Stars stifle Coyotes, get first win in three games

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Devin Shore had a goal and an assist to help the Dallas Stars to a 4-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on Thursday.
Tyler Seguin, Mattias Janmark and Esa Lindell scored for the Stars (29-19-4), who limited the Coyotes to 18 shots on goal and won for the first time in three games.

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Dallas, which has won seven in a row against Arizona, including three this season, scored three goals in the second period after falling behind.
"The catalyst was we just started to play on our toes and we got going, and once we started to play on our toes, we were excellent," Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We carried it through the rest of the game."
Kevin Connauton scored for the Coyotes (12-30-9), who have lost two in a row after winning two straight.
Scott Wedgewood replaced Antti Raanta as Arizona's starting goalie after Raanta was involved in a car accident on the way to the arena. Raanta was not on the bench during the game, but coach Rick Tocchet said he was in the locker room and available to play in an emergency.
"It was a pretty good hit," Tocchet said of the accident. "He was kind of shaken up, so we obviously kept him out tonight. I don't know if we would have put him in."

Connauton gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead at 4:06 of the first period when his shot from the top of the right face-off circle beat goalie Kari Lehtonen high to the glove side through a Christian Fischer screen. It was Connauton's first goal in 40 games, dating to Oct. 10 at the Vegas Golden Knights.
"We knew they were going to come out strong, and they did and we didn't answer, so that's a box unchecked," Shore said. "Credit the leaders in this room. There was still 40 minutes left to play, down one."
Shore tied the game 1-1 three minutes into the second. Jason Spezza and Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson slapped sticks behind the net, causing the puck to go over the top of the net to Shore, who batted it out of the air on his backhand.
Seguin scored on the power play at 5:21 to give Dallas a 2-1 lead.
The Stars thought Jamie Benn gave them a 3-1 lead at 10:30 of the second, but Tocchet challenged that Benn was offside, and the goal was overturned after video review.
Janmark made it 3-1 at 13:24 when he scored from the goal line to the left of Wedgewood.
Lindell scored into an empty net with 1:36 left to make it 4-1.
The Coyotes were 0-for-6 on the power play.
"We practiced three days of power play and I thought we had good power-play practices," Tocchet said. "Obviously, tonight, some guys didn't look good out there."

Goal of the game

Seguin's goal at 5:21 of the second period.

Save of the game

Lehtonen stopping Richard Panik at 8:43 of the third period.

Highlight of the game

Shore's goal at 3:00 of the second period.

They said it

"I think [Jason] Spezza was trying to pass to me short side and their guy got a stick on it. Fifteen years of lacrosse paid off, I guess." -- Stars forward Devin Shore on his goal
"That's the nature of the job, being the second guy, is being ready when you're called upon. I actually felt really good."-- Coyotes goalie Scott Wedgewood on finding out he would start two hours before the game after Antti Raanta was in a car accident

Need to know

Spezza has 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) in 19 games against the Coyotes. … John Klingberg had an assist on Seguin's goal and has 18 points (two goals, 16 assists) in his past 14 games. His 49 points lead NHL defensemen. … Stars goalie Ben Bishop was hit in the head with the puck while sitting on the bench in the third period and went to the locker room. Hitchcock said Bishop would be evaluated Friday, adding there is concern "it might be significant."

What's next

Stars: Host the Minnesota Wild on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; FS-SW+, FS-N, NHL.TV)
Coyotes: At the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday (10:30 p.m. ET; FS-W, FS-A, NHL.TV)