Bruins' Six-Game Win Streak Snapped by Stars in Dallas

Jason Robertson scored twice to help the Dallas Stars end the Boston Bruins’ winning streak at six games with a 6-2 victory at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Tuesday.

Justin Hryckowian had a goal and two assists, Miro Heiskanen had three assists, Mavrik Bourque had a goal and an assist, and Roope Hintz and Thomas Harley each had two assists for the Stars (28-13-9), who had one goal in each of three straight losses. Jake Oettinger made 16 saves.

Dallas forward Mikko Rantanen, who leads the team with 63 points (19 goals, 44 assists), did not play because of an illness.

Morgan Geekie and Fraser Minten scored for the Bruins (28-20-2), who had outscored their opponents 27-7 in the previous six games. Jeremy Swayman allowed six goals on 34 shots before being pulled at 6:37 of the third period; Joonas Korpisalo made three saves in relief.

“We were pretty much chasing the game right from the hop,” Boston coach Marco Sturm said. “Against a team like that, it’s going to be hard.”

Wyatt Johnston put the Stars ahead 1-0 at 16:08 of the first period with his 26th goal this season and League-leading 16th on the power play. Hintz moved a pass from Heiskanen to Johnston low in the left face-off circle for a one-timer.

Bourque made it 2-0 on another power play at 19:47. After having an initial attempt denied by a diving save from Swayman, he scored on the rebound with a snap shot at the left post.

Esa Lindell extended the lead to 3-0 at 8:26 of the second period on a one-timer from the point.

Hryckowian pushed it to 4-0 at 19:29 when a rebound off the inside of Swayman’s left pad went in off his skate. The goal was initially waved off due to a kicking motion, but video review determined the puck hit the stick of Bruins forward Mark Kastelic before entering the Boston net.

Dallas outshot Boston 32-11 in the first two periods.

“I think there’s still positives to be taken out,” Swayman said. “It’s hard to be punched in the mouth, but it’s important. It’s a long season. It’s our job to get out of it.”

Robertson scored on a wraparound to make it 5-0 at 3:15 of the third period and roofed a snap shot to extend it to 6-0 at 6:37 on his 29th goal.

Geekie cut it to 6-1 at 12:11, deflecting a shot from David Pastrnak to end a 12-game goal drought with his team-leading 26th.

Minten scored on a spinning backhand at 15:39 for the 6-2 final.

“We have to learn from it,” Sturm said. “How I see it is those guys (on the Stars), it’s a playoff team. Without even some of the games that are not in the lineup, they’re willing to play that style of game, just grind it out and stick with it. And we didn’t do it, right?

“We were still playing cute right to the end. And you cannot play that way. So, that’s something that we just have to learn from it.”

NOTES: Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke played 21:13 of ice time after missing a 5-2 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday with a lower-body injury.