The Stars scored five goals during the three-game road trip. Tyler Seguin (2), Alexander Radulov, and Benn scored four of them. John Klingberg scored the other.
Over the last six games, Benn, Seguin, and Radulov have scored 10 of the team's 14 goals. Three came from defensemen: Miro Heiskanen scored two and Klingberg one. The only other forward to chip in was Radek Faksa with one.
On Thursday, the line of Benn, Seguin, and Radulov saw a lot of Philadelphia's Sean Couturier until Montgomery started juggling in the second period. Couturier is one of the best defensive forwards in the game and got some quality help from the defense pair of Ivan Provorov and Travis Sanheim in helping keep Dallas' top players in check. Benn scored late in the game, but it wasn't enough on this night. The Stars had a couple of power-play chances, but couldn't cash in, and saw their six-game streak of scoring with the man-advantage come to an end.
This was a night where some scoring down the lineup would have helped. It's something the Stars haven't seen since they blew out the Red Wings at home on Dec. 29. Some of the Stars forwards know that their offensive numbers are lagging behind expectations.
"I'm definitely behind where I was last year (in goal scoring) at this point and so are some other guys," said Stars forward Tyler Pitlick, "but I don't know, like I said, I feel like it's a simple answer we just got to do it."
"I think the last thing we should do is think about it and worry about it," said Stars forward Devin Shore said. "You know, you can chip in, but if you start thinking about production, you get away from other things. As far as depth guys, throw me in there, we're not good enough to just try to produce, if we play the right way and battle that will take care of itself."