Seguin and Duchene have a goal and 2 assists each and Stars down Bruins 5-2
Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Boston. Credit: AP/Steven Senne
BOSTON — Casey DeSmith made 25 saves, Tyler Seguin and Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists each 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 down two goals with time winding down in the third period, Boston pulled Swayman.
Hintz supplied the finishing touch with an empty-netter with 2:02 remaining.
Takeaways
Stars: A Dallas team that finished with a Western Conference-best 114 points last season won four straight to begin the season before dropping two of three prior to facing Boston. Featuring the NHL’s top penalty kill unit, the Stars were successful on three of Boston’s four extra-skater opportunities.
Bruins: Pastrnak returned to the scoring column after getting held off the scoresheet and posting a combined minus-four in Boston’s previous two games.
Key moment
Seguin’s second-period goal capped off the Stars’ dominance on the power play and epitomized the problems the Bruins ran into on the penalty kill.
Dallas Stars center Logan Stankoven (11) celebrates with left wing Mason Marchment, top left, and center Matt Duchene (95) after scoring in front of Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm, upper right, and left wing Cole Koepke (45) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Boston. Credit: AP/Steven Senne
Key stat
A Bruins team that entered Thursday’s game ranked second in the NHL in penalty minutes and allowed six opponent power-play goals through seven games allowed the Stars to score three times on the man advantage over a nine-minute span in the second period.
Up next
Stars: Return home to host Chicago on Saturday before heading to Finland to play Florida twice.
Bruins: Host Toronto in the middle game of a three-game homestand on Saturday night.
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Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) is unable to get the puck past Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Boston. Credit: AP/Steven Senne
This story has been updated to correct that Dallas plays one game at home before playing two in Finland.
