Wedgewood helps Stars get past Hurricanes in debut

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Scott Wedgewood made 44 saves in his Dallas Stars debut, a 4-3 shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Thursday.

Roope Hintz scored two goals, and Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson each had two assists for the Stars (36-24-3), who have won three in a row. Tyler Seguin scored the only goal in the shootout.
Wedgewood was acquired in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. He stopped Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov on 2-on-1 chances in the final 1:28 of overtime.
"I think I was a little nervous to get going and make a first impression," said Wedgewood, who made 18 saves in the first period. "A couple rebounds early on actually led to more chances than I would have liked, but after that first 10-minute barrage, I settled into myself and went back to the basics of how I've been playing. It was a good night all around."

Nino Niederreiter scored twice, and Brady Skjei had two assists for the Hurricanes (42-15-7), who have lost five of six. Frederik Andersen made 12 saves.
"I don't know if I've seen a better game in 20 years of being here," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "As far as doing everything we were trying to do, we just didn't get it in the net as much as we would like."
Jamie Benn gave the Stars a 1-0 lead 30 seconds into the second period when his centering pass deflected into the net off the stick of Hurricanes defenseman Ian Cole.
Niederreiter tied it 1-1 from the slot at 6:44 after Skjei intercepted a pass and fed him.
Vincent Trocheck put the Hurricanes ahead 2-1 with a power-play goal at 2:43 of the third period. Wedgewood stopped Aho's shot from the slot, but Trocheck scored on the rebound at the top of the crease.
Hintz tied it 2-2 at 3:43 from between the circles off a pass from Pavelski.
"I knew if I just beat the guy through the middle, he's going to find me," Hintz said of Pavelski. "There were two times that happened today, and it's nice that he sees it so well."

Niederreiter gave Carolina a 3-2 lead at 10:24 when he redirected a Skjei shot.
"I feel like we dominated that game," Niederreiter said. "We had a lot of shots on net. Right now, we've just got to stay positive and find a way to get some greasy goals. It's not been easy, that's for sure."
Hintz tied it 3-3 at 11:23 with a backhand in the slot.

Andersen stopped Michael Raffl on a penalty shot at 14:09.
The Stars were outshot 47-15, their largest differential of the season.
"We were badly outplayed tonight by Carolina. They played an outstanding game," Dallas coach Rick Bowness said. "There were two reasons we won. Obviously, Wedgewood was the biggest difference in the game, but I also liked our resiliency in the third when they scored and we came right back. Roope's line came up huge when we needed it."
NOTES:Vladislav Namestnikov made his Stars debut after being acquired Monday in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The forward had two hits and played 10:21. ... Pavelski has scored six points (one goal, five assists) during a three-game point streak. ... Hintz has scored six points (five goals, one assist) during a three-game point streak. He has scored in three straight games. ... Max Domi played 10:41 in his Hurricanes debut. The forward was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday in a three-way trade involving the Florida Panthers.