On the opposite end, Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki in order, and Dallas won its seventh straight while running its point streak to nine games (8-0-1).
First Period_1, Dallas, Robertson 12 (Dadonov, Johnston), 3:50. 2, Montreal, Slafkovsky 5 (Suzuki, Caufield), 4:37. Second Period_None. Third Period_3, Montreal ...
First Period_None. Penalties_Montreal bench, served by Caufield (Roughing), 7:14; Anderson, MTL (Roughing), 7:14; Dumba, DAL (Roughing), 7:14. Second Period_1 ...
After an electric 4 Nations championship between the U.S. and Canada, the Stars return to NHL regular season action.
The future looks bright in Montreal, and the upcoming trade deadline will give the club another chance to trim extra weight ...