Johnston’s Two Goals Power Dallas Stars to Seventh Straight Victory Over Seattle

Wyatt Johnston netted two goals to lead the Dallas Stars past the Seattle Kraken 4-1 Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to seven games. The victory completed a season series sweep for Dallas, who now hold a dominant 13-1-1 all-time record against Seattle.

Forward Wyatt Johnston found the back of the net twice Wednesday evening, leading the Dallas Stars to a commanding 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken at home, pushing their winning streak to an impressive seven games.

The Stars received additional offensive contributions from Matt Duchene and Sam Steel, while Thomas Harley distributed two assists in the convincing win. Dallas has now captured eight victories in their last nine contests, demonstrating remarkable consistency.

Goaltender Casey DeSmith turned away 18 shots to maintain his perfect 3-0-0 record against Seattle this season, providing solid netminding for the Stars.

The victory allowed Dallas to complete a clean sweep of their three-game season series with the Kraken, while extending their impressive all-time dominance over Seattle to 13-1-1.

Seattle’s lone bright spot came from Ryker Evans, who managed to break through for the visitors’ only goal. The loss marked just the third defeat for the Kraken in their previous nine outings. Goalie Joey Daccord faced heavy pressure, making 28 saves in the losing effort.

Dallas controlled the opening frame, outshooting Seattle 10-3 while building a 1-0 advantage through the first 20 minutes.

The Stars struck first with just 1:19 left in the opening period when Johnston deflected a point shot from Esa Lindell past Daccord, marking his 30th goal of the campaign.

Early in the second period, Duchene doubled the lead at the 1:43 mark by redirecting Harley’s blue line attempt for his 11th tally of the season. The goal extended Duchene’s hot streak to seven consecutive games with at least one point, accumulating seven goals and three assists during that span.

The Stars delivered a devastating blow by scoring twice within a 39-second window to seize complete control.

Steel increased the margin to 3-0 at 5:35 by cleaning up a rebound from Mavrik Bourque’s initial attempt. Seattle challenged the goal for goaltender interference but was unsuccessful.

Johnston capped the scoring burst during a power play opportunity at 6:14, when Miro Heiskanen’s shot caromed off the forward and crossed the goal line for his second marker of the night.

Evans finally put Seattle on the scoreboard at 6:46 of the final period, beating DeSmith with a slapshot for his sixth goal of the season.

The Kraken suffered an early setback when defenseman Ryan Lindgren departed in the first period following a collision with Stars forward Colin Blackwell. Lindgren did not return due to an undisclosed injury.