Red Wings hold on to beat Stars
DETROIT -- Petr Mrazek made 34 saves and the Detroit Red Wings held on to defeat the Dallas Stars 3-1 Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena for a come-from-behind win.
Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Steve Ott scored for Detroit (11-10-2), which has a four-game point streak (3-0-1).
Esa Lindell scored the only goal for Dallas (9-9-6), which was playing the second of back-to-back games. They lost 4-3 in overtime at St. Louis Monday night. Kari Lehtonen made 17 saves.
Ott added an empty-net goal with 1:03 left.
Lindell gave Dallas a 1-0 lead just 16 seconds into the game when his shot from deep in the left circle deflected in off the skate of Detroit defenseman Mike Green. It was Lindell's second goal.
Larkin's power-play goal tied the game 1-1 with 39 seconds left in the first period. His shot from the high slot area went in off the skate of Stars defenseman Jordie Benn. It was Larkin's seventh goal and the Red Wings first in 15 power-play chances.
Detroit's Tomas Jurco hit the goal post about 2:40 into the opening period.
Mantha's power-play goal 7:56 into the second period gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead. Mantha tapped a cross-crease pass from captain Henrik Zetterberg into the open side of the net off the rush. It was Mantha's third goal of the season.
Detroit's Tomas Tatar hit the crossbar about 4:25 into the second period.
The Red Wings killed off 3:14 of being shorthanded with 46 seconds of it a two-man disadvantage in the third period. Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson took an interference penalty on Patrick Eaves with 8:34 left and Ott went to the penalty box for tripping defenseman Julius Honka with 7:20 remaining.
NOTES: Dallas played the second of back-to-back games on Tuesday. The Stars lost 4-3 in overtime to the St. Louis Blues on the road Monday night. ... Detroit RW Tomas Jurco made his season debut after undergoing back surgery during the offseason. ... Stars general manager Jim Nill was part of the Red Wings management team for 19 seasons, the final 15 as assistant general manager. ... Detroit played its first game without D Brendan Smith (right MCL sprain) and F Tyler Bertuzzi (left high ankle sprain). Both were injured in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. ... Dallas RW Patrick Eaves is a former member of the Red Wings.