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Stars 2, Wild 1, SO

Posted February 04, 2012 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: Jamie Benn,  Loui Eriksson,  Matt Cullen,  Niklas Backstrom,  Kari Lehtonen,  Jared Spurgeon,  Kyle Brodziak,  Mike Ribeiro
TEAMS: Dallas Stars,  Minnesota Wild

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Jamie Benn scored in the second round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Loui Eriksson scored for Dallas in the first round, but Matt Cullen got the Wild even in the second. Benn beat Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom with a wrist shot to give Dallas the advantage, and Kari Lehtonen denied Minnesota's Jared Spurgeon to gain an extra point for Dallas. The Stars are 11-0-4 in their last 15 home games against the Wild, who haven't won in Dallas since a 3-2 overtime victory on March 21, 2003. Kyle Brodziak scored and Backstrom stopped 25 shots for the Wild. Mike Ribeiro notched a power-play goal and Lehtonen made 33 saves for the Stars.
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