Meanwhile, down in Texas, the Ottawa Senators were getting outworked and outplayed by the Dallas Stars. Former Senator Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist as the Stars defeated Ottawa 4-2 on ...

TORONTO — Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist as the Dallas Stars downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday.

Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves in his Ottawa home debut and the Senators ended the Dallas Stars' seven-game winning streak ...

Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene also scored ... Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 shots. Ottawa is 4-3-0 with two games left in a franchise-long nine road games on both sides of the NHL Christmas break.

Stankoven and Matt Duchene each tallied three points as Dallas got back on track and finished its road trip on a high note.

Matt Duchene added a goal and two assists, and Mavrik Bourque also scored for Dallas, which bounced back with a victory after having its seven-game win streak halted against Ottawa on Sunday.

Matt Duchene, with a goal and two assists, and Mavrik Bourque also scored for Dallas (28-14-1), which saw a seven-game winning streak snapped in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.