In his first start since Jan. 7, but his second game in two days, goalie Alex Lyon gave up 3 first-period goals in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-1 loss.

Kasper cut the lead to 3-1 at 12:01 of the third period. Dylan Larkin carried the puck through the neutral zone and around the net before finding Simon Edvinsson, whose shot from the high slot deflected in off Kasper. DET@DAL: Kasper trims Red Wings' deficit in 3rd period

Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday night.

Jason Robertson had one of three first-period goals plus a third-period assist and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday night.

The Dallas Stars face the Detroit Red Wings Sunday night for the first time this season. Entering Sunday's match, the Stars are 28-15-1 while the Red Wings are 21-19-4. The two teams will face each other once more this season on April 14 in Detroit.

The Detroit Red Wings used a seven-game winning streak to climb back into the playoff race. But they won’t be able to stay in the chase if they can’t avoid the bad stretches like the one they are in now.

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Matej Blumel and Mavrik Bourque both scored in the opening 20 minutes to help the Stars win on the second night of a back-to-back.

Stars get back in the win column after dropping two in a row, they beat the Red Wings 4-1 Sunday night. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the Stars being outshot by Detroit but it didn’t matter because Dallas had a 3-0 lead in the first period.