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Wyatt Johnston Tallies Twice, Stars Beat Kraken to Run Streak to 7
Wyatt Johnston set a Dallas Stars record with 19 power-play goals this season as the team extended its winning streak to seven games, overcoming post-Olympic injuries.
- On Wednesday, Wyatt Johnston scored his 30th and 31st goals as the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1, extending a seven-game winning streak.
- Needing a well-rested contributor, Dallas turned to Wyatt Johnston, as seven Stars went deep in the tournament and key players were unavailable, to carry on their six-game win streak.
- Johnston opened the scoring with a deflection at 1:19, then scored on a power play after Heiskanen's shot grazed Evans' stick, while Seattle's challenge for goaltender interference was denied.
- Dallas completed a season-series sweep of Seattle, with Ryan Lindgren losing after two shifts, and Johnston setting a Stars power-play record with 19 goals.
- The Stars have two days off before facing the Nashville Predators Saturday night and then complete a road back-to-back at St. Louis on Thursday, with Duchene scoring seven goals in his last seven games.
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Dallas topples Seattle 4-1, Johnston sets record
The Stars returned from the Olympic break with a few medals in tow and a few players missing, but it did not stop Dallas from a strong start at home. Despite Roope Hintz out with an illness and Mikko Rantanen and Radek Faksa sidelined with injuries, the Stars were able to defeat the Seattle Kraken 4-1. For both teams, there was some rust that needed to be shaken off in the first period… Source
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