The rest of the first period remained scoreless and the Senators headed into the first intermission up by a score of 2-1 thanks to the first line.
After a scoreless first half of the second period, Stars’ captain Jamie Benn tied the game 2-2 with his ninth of the season at 10:19 into the frame.
A minute later, the Stars regained the lead at 3-2 when Roope Hintz scored his second of the game at 11:26 into the second.
Neither team scored for the rest of the period, and the Senators headed into the second intermission down 3-2.
The Stars doubled their lead to 4-2 at 13:37 into the third period when former Senator Matt Duchene scored his 15th goal of the season.
With the goalie pulled and a power play opportunity, the Senators put pressure onto the Stars but were unable to cut the deficit as they fell by a score of 4-2. The team will return to play tomorrow night when they take on the St. Louis Blues for the second time this season at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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