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Duchene scores in the 3rd period as the Stars beat the Lightning 4-2

Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with center Wyatt Johnston (53) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matt Duchene and Roope Hintz scored in the third period, and the Dallas Stars beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday night.

Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots while improving to 11-3 on the season.


Anthony Cirelli scored twice for Tampa Bay, which had a five-game point streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves.

The Lightning had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the first period but Dallas answered both times on goals from Evgenii Dadonov and Miro Heiskanen.

It was 2-2 before Duchene and Hintz scored 58 seconds apart in the third.