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Robertson has 2 goals and assist as Stars beat Ducks 8-3 for 3rd straight win

Robertson has 2 goals and assist as Stars beat Ducks 8-3 for 3rd straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Dallas Stars' Jason Robertson reacts after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, and the Dallas Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 8-3 on Friday night for their third straight win.

Roope Hintz and Thomas Harley each had a goal and an assist, and Oskar Bäck, Sam Steel, Ilya Lybushkin and Adam Erne also scored for the Stars. who are an NHL-best 13-2-4 on the road. Mikko Rantanen and Miro Heiskanen each had two assists, and Casey DeSmith had 23 saves.

Ryan Poehling, Beckett Sennecke and Mikael Granlund scored for the Ducks, who have lost four of five. Lukas Dostal gave up four goals on seven shots before he was pulled with 5:41 left in the first period. Petr Mrazek came on and stopped 14 of the 18 shots he faced the rest of the way.

The Stars’ eight-goal output tied a season high, matching their 8-3 win at Edmonton on Nov. 25, and was the most the Ducks have given up.

Bäck gave the Stars a 1-0 lead with a short-handed goal 2:37 into the game after the Ducks turned the puck over behind their net.

Poehling tied it 55 seconds later, scoring in close on the rebound of a point shot by Radko Gudas.

Hintz put Dallas back ahead at 4:42, getting a pass from Robertson in the slot, sliding backwards and firing a shot past Dostal for his 11th.

Steel pushed the Stars’ lead to 3-1 with 7:19 left in the first, scoring past Dostal while crashing into the net and dislodging it. The goal was confirmed after a review.

Harley made it a three-goal lead 1:38 later as he got a pass from Rantanen and scored from the right circle.

Robertson scored in front on a power play with 8:50 remaining in the second, and then put a backhander past Mrazek from the right circle 4 minutes later to make it 6-1. It gave Robertson a team-leading 22 goals.

Erne made it a six-goal lead with 1:30 left in the middle period.

After Sennecke pulled the Ducks back within five 1:01 into the third, Lybushkin got his first of the season 41 seconds later to extend the Stars’ lead to 8-2. Granlund capped the scoring with 5:38 remaining.

Up next

Stars: Host Toronto on Sunday.

Ducks: Host Columbus on Saturday.

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Robertson has 2 goals and assist as Stars beat Ducks 8-3 for 3rd straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) skates with the puck against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Robertson has 2 goals and assist as Stars beat Ducks 8-3 for 3rd straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan, standing, reacts behind players during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Robertson has 2 goals and assist as Stars beat Ducks 8-3 for 3rd straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Anaheim Ducks players celebrate after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

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