DALLAS — Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski each scored his 18th goal this season to share the team lead, and Jake Oettinger won a matchup of Western Conference All-Star goaltenders as the Dallas Stars pulled away from the Los Angeles Kings for a 5-1 victory Tuesday night.
Dallas got three goals in a four-minute stretch during the first half of the third period to take complete control. Hintz, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov each had a goal and an assist, and Sam Steel scored short-handed for the Stars, who are 4-1-0 in their last five games. Jason Robertson added two assists.
Veteran defenseman Drew Doughty scored his 150th career goal for the Kings, who finished a six-game trip by splitting a back-to-back. They won at Carolina on Monday night to end an eight-game skid (0-4-4).
“We did what we were supposed to do against a team on the end of a six-game road trip coming off a back-to-back,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “That was start well and finish well.”
Oettinger (13-8-2) made 32 saves, while Cam Talbot stopped 23 shots for Los Angeles.
“Especially in the third period, hopefully we can have more energy than them,” Oettinger said. “You don’t want to let those teams hang around.”
Oettinger made his third consecutive appearance after missing 12 games with a groin injury. Scott Wedgewood, who made 11 starts during Oettinger’s absence, went out with a lower-body injury last Saturday and is listed as day-to-day.
Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz, center, celebrates his first period goal with teammates, from left, Wyatt Johnston, Jason Robertson, Jani Hakanpaa and Ryan Suter during an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Dallas. Credit: AP/Julio Cortez
Talbot (14-11-5) is 0-5-3 in his last eight starts.
“We stress checking and preventing, but we also have to score goals,” Kings coach Todd McLelland said. “When you don’t use the opportunities you have, sixth game on a road trip, it’s going to be hard to…
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