Robertson has objective and three assists, Stars beat Coyotes 5-2

TEMPE, Ariz. — Jason Robertson had a objective and three assists, together with his objective breaking a tie with 22 seconds remaining within the second interval within the Dallas Stars‘ 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday evening.

Robertson has 42 targets and 95 factors, breaking Mike Modano’s season scoring file for the Stars. Modano, who had 93 factors in 1992-93, spoke to the workforce afterward.

“When you are breaking records of guys like Mike Modano, that is something pretty special,” Dallas coach Pete DeBoer stated. “That’s rare air. That’s the kind of things you’ll be able to tell your grandkids about.”

Joe Pavelski, Roope Hintz, Jamie Benn and Max Domi additionally scored for Dallas, which swept the four-game season collection whereas outscoring the Coyotes 20-6. Benn scored his thirty second on an influence play 5 minutes into the third interval for a 4-2 lead, and Domi scored into an open web with 1:01 remaining.

Dallas (41-20-14) moved a degree behind Minnesota and two factors forward of Colorado for the Central Division lead. The Stars play the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche in Denver on Saturday. Colorado has a recreation in hand on each.

“They are kind of the measuring stick, Stanley Cup champs,” stated Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger, who had 16 saves and is scheduled to start out Saturday. “It’s going to be a great test for us, back to back, going to a great barn and play a great team. I think everyone is going to be really excited.”

PHOTOS: Robertson has objective and three assists, Stars beat Coyotes 5-2

Robertson gave the Stars a 3-2 lead after taking a go on the blue line and dealing his approach into the center of the ice earlier than placing a wrist shot via a small window.

“I didn’t know if I could beat the ‘D,’ so pulled up and tried to shoot through them,” Robertson stated. “Lucky it went in.”

DeBoer: “He’s got that sneaky shot that he can beat goalies from distance. There’s not many guys that can do that in this league. It was a huge goal timing-wise for us.”

Jusso Valimaki and Connor Mackey scored for Arizona and Karel Vejmelka had 26 saves. The Coyotes have misplaced six straight.

Clayton Keller assisted on Valimaki’s objective to increase his factors streak to 14 video games, the longest for the reason that franchise relocated from Winnipeg in 1996. Keller is tied with Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson for the longest lively factors streak within the NHL.

“I don’t think, we played with enough urgency today,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny stated.

Pavelski scored his twenty third objective 1:23 into the sport. Esa Lindell’s go from the let circle caromed in off Pavelski as he was being checked in entrance of the web.

Valimaki scored on an influence play 5 minutes into the primary interval and Mackey scored after a Dallas turnover late to provide the Coyotes a 2-1 lead after the primary interval.

Hintz scored his thirty fourth objective of the season 53 seconds into the second interval, when he roofed a fast wrist shot from the proper circle to tie it at 2-2.

“We wanted to get in and out of here as clean as possible, and I think we did that,” deBoer stated. “We got on our heels a little in the middle of the first, but came out in the second and third and kind of made sure we were going to win that game.”

KELLER MAKES HISTORY

Keller completed March with 24 factors, essentially the most in a calendar month in Coyotes’ historical past. Teemu Selanne holds the franchise file with 27 factors in a month, in January and March of 1993, when the franchise was situated in Winnipeg.

NOTES

The Stars loaned G Scott Wedgewood to Texas of the American Hockey League on a conditioning project Friday. Wedgewood, who has a 2.92 goals-against common in 18 video games, was acquired from the Coyotes final March for a 2023 third-round draft choose. … Vejmelka performed in his a hundredth NHL recreation. … Coyotes F Laurent Dauphin (higher physique) missed his fourth straight recreation however is predicted to return Saturday. … Coyotes D Victor Soderstrom obtained a double-minor excessive sticking penalty when he hit Hintz into the boards with 7:47 remaining. Hintz was inclined on the ice a number of moments earlier than skating off with a gash on his left cheek. He didn’t return. He will want stitches, DeBoer stated.

UP NEXT

Stars: At Colorado on Saturday evening.