Monday's game was definitely a roller coaster ride for the Stars, several ups and downs. But in the end, it was another win, and that's what counts.
"It was a weird game," said Stars defenseman John Klingberg. "But we found a way to win."
"We've found a way to win games in all different forms during the streak," said Stars center Jason Spezza. "It was an up-and-down-the-lineup-contribution game and one we can feel good about."
The start wasn't great, and the Stars fell behind 1-0 when Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored on the rush with the two sides playing four-on-four 8:39 into the game.
The Stars drew even early in the second on a power-play goal by Hintz, who redirected a Spezza pass into the net. But the Coyotes were back on top midway through the second on a Kevin Connauton goal from the left point.
The Stars then blitzed the Coyotes with three goals in 71 seconds in the third, power-play tallies by Klingberg and Faksa and then an even-strength tally by Janmark and the Stars were up 4-2 at the 3:39 mark. A little more than four minutes later it's a tie game after the Coyotes get two goals in 61 seconds from Vinny Hinostroza and Alex Galchenyuk.
But the Stars bounced back with a goal by the line of Jamie Benn, Seguin, and Alexander Radulov. Radulov tied up a Coyote defender behind the Arizona net, Benn scooped up the puck and set up Seguin who scored the game-winner with 7:32 remaining.
After grinding out some close low-scoring games, the Stars needed to find a way to win a game in which they had to come back a couple of times and then bounce back after blowing a two-goal lead in the third.
"It's nice that we are finding ways to win different types of games," said Stars coach Jim Montgomery. "It was nice to see us generate and stay with it. Our power play and penalty kill came through. A lot of positives to build on.
"It's funny, we scored a lot of goals and our D zone wasn't as sharp as it's been lately. But I just liked our mental poise."
