Leason has goal, 2 assists to lead Ducks past Stars

Leason has goal, 2 assists to lead Ducks past Stars

Dostal makes 34 saves for Anaheim; Lindell, Duchene score for Dallas

Ducks at Stars | Recap

DALLAS — Brett Leason had a goal and two assists for the Anaheim Ducks in a 4-2 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Monday.

Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist, and Olen Zellweger and Jackson LaCombe scored for Anaheim (7-8-2), which has won three of its past four games (3-1-0). Lukas Dostal made 34 saves.

Esa Lindell and Matt Duchene scored for Dallas (11-6-0), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Casey DeSmith made 24 saves.

Zellweger scored 56 seconds into the first period to give Anaheim a 1-0 lead on a shot from inside the blue line.

Leason made it 2-0 at 5:44 when he scored on a wrist shot from the right face-off dot off the rush.

Gauthier extended the lead to 3-0 at 7:39 of the second period on a power-play goal from the slot.

Lindell cut the lead to 3-1 at 3:31 of the third, finishing off a passing play with a one-timer from the high slot.

Duchene made it 3-2 at 12:08 when he drove to the net and deked to his backhand, lifting it over Dostal’s pad.

LaCombe scored at 14:32 on a backhand in front after a feed from Leason for the 4-2 final.

Anaheim forward Brock McGinn left the game with a lower-body injury 5:55 into the second period. He slid into the boards awkwardly after being tripped by Dallas defenseman Thomas Harley.