National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 4, Arizona 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 11866

Stars 4, Coyotes 3: Ryan Garbutt capped a frenzied finish by scoring on a short-handed breakaway with 76 seconds left in the third period as visiting Dallas halted its seven-game winless drought.

Tyler Seguin followed up a hat trick in his last game with a pair of goals 57 seconds apart in the second period and Erik Cole tallied with 4:41 remaining in the third to provide a brief lead for the Stars, who notched their first victory since a shootout win at New Jersey on Oct. 24. Kari Lehtonen turned aside 34 shots to end his five-start drought (0-3-2).

Mikkel Boedker answered Cole's tally with one of his own 58 seconds later to tie it at 3-3 with 3:43 remaining for Phoenix, which dropped its second in a row following a three-game winning streak. Defenseman Connor Murphy and Joe Vitale also scored while Mike Smith made 28 saves for the Coyotes, who squandered a 2-0 lead.

Murphy ended an 11-game point drought 1:42 into the contest, connecting on a wrist shot from the point through a crowd, but Arizona was unable to build on the lead despite having a 17-6 advantage in shots during the opening period. Vitale made it 2-0 just past the midway point of the middle session, snapping a shot over Lehtonen's right shoulder before Seguin rallied the Stars.

Following extended pressure by Dallas, Seguin collected a rebound at the bottom of the left faceoff circle and fired it into an open net with 2:01 left in the period. Seguin knotted it from nearly the same spot 57 seconds later, accepting a cross-crease pass from Jason Spezza before lining up a slap shot that easily beat Smith.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Dallas traded veteran D Sergei Gonchar to Montreal on Tuesday for LW Travis Moen, clearing the way for Stars D John Klingberg to make his NHL debut following his recall from Texas of the American Hockey League. ... Coach Dave Tippett was behind the bench for his 391st game with the Coyotes, moving past Bob Francis for the most in franchise history. ... Arizona D Keith Yandle became the second Coyotes player (Dale Hawerchuk) to appear in 400 consecutive games.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Arizona
Tyler Seguin 2 Points Connor Murphy 2
Tyler Seguin 2 Goals Connor Murphy 1
Jordie Benn 1 Assists Connor Murphy 1
Tyler Seguin 1 Power Play Goals N/A
Ryan Garbutt 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Kari Lehtonen .919 Save Percentage Mike Smith .875
Kari Lehtonen 34 Saves Mike Smith 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 32 4 1-4 6-6 22 37
Arizona 37 3 0-6 3-4 18 35
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Stars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .273 after a loss.