Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz, right, celebrates with defenseman Kyle Capobianco (20) and left wing Jamie Benn (14) after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
November 26, 2025 - 3:43 PM
SEATTLE (AP) — Dallas defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok broke a tie with 5:44 left with his first goal of the season to help the Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Wednesday night.
The right-handed shooting Kolyachonok beat goalie Joey Daccord with a long, low wrist shot from near the left boards.
Roope Hintz and Esa Lindell also scored for Dallas, and Casey DeSmith made 26 saves. Coming off an 8-3 victory Tuesday night in Edmonton, the Stars took seven of eight points on a four-game trip. At 15-5-4, they are second in the NHL, five points behind Colorado.
Brandon Montour and Vince Dunn scored for Seattle.
Daccord stopped 18 shots. He and the Kraken were coming off a 1-0 shootout loss at the New York Islanders on Sunday night.
Dunn tied it at 2 for Seattle 19 seconds into the third period.
Hintz opened the scoring at 5:52 of the first, and Montour tied it at 9:06. Lindell put Dallas back in front at 6:13 of the second.
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Stars: Host Utah on Friday night.
Kraken: Host Edmonton on Saturday.
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