Lowly Ducks fall to shooting Stars
Despite second-period rally, they extend losing streak to 10 consecutive games.
Roope Hintz and Jacob Peterson scored in the third period to help the Dallas Stars rally for a 3-2 win against the Ducks on Tuesday at the Honda Center.
Radek Faksa had a goal, Jake Oettinger made 26 saves, and the Stars moved one point ahead of Vegas for the second wild-card from the Western Conference with three games in hand.
Troy Terry scored his 31st goal, Derek Grant had a goal and an assist, but the Ducks lost their 10th straight game. Trevor Zegras had two assists and John Gibson allowed three goals on 32 shots, but the Ducks are 0-8-2 since defeating San Jose on March 6.
Peterson finished off a two-on-one break from John Klingberg to put the Stars in front 3-2 with 7:24 remaining, beating Gibson between his legs with a backhand. It was Peterson’s fifth gamewinning goal this season.
Zegras nearly sent it to overtime with a sharp-angle shot that hit the post inside the final 10 seconds.
Hintz was alone in the slot to bury a one-timer from Jason Robertson to tie it up 2-all at 8:48 of the third.
After a sluggish start, the Ducks came charging back in the second period. Grant tied it up 1-all at 3:54, centering the puck from his knees where it struck the skate of Dallas defenseman Esa Lindell and went in.
Terry put the home team ahead 2-1 midway through the period, with the movement of his wobbly shot from the high slot catching Oettinger by surprise.
Zegras had assists on both goals, giving him 33 this season with five coming in the last four games.
The Stars went in front with 5:55 left in the first period on Faksa’s fourth goal, with Michael Raffl pouncing on a turnover in the neutral zone to allow Faksa and Luke Glendening to break the other way.