Jason Robertson strikes late in the third period to help send Stars to 3-1 victory over Kings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Robertson scored late in the third period, Wyatt Johnston scored his 25th goal of the season, and the Dallas Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Monday night.

Robertson looked to be trying a centering pass, but the wobbling puck deflected in off Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson with 3:46 remaining. Matt Duchene added an empty-net goal with 17.4 to go, and the Stars have won two of three following a season-worst six-game winless streak.

Jake Oettinger made 24 saves, and Esa Lindell and Sam Steel had two assists.

Quinton Byfield scored on the power play and Darcy Kuemper made 15 saves for the Kings, who have dropped three of four.

Johnston scored on a wrist shot from the slot 3:44 into the first period, reaching the 25-goal mark for the third straight season.

The Kings finally netted a response when Byfield tied it up at 8:42 of the third period, scoring from close range after Corey Perry set him up with a backhand pass through the paint. It was Perry's 500th career assist, making him the first player in league history to reach the milestone at age 40.

Los Angeles has been held to one goal 12 times in 45 games.

The Stars got captain Jamie Benn back after missing three games because of a cut on his nose, which he sustained Jan. 4. Benn, a 17-year veteran, played with a visor for the first time in 1,216 career games, leaving Nashville center Ryan O’Reilly, Minnesota defenseman Zach Bogosian, and Sharks winger Ryan Reaves as the last three active players who have never worn a visor in an NHL game.

Stars: Visit Anaheim on Tuesday.

Kings: Host Vegas on Wednesday.

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Los Angeles Kings right wing Quinton Byfield, center, battles for the puck against Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) as Stars defenseman Alexander Petrovic (28) skates during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53) shoots against Los Angeles Kings left wing Jeff Malott, back right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) skates with the puck against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson (44) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, right, makes a save against Los Angeles Kings center Alex Turcotte, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston, left, celebrates after scoring as Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brian Dumoulin (2) and left wing Jeff Malott (39) look on during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mobile phones in Iran were able to call abroad Tuesday after a crackdown on nationwide protests in which the internet and international calls were cut.

Several people in Tehran were able to call The Associated Press and speak to a journalist there. The AP bureau in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was unable to call those numbers back.

Iranians said text messaging appeared to remain down, and witnesses said the internet remained cut off from the outside world.

Iran cut off the internet and calls on Thursday as protests intensified.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters that activists said had killed at least 646 people.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to the Qatar-funded satellite news network Al Jazeera in an interview aired Monday night, said he continued to communicate with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

The communication “continued before and after the protests and are still ongoing," Araghchi said. However, “Washington’s proposed ideas and threats against our country are incompatible.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Iran’s public rhetoric diverges from the private messaging the administration has received from Tehran in recent days.

“I think the president has an interest in exploring those messages,” Leavitt said. “However, with that said, the president has shown he’s unafraid to use military options if and when he deems necessary, and nobody knows that better than Iran.”

Meanwhile, pro-government demonstrators flooded the streets Monday in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly challenging the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television aired chants from the crowd, which appeared to number in the tens of thousands, who shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”

Others cried out, “Death to the enemies of God!” Iran’s attorney general has warned that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge.

FILE - Protesters march on a bridge in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2025. (Fars News Agency via AP, File)