Dvorak scores 2, Montembeault saves 48, Montreal tops Dallas

DALLAS (AP) — Christian Dvorak scored twice, Sam Montembeault made a career-high 48 saves for his second win of the season and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 Tuesday night time for his or her third highway win.

Dvorak and Michael Pezzetta scored 22 seconds aside within the second interval, and Tyler Toffoli, Dvorak and Josh Anderson beat Jake Oettinger 3 times in 3:15 for a 5-2 lead early within the third. Braden Holtby changed Oettinger after Anderson’s objective at 4:18.

Jacob Peterson, Tyler Seguin and Joe Pavelski scored for Dallas, which by no means led. The Stars have been outscored 15-5 throughout a three-game dropping streak.

Montreal fell one wanting its highest variety of targets in a sport this season. The Canadiens’ final sport with six targets was Nov. 27 at Pittsburgh, which additionally had been their most up-to-date highway win. Montreal is 3-15-4 on the highway.

Dallas fell to 14-4-1 at house. The Stars outshot the Canadiens 51-22.

With the rating 2-1 late within the second interval, the Stars appeared to tie it when Michael Raffl had a short-handed breakaway. Montembeault didn’t cease the shot, however he fell backward onto the puck, which was lodged beneath his again and will have crossed the objective line. A video replay was inconclusive, so there was no objective.

Anderson’s objective initially was dominated no objective, however replay confirmed the online was not dislodged till after the puck crossed the road.

Montreal’s Twenty ninth-ranked penalty kill held off the Stars on the primary six of their energy performs earlier than Pavelski scored with six skaters for Dallas. The Stars entered the sport second on the facility play at house (30.8%).

NOTES: Toffoli additionally assisted on Dvorak’s first objective. Toffoli had missed 11 video games courting to Dec. 4 due to a hand harm. ... Dallas D Esa Lindell performed in his four-hundredth NHL sport in seven seasons, all with the Stars. ... On Texas Rangers Evening, former Rangers infielder Michael Younger, at present a particular assistant to normal supervisor Chris Younger, dropped the ceremonial puck.

UP NEXT

Canadiens: Play third sport on a five-game journey Thursday at Vegas.

Stars: Start a six-day, four-game journey Thursday at Buffalo within the first of two back-to-backs.

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