Stars edge Canadiens in shootout for seventh straight victory

Jason Robertson scored the shootout winner to raise the surging Dallas Stars previous the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 for his or her seventh consecutive victory on Saturday evening.

Robertson scored the one purpose of the shootout whereas goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki.

Oettinger made 30 saves and Jamie Benn scored in regulation for Dallas (27-13-1). The Stars snapped Montreal’s three-game successful streak.

Sam Montembeault made 34 saves for Montreal (20-18-4), which misplaced for under the third time in 12 video games. The Canadiens earned a 3-2 time beyond regulation win over the Capitals in Washington on Friday evening.

Laine returned to the lineup and buried his ninth purpose of the season after lacking 4 video games as a result of sickness. Veteran defenceman David Savard (upper-body) additionally drew again in from a four-game absence.

Canadiens: Montembeault stood tall in internet all evening, thwarting Robertson with a glove save in time beyond regulation. Taking part in on a back-to-back, Montreal gave up 16 pictures within the first interval an evening after holding Washington to 17 in regulation and time beyond regulation. The Canadiens, nonetheless, principally restricted high quality probabilities from the Stars.

Stars: Dallas lived as much as its stingy popularity in a tight-checking sport. The Stars entered with the second-fewest goals-against per sport (2.50) and stopped the Canadiens from severely difficult Oettinger on Saturday.

After Laine blasted a one-timer previous Oettinger throughout a 5-on-3 energy play late within the second, Benn responded with 2:25 left within the interval, selecting the top-left nook on an odd-man rush to shortly even the rating at one.

All 9 of Laine’s objectives have come on the facility play from his “workplace” by the left circle. He joined Canadiens nice Yvan Cournoyer as the one gamers to attain every of their first 9 objectives in a season on the facility play.

Canadiens: Open a two-game street journey in opposition to the Utah Hockey Membership on Tuesday.

Stars: Go to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.