Stars end Bruins’ 6-game winning streak with dominant 6-2 win

Stars end Bruins’ 6-game winning streak with dominant 6-2 win
Stars end Bruins’ 6-game winning streak with dominant 6-2 win

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored two goals, Justin Hryckowian had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars ended a three-game losing streak by snapping the Boston Bruins’ six-game winning streak, 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Wyatt Johnston, Mavrik Bourque and Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who had only scored three goals in their previous three games. Miro Heiskanen had three assists and Jake Oettinger had 16 saves.

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The Bruins trailed 6-0 when Morgan Geekie scored on the power play to end Oettinger’s shutout with 7:49 left. Geekie ended a 12-game goal drought when he scored on a shot from David Pastrnak.

Fraser Minten also scored for Boston, while Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves before being lifted in favor of Joonas Korpisalo, who made three saves.

The Stars played without their top scorer Mikko Rantanen (19 goals, 44 assists), who was out due to illness.

Johnston’s goal with 3:52 left in the first was his NHL-leading 16th power-play goal this season. Bourque’s first-period goal also came on the power play.

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Johnston has six goals and six assists in his last 12 games.

Robertson scored his 28th and 29th goals of the season early in the third period.

The Bruins had allowed two goals or fewer per game during their six-game winning streak.

The Stars outshot the Bruins 37-18 and won 65% of their faceoffs.

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