Stars suffer first loss of season in 5-3 defeat to Canucks

The Dallas Stars, coming off a 3-0 start that included a shootout win over Colorado and a home-opening victory against Minnesota, suffered their first loss of the season Thursday night, falling 5-3 to the Vancouver Canucks at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Vancouver rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period, scoring three times in a span of 3 minutes, 26 seconds to seize control. Filip Chytil opened the rally with a breakaway tally, Brock Boeser tied it on a power play and Max Sasson gave the Canucks the lead. Conor Garland added a late second-period goal after intercepting a Dallas pass, and Quinn Hughes sealed the outcome with an empty-netter in the final minute. Thatcher Demko finished with 28 saves for Vancouver.

Dallas struck early when Mavrik Bourque scored in the first period after a play in front of the net. Mikko Rantanen extended his personal scoring streak with a first-period power-play goal on a pass from Jason Robertson. Wyatt Johnston cut the deficit to 4-3 with a power-play goal late in the third period, his fourth goal in four games, but the Stars could not complete the comeback. Casey DeSmith made 21 saves for Dallas.