The Dallas Stars continued their streak with a 4-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Denis Gurianov struck twice for Dallas. One of the goals came on a penalty shot.
“It feels better for the boys, especially when we had a game in Denver yesterday (2-1 win at the Colorado Avalanche) and flew in last night,” Gurianov said. “That was a tough game for us because we lost an hour (traveling). It’s kind of tough, but I think the boys did a great job.”
Ben Bishop made 35 saves his shutout bif was spoiled late in the third period on a goal from Artturi Lehkonen.
“The real explanation is that I didn’t think we had our legs,” Montreal coach Claude Julien said. “I didn’t think we had the energy tonight. There was no fight in the dog. We lost a lot of battles. We had a couple good shifts here or there, but overall we looked like a tired team tonight.”
The Stars are 6-1-0 in their last seven.
Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars.
“[Gurianov] has been stepping up,” Stars defenseman Esa Lindell said. “He’s got huge speed and he’s using it. He’s getting chances every game, and now he’s burying those. I think when I first got up (to the NHL), it just took time to get used to it and be yourself here. Maybe you’re nervous in the first few games, but that’s normal. It takes time.”
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. Carey Price made 36 saves in the loss.
“Right through the whole game, they were on it,” Canadiens defenseman Ben Chiarot said. “They were quick, stronger on the puck, stronger in battles, just a sharper team. They were a better team, that’s all it was. It wasn’t starts or finishes. It was straight through the puck drop right to the end.”
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