Ducks drop heart breaker in Dallas

In Dallas, Ben Bishop made 29 saves as the Stars defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks, 2-1.

“We’ve got to keep building,” Dallas coach Jim Montgomery said. “It’s easier to teach and build on positives and teach on areas where you need to get better when you’re winning. The players are more receptive, and I think the coaches do it in a better fashion.”

Denis Gurianov scored both goals for the Stars who improved to 4-7-1.

“I think it just shows what kind of player he could turn into with his speed,” Andrew Cogliano said. “Those are two high-end goals, and then they end up being the difference tonight. You need contribution down the lineup, and I thought our line was playing pretty good the last couple games, so it’s nice to get a couple goals.”

Max Comtois scored in the middle frame, but the Ducks could not get any closer as Bishop shut them down after that.

“This is a good time to regroup and try to get back in the win column as quick as possible,” Anaheim’s Korbinian Holzer said. “We had some tough losses, and now we just have to keep working hard. The next few games are going to be some big tests for us with [the Colorado Avalanche] and [the Vegas Golden Knights] on a back-to-back. Those are two pretty good teams in the League, so we just have to go out and be ready to work.”

The dropped to 6-5-0 with the loss.

“We’ve got a great goalie, and he made some great saves tonight at key moments,” Montgomery said. “We wouldn’t like to have to rely on him the last two minutes as much as we did, but that’s part of the team.”

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John Gibson made 27 saves in the loss.

“We’re big believers that in every moment, there’s an opportunity. If we’re going to sit and sulk or feel bad for ourselves about something that’s happened in the past, how can you be ready for the opportunity that lies in front of you right now? Whether you win or lose, you go back and try to sustain certain things that we’ve done well,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. “But you also turn and look to improve certain areas. This isn’t all rainbows and butterflies every day and being super positive. We’ll improve on the things that we need to, and we’ll try to encourage the things that we need to sustain.”