Dallas Stars vs Carolina Hurricanes Match Player Stats On Feb 16, 2019

Petr Mrazek tallied 33 saves and provided his second shutout this month as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Justin Williams and Brock McGinn scored in the first period for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight and are 16-5-1 in their last 22 games as they pursue playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference. Micheal Ferland provided the final goal in the third period.

Mrazek also had a 27-save shutout on Feb. 8 on the road against the New York Rangers.

The Hurricanes won on back-to-back nights with one game remaining in a three-game homestand.

Stars goalie Anton Khudobin stopped 24 shots.

The Stars were blanked for the second game in a row after a 6-0 loss Thursday night at Tampa Bay. They used a lineup of seven defensemen against Carolina.

Dallas finished 1-3-1 on a stretch of five consecutive road games.

For the second night in a row, Carolina spent much of the game dealing with the puck in its defensive zone.

The Stars held a 26-12 edge in shots through two periods, but went 0-for-2 on power plays.

Williams and McGinn scored barely 3 1/2 minutes apart during the game's opening nine minutes.

Williams reached the 15-goal mark for the season when he took a pass in stride from Sebastian Aho in transition and delivered the puck past Khudobin. Williams has a four-game points streak.

Defenseman Justin Faulk fired a pass to McGinn, who finished with a backhand delivery for his seventh goal of the season.

Ferland scored with 3:52 to play on a power play, giving him 16 goals this season. Nino Niederreiter drew the cross-checking penalty on Alexander Radulov that allowed for the extra skater for the Hurricanes.

This was the first of two meetings between Dallas and Carolina across an eight-day period.

--Field Level Media