Merilainen makes 24 saves, Senators end Stars' winning streak at 7 with 3-2 victory
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves in his Ottawa home debut and the Senators ended the Dallas Stars’ seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Sunday night.
Merilainen was coming off his first NHL shutout Saturday in a 5-0 victory in Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old Finn's five previous starts this season were on the road.
Josh Norris, Tim Stutzle and Matthew Highmore scored for Ottawa.
Evgenii Dadonov and Jason Robertson scored for Dallas. Casey DeSmith made 25 saves. The Stars also played Saturday, winning 2-1 in a shootout in Montreal.
Takeaways
Senators: Ottawa rebounded after giving up the first goal.
Stars: Dallas faded in the second period and was unable to match Ottawa’s energy.
Key moment
The Stars appeared to tie it at 2 on a power play midway through the second,. but the Senators challenged and it was ruled offside.
Up next
Both teams are back in action Tuesday night. The Stars will be at Toronto, and the Senators will visit the New York Islanders.
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