Dadonov and Benn score as the Stars defeat Utah 2-1 to win for the third straight season

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Evgeni Dadonov and Jamie Benn each scored a goal to help the Dallas Stars to their third straight victory with a 2-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night.

Casey DeSmith stopped 34 shots for Dallas, which has won eight of its last 11 games.

Nick Schmaltz scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka finished with 19 saves for Utah, which fell to 3-2-1 in its last six games.

Dadonov scored on the power play at 7:07 of the second period and Benn made it 2-0 in the final minute of the period.

Schmaltz got Utah on the scoreboard at 6:57 of the third period.

Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev played his 500th career game on Monday.

Takeaways

Utah Hockey Club: Utah continues its up-and-down play and has not won consecutive games since its first three wins to start the season.

Stars: The win moved Dallas to 32 points, solidifying its position in third place in the Central Division and moving four points behind Minnesota and Winnipeg at the top of the division.

Key moment

Early in the first period, DeSmith hurled a loose puck toward him and used his shoulder pad to knock it away. This piece set the tone for his evening.

Key statistics

Utah is now just 2-8-1 when allowing its first goal this season, while Dallas is now 12-2-0 when allowing its first goal.

Next

Stars visit Los Angeles on Wednesday while Utah visits Buffalo on Saturday.

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