Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils: did Wyatt Johnston’s 2-goal night shift the first period?

The the Dallas Stars moved to 43-17 with 11 overtime losses and 4 points, and the the New Jersey Devils moved to 36-32 with 2 overtime losses and 6 points, after a 6-4 finish at the American Airlines Center.

First period

The the Dallas Stars scored 1 goal in the first period while the the New Jersey Devils scored 4 goals in the first period.

The Stars and the Devils each finished with a 50 percent faceoff win rate on 60 draws.

The Green and Gold recorded 21 hits in the game, and the Devs recorded 15 hits in the game.

Second period

The Stars produced 2 goals in the second period, and the Devils were held to 0 goals in the second period.

The Green and Gold went 1-for-4 on the power play with 3 shots, and the Devs went 0-for-3 on the power play with 3 shots.

Dallas Stars post-match stats showed 27 shots and 9 takeaways, while New Jersey finished with 25 shots and 4 takeaways.

Third period

The Stars scored 1 goal in the third period, and the Devils scored 2 goals in the third period while recording 1 empty-net goal in the game.

New Jersey’s winning-goal flag in the game data paired with a 24 percent shooting rate, and Dallas finished at 15 percent shooting.

In net, the Stars’ goaltending line logged 19 saves on 24 shots against, and the Devils’ goaltending line logged 23 saves on 27 shots against.

Wyatt Johnston led Dallas skaters listed in the game file as a star selection, and the Dallas Stars vs New Jersey Devils review centered on his role in the scoring summary.

From the previous game player sheet for Dallas, Johnston posted 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 points on 3 shots, and Jason Robertson posted 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 points on 10 shots.

The Dallas Stars vs New Jersey Devils scoreline review also matched the team sheet that credited Dallas with 13 blocked shots and New Jersey with 22 blocked shots.

The post game analysis tracked team discipline with Dallas at 3 minors for 6 penalty minutes and New Jersey at 4 minors for 8 penalty minutes.

Next game

The Dallas Stars are scheduled at 7:00 PM EDT on 3/26/2026 at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York, and the broadcast listing includes ESPN+, Victory+, and MSGSN.

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