Pitlick scores twice, Stars edge Hurricanes
DALLAS -- Tyler Pitlick scored two goals and Radek Faksa had a pair of assists as the Dallas Stars defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 at American Airlines Center on Saturday.
Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin also scored for Dallas, while Ben Bishop made 35 saves to help the Stars extend their winning streak to four games.
The Stars so-called fourth line, which includes Pitlick and Faksa, scored in its third-straight game.
Jeff Skinner scored twice and Scott Darling made 23 saves as Carolina's two-game win streak came to an end as it closed out a four-game road trip.
Benn gave Dallas a 1-0 lead at 7:58 of the first period. Alexander Radulov carried the puck into the offensive zone and made a short drop pass to Benn, who fired a wrist shot past Darling.
Stephen Johns started the play with a nice stretch pass to Radulov before Benn scored his fourth goal of the season.
Pitlick scored his first goal of the season and gave Dallas a 2-0 lead at 18:07 of the first when he dove for a rebound in the crease. Darling made an initial save on a tipped shot by Faksa before Pitlick crashed the net and was sent sprawling after putting the puck in the net.
Dallas took a 3-0 lead at 5:25 of the second period when Seguin scored on a breakaway immediately after leaving the penalty box. Esa Lindell cleared the puck out to Mattias Janmark, who settled the puck to Seguin before the center scored his sixth goal of the season.
Pitlick scored his second goal at 7:46 of the period when he finished off a pass from Antoine Roussel. Roussel won the puck with an aggressive forecheck while Pitlick went hard to the net and scored his second goal of the night.
Skinner cut the lead to 4-1 when he scored on a rebound at 19:50 of the second period.
He scored his second goal on a rebound in front of the net at 5:32 of the third. The Stars challenged the goal for goalie interference, but it was confirmed after a short review.
Center Jordan Staal scored to make it 4-3 at 15:24 of the period immediately after a Stars penalty expired.
NOTES: D Julius Honka was back in the lineup after serving as a healthy scratch during a 5-4 win against the Arizona Coyotes. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said he'd like to get back to a lefty-righty alignment with his defensive pairs. ... Stars G Ben Bishop and Hurricanes G Scott Darling both played their college hockey at the University of Maine. ... Martin Necas, Josh Jooris, and Klas Dahlbeck were scratched by Carolina ... Jamie Oleksiak, Greg Pateryn, and Gemel Smith were scratches for Dallas.