Stars Beat Golden Knights 2-1 on Benn's Goal

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn scored the game-winning power-play goal in the second period, and goaltender Jake Oettinger made 25 saves to lead the Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center.

The win extended Dallas's points streak to 13 games, with a record of 12 wins and one tie in that span. The Stars, who hold a 40-14-10 mark this season, improved to 27-0-3 when leading after two periods. For Vegas, the loss marked their third straight defeat and sixth in their last seven games, dropping them to 29-22-14 overall and stalling their playoff push amid a 2-6-0 stretch in their past eight outings.

The game remained scoreless through a tightly contested first period, with both teams managing just a handful of quality chances. Vegas struck first early in the second, capitalizing on a turnover at the blue line. Ivan Barbashev poked the puck free from Stars forward Wyatt Johnston, allowing the Golden Knights to maintain possession in the offensive zone. Jack Eichel then fired a wrist shot stick-side past Oettinger at the 1:31 mark for his 23rd goal of the season and team-leading 72nd point. Eichel, who has six goals in his last...