In Newark, Joe Pavelski stuck a dagger in the Devils when he scored with 1:39 gone in extra time to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win on Saturday.
“We talked about that coming in and winning on the road,” Pavelski said. “You got to win on the road. If you’re a good team, you expect to win on the road and it’s a good start in the right direction. Now, we’ve got to keep trying to pile more wins.”
Ben Bishop made 29 saves in the win.
Ben Bishop got the win for Dallas – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
“Sometimes things line up like that,” Pavelski said of his success against New Jersey. “But you keep showing up, play hard, work for those chances. When you’re hot against a team, you can expect chances and looks.
“On my goal, [Mattias Janmark] makes a good play with his speed and created a chance and I found a loose puck on the rebound.”
Nico Hischier and Kevin Rooney were the New Jersey strikers.
“It’s little details that sometimes cost us a goal or a save,” Hischier said. “If I score on the breakaway, we win the game. That’s a little thing too.”
Dallas’ regulation goals came from Joel Kiviranta (his first NHL goal) and Jason Dickinson.
“It felt pretty good, like always when you score a goal, but it feels even better because we get those two points,” Kiviranta, who is on recall from the Texas Stars in the AHL, said.
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Louis Domingue made 28 saves in the loss.
“We’re playing well enough to win a game, but it’s just that little step that’s missing right now,” Hischier said. “It’s frustrating but we’ve got to keep going. We’re playing some good hockey.”
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