Dallas forward Alexander Radulov scored on a deflection off his chest as part of a four-goal second period and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
Trailing 2-0 in the second period, Joe Pavelski and Radek Faksa got the Stars on the scoreboard by scoring in a 43-second span during a 5-on-3 power-play advantage.
Radulov knocked in the go-ahead goal when a shot bounced off a stick, into his chest and over Colorado goaltender Pavel Francouz.
Esa Lindell then added another with 46 seconds remaining to make it 4-2.
The Avalanche pulled Francouz with around two minutes left in the game, but couldn't score. Jamie Oleksiak added an empty-netter with 10 seconds left.
Anton Khudobin stopped 39 shots as the Stars won their fifth straight game.
With files from the Associated Press