Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier celebrates after scoring a goal in the second period of their game against the Dallas Stars on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dallas Stars center Colin Blackwell, left, and Ducks center Nikita Nesterenko compete for control of the puck during the first period on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Pavel Mintyukov (98) and Nikita Nesterenko (13) work to control the puck while under pressure from the Dallas Stars center Mavrik Bourque (22) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars’ Roope Hintz (24), Wyatt Johnston (53), Mikko Rantanen, center rear, and Miro Heiskanen (4) celebrate after Johnston scored in the first period of a game against the Ducks Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Ian Moore, left, and the Dallas Stars’ Justin Hryckowian compete for control of the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Pavel Mintyukov (98) is tripped by the Dallas Stars’ Radek Faksa, left rear, as Ross Johnston (44) looks on in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars’ Mikko Rantanen (96), Jason Robertson (21) Wyatt Johnston (53) and Miro Heiskanen (4) celebrate Johnston’s goal in the first period of a game against the Ducks on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars’ Mikko Rantanen (96) and Wyatt Johnston (53) celebrate Johnston’s goal as the Ducks’ Pavel Mintyukov recovers from play in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, left, and Jacob Trouba (65) defend against pressure from Dallas Stars center Sam Steel (18) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Jacob Trouba (65), Olen Zellweger (51) and Leo Carlsson (91) defend as the Dallas Stars’ Roope Hintz (24) attempts to take a shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Beckett Sennecke (45), Alex Killorn (17) and others celebrate after Olen Zellweger (51) scored in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Olen Zellweger (51), Mason McTavish (23) and others celebrate Zellweger’s goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Ian Moore (74) celebrates after scoring as the Dallas Stars’ Alexander Petrovic (28) and goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) recover from play in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell (23) controls the puck in front of the Ducks’ Chris Kreider (20) in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier (61) celebrates after scoring as the Dallas Stars’ Ilya Lyubushkin (46) looks on in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars’ Tyler Seguin (91) celebrates with the bench after scoring against the Ducks in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger (51) scores behind Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Cutter Gauthier, left, Chris Kreider, center, and Leo Carlsson celebrate after Kreider scored during the second period of their game against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night in Dallas. Kreider scored twice in the Ducks’ 7-5 win. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, left, gloves a shot by the Ducks’ Ryan Poehling (25) as Colin Blackwell (15) helps defend on the play in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Beckett Sennecke, left, and Mason McTavish celebrate after McTavish scored an empty-net goal in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars’ Jason Robertson (21), Wyatt Johnston (53) and Mikko Rantanen (96) celebrate after Rantanen scored a power-play goal against Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) on the assist by Robertson and Johnston in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars’ Roope Hintz (24) and Mikko Rantanen (96) celebrate after Hintz scored a goal on an assist from Rantanen in the third period of a game against the Ducks Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) gloves a re-directed shot by the Ducks’ Chris Kreider (20) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Leo Carlsson, right, and Jacob Trouba celebrate after Carlsson scored a short-handed goal in the third period of a game against the Dallas Stars on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars’ Colin Blackwell (15) and Ilya Lyubushkin (46) work against the Ducks’ Beckett Sennecke (45) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Ducks’ Cutter Gauthier (61), Mason McTavish (23) and Beckett Sennecke (45) celebrate an empty-net goal scored by McTavish in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Dallas Stars, the Ducks and fans observe a moment of silence in memory of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland before an NHL game on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier celebrates after scoring a goal in the second period of their game against the Dallas Stars on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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DALLAS — The Ducks have found a consistent offensive groove this season, and they’re overwhelming some of their opponents.
Leo Carlsson’s short-handed goal midway through the third period proved to be the winner as the sizzling Ducks rallied to beat the Dallas Stars, 7-5, on Thursday night. They scored seven goals for the second straight game and the fourth time already this season.
Carlsson scored on a slap shot 10:38 into the third period to give the Ducks a 6-4 lead. Troy Terry had an assist on the goal.
Chris Kreider scored twice and Cutter Gauthier and Carlsson each had a goal and an assist to extend their point streaks to eight games for the Ducks. Olen Zellweger and Ian Moore added goals and Mason McTavish scored an empty-netter for the Ducks (9-3-1), who won their fifth straight and for the seventh time in the past eight games. Lukas Dostal finished with 21 saves.
Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, and Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin also scored for Dallas, which lost for the third time in four games. Miro Heiskanen had four assists and Jake Oettinger made 18 saves.
The Ducks, who came in leading the NHL in goals per game at 3.92, trailed 2-0 after the first period but found their game in the second, when they outscored the Stars 4-1.
Kreider scored his fifth power-play goal of the season to cut it to 2-1 at 1:16 of the second, and Moore followed with his first NHL goal in his 10th game, the rookie redirecting a feed from Ryan Poehling to tie it 2-2 at 2:48.
Seguin got behind the defense and scored his first goal against the Ducks in his 16-year NHL career to move the Stars back ahead 3-2 at 8:19.
Gauthier answered with his NHL-leading 11th goal of the season, a wrist shot from the right circle to tie it 3-3 at 14:07.
Zellweger scored his first goal of the season at the tail end of a power play to give the Ducks a 4-3 lead at 17:05.
Kreider scored his ninth goal in nine games this season on a deflection in front of the net 16 seconds into the third period for a 5-3 Ducks lead, but Rantanen made the Stars 3 for 3 on the power play when he scored at 1:50 to cut it to 5-4.
Carlsson scored on a short-handed 2-on-1 break to make it 6-4 at 9:22.
Hintz, who had missed the past five games with an injury, scored on a deflection to cut it to 6-5 at 16:39, but McTavish scored into the vacated net with 1:53 left to complete the Ducks’ latest outburst and bring Dallas’ seven-game points streak to and end.
The Stars started strong. Johnston scored on a one-timer from the slot while on a power play to give the Stars a 1-0 lead at 5:49 of the first period.
Dallas went back on the power play and Johnston scored on a tip to stretch the lead to 2-0 at 16:18.
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