Dallas Stars vs Calgary Flames Match Player Stats On Nov 13, 2019

Joe Pavelski scored twice, and Justin Dowling notched his first NHL goal to lead the visiting Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

Ben Bishop stopped 24 shots to net the win for the Stars, who are on an 8-1-1 run that has pushed them up the standings.

After a goalless opening period, the Stars controlled the bulk of play following the first intermission, and they were rewarded when Pavelski produced a power-play goal 3:22 into the second period.

Denis Gurianov took the puck to the net during a rush and was denied, but Pavelski was on the spot for the rebound and cashed it in for his fourth goal of the season.

Dowling doubled the Dallas lead 6:38 into the third period. Seconds after Calgary's Mikael Backlund whiffed on a wide-open net, Dowling made his 34th big-league game one to remember. Dowling, who grew up in the town of Cochrane, Alberta, just outside Calgary, sped away on an odd-man rush, then patiently froze the goalie before depositing the puck into the cage.

The 29-year-old had no points in 13 prior games this season.

The Flames received a golden chance to get back in the game thanks to a four-minute power play just before the midway point of the third period, and Sean Monahan put them on the board with the man-advantage marker. Monahan was on the spot for a rebound to make it a 2-1 game with 10:03 remaining in regulation.

However, Pavelski's empty-net tally with 93 seconds remaining iced the affair.

The Stars, who also celebrated Corey Perry's 1,000th NHL game, paid a price for the win. Forward Andrew Cogliano left the game early in the third period due to a lower-body injury.

Calgary goalie Cam Talbot was strong in the net during a 29-save performance, but yet again he received too little offensive support. Talbot has won just one of his five starts this season.

The Flames fell to 2-2-1 in their past five games.

--Field Level Media