Patrick Eaves had a goal and an assist and Kari Lehtonen made 40 saves as the Dallas Stars won their second game in as many nights, coming away with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.
Lauri Korpikoski and Antoine Roussel also scored for the Stars (6-6-3) who had lost six of seven before turning things around in Alberta with wins over the Calgary Flames and Edmonton.
Patrick Maroon and Tyler Pitlick replied for the Oilers (9-5-1) who have lost two in a row.
It was not a great start for Edmonton, as Dallas scored on the first shot of the game, just 28 seconds in. Jamie Benn fed it into the slot to former Oiler Korpikoski, who blasted a shot past Edmonton starter Cam Talbot.
Jordan Eberle put the Oilers back on the offence just three minutes later, fishing a puck out of a scramble in front of the net and putting a shot on Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen, with Maroon sweeping in to score his sixth of the season.
Eaves scored on a long point shot to make it 2-1 for Dallas five minutes into the first period.
Lehtonen stands tall
Edmonton tied the game up again with 29 seconds left to play in the opening frame, as Pitlick got the puck behind the net and swooped out front before calmly lifting a backhand past Lehtonen.
The Stars made it 3-2 with five minutes remaining in the second period when Tyler Seguin sent Roussel in on a partial breakaway and he made the most of it, beating Talbot.
Edmonton had some solid chances in the dying minutes, but Lehtonen stood tall to preserve the win.
Both teams return to action on Sunday with the Oilers playing host to the New York Rangers and the Stars wrapping up a five-game road trip in Vancouver against the Canucks.
Oilers fall to Stars thanks to Eaves's 2-point night
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