In Dallas, the Stars scored three ties in the opening stanza on Thursday night in a 4-1 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. 
Jake Oettinger made 25 saves in the win.
The Stars improved to 36-17-9, snapping out of a slump that had them losing six of seven matches.
The first period outburst was kicked off by Jason Robertson at 6:52 for a 1-0 lead to Dallas.
The Stars then added two goals in a 96-second span for the 3-0 lead coming out of the first.
Joe Pavelski scored at 16:41 to push the advantage to 2-0, his goal came off a one-handed effort to get the puck home
Logan Stankoven s then scored his third goal since taking a spot on the roster.
He scored at 18:17 off a steal, giving Dallas the 3-0 lead.
Stankoven set a Dallas franchise record with his third goal in the first week of his NHL career.
The Jets dropped to 37-16-5, ending a four-game streak.
Vladislav Namestnikov trimmed the deficit to 3-1 for Winnipeg when he scored at 13:24Â of the middle frame.
Roope Hintz sealed the win for Dallas when he hit an empty net with 70 seconds left on the regulation clock for the 4-1 final count on the scoreboard.
Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves in the loss.
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