Edmonton.
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