Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators

· National Hockey League

Dallas Stars

27-14-1

Final
2 - 3

Ottawa Senators

21-18-3

Merilainen makes 24 saves, Senators end Stars’ winning streak at 7 with 3-2 victory

Roope Hintz scores power-play goal vs. Senators

Merilainen was coming off his first NHL shutout Saturday in a 5-0 victory in Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old Finn's five previous starts this season were on the road.

Josh Norris, Tim Stutzle and Matthew Highmore scored for Ottawa.

Evgenii Dadonov and Jason Robertson scored for Dallas. Casey DeSmith made 25 saves. The Stars also played Saturday, winning 2-1 in a shootout in Montreal.

Takeaways Senators: Ottawa rebounded after giving up the first goal.

Stars: Dallas faded in the second period and was unable to match Ottawa’s energy.

Key moment The Stars appeared to tie it at 2 on a power play midway through the second,. but the Senators challenged and it was ruled offside.

Up next Both teams are back in action Tuesday night. The Stars will be at Toronto, and the Senators will visit the New York Islanders.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:31	Jason Robertson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (8), Evgenii Dadonov (10)
Goal	2nd Period 3:14	Josh Norris Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Drake Batherson (24), Nick Jensen (14)
Goal	2nd Period 3:53	Tim Stützle Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Sanderson (22), Claude Giroux (19)
Goal	3rd Period 0:21	Matthew Highmore Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Nick Cousins (8), Shane Pinto (5)
Goal	3rd Period 19:07	Evgenii Dadonov Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Colin Blackwell (5), Logan Stankoven (16)

Statistics

DAL		OTT
13	Blocked Shots	10
9	Hits	24
3	Takeaways	2
26	Shots	27
1	Power Play Goals	0
4	Power Play Opportunities	3
25.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
28	Faceoffs Won	39
41.8	Faceoff Win Percent	58.2
22	Giveaways	18
3	Total Penalties	4
6	Penalty Minutes	8