Stars roll past Kings to complete season sweep
Mar 16, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Kings goaltender David Rittich (31) fights off a shot with center Anze Kopitar (11) and Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski (16) in front of his goal during the first period at American Airlines Center. credits: Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist for the Dallas Stars, who completed a season sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Kings with a 4-1 win on Saturday night.
Craig Smith, Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn also scored and Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves for the Stars, who had lost two in a row to open their five-game homestand.
Kevin Fiala scored and David Rittich made 25 saves for the Kings, who were coming off a 5-0 victory at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, but have alternated wins and losses the past eight games.
Dallas swept the three-game series against the Kings by a combined score of (13-3).
The shots were even at 12-12 in the first period, but it was Dallas that took a 3-0 lead into the second.
Harley scored a fluke goal at 2:28 to give the Stars a 1-0 lead.
He took a slap shot from the high slot that was deflected over the net and off the end glass. The puck then caromed back over the net and hit the back of Rittich's left arm before falling across the goal line.
The Stars stretched the lead to 2-0 at 8:49 after a turnover in the neutral zone by Los Angeles.
Miro Heiskanen recovered the loose puck and fed Smith, who slowed after crossing the blue line and then sent a wrist shot through traffic and into the net.
Johnston made it 3-0 at 15:15 when he kept the puck at the end of a three-on-two rush and shot it past Rittich from just above the left hash marks for his 26th of the season.
Benn scored with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle off the rush while on a power play to extend the lead to 4-0 at 2:30 of the second period.
The Kings made it 4-1 at 1:11 of the third when Los Angeles won a faceoff in the Dallas zone and Fiala scored with a wrist shot through traffic from above the left circle.
—Field Level Media
Cleveland Browns Need To Move on From Deshaun Watson Era
Duke’s Collapse vs UConn Adds to Troubling March Pattern
NBA Best Bets Today: Top Betting Picks for Monday March 30th
Why Illinois Is the Most Dangerous Team in the Final Four
Tiger Woods’ Legacy at a Crossroads After Latest DUI Arrest
- Top NBA Bets Today: Expert Picks for March 29 Slate
- UFC Seattle Predictions: Adesanya vs Pyfer Main Event Betting Picks and More
- Arizona vs Purdue Elite 8 March Madness Betting Picks, Prediction
- NBA Picks for March 27: Best Bets for Friday Night Slate
- Why St. John's Can Cover Sweet 16 Spread Against Duke
- MLB Best Betting Picks for Friday March 27th Slate
- Three Sweet 16 Teams To Avoid Betting in March Madness This Weekend

