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Stars top Mammoth 3-2 for 4th straight win

2026-02-01 13:03 Last Updated At:13:11

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston each scored a power-play goal in the first period to lead the Dallas Stars over the Utah Mammoth 3-2 on Saturday night.

Matt Duchene also scored in the first to help Dallas wrap up a three-game trip with its fourth straight victory. Jamie Benn had two assists and Casey DeSmith made 12 saves for the Stars.

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Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) faces off against Utah Mammoth center Kevin Stenlund, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) faces off against Utah Mammoth center Kevin Stenlund, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Utah Mammoth left wing Daniil But (19) fights for the puck against Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Utah Mammoth left wing Daniil But (19) fights for the puck against Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars players fight for the puck against Utah Mammoth players during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars players fight for the puck against Utah Mammoth players during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) shoots the puck against Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) shoots the puck against Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley looks to move the puck against the Utah Mammoth during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley looks to move the puck against the Utah Mammoth during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Kailer Yamamoto scored twice for Utah. JJ Peterka assisted on both goals, increasing his career total to 101 assists. Karel Vejmelka made 28 stops for the Mammoth, who had won four home games in a row.

Dallas converted twice on the power play to seize a 2-0 lead early in the first.

Harley’s close-range snap shot opened the scoring 2:11 into the game. Johnston tipped in the puck for his 29th goal of the season at 7:42.

Yamamoto got one back with 9:37 left in the period, firing the puck between two defenders. But the Stars made it 3-1 when Duchene snapped in a shot with 3:23 remaining in the first.

Yamamoto struck again on a wrist shot at the 6:41 of the third.

Utah generated only 14 shots on goal.

Stars: Host the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.

Mammoth: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

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Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) faces off against Utah Mammoth center Kevin Stenlund, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) faces off against Utah Mammoth center Kevin Stenlund, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Utah Mammoth left wing Daniil But (19) fights for the puck against Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Utah Mammoth left wing Daniil But (19) fights for the puck against Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars players fight for the puck against Utah Mammoth players during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars players fight for the puck against Utah Mammoth players during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) shoots the puck against Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) shoots the puck against Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley looks to move the puck against the Utah Mammoth during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley looks to move the puck against the Utah Mammoth during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

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Photo highlights of January

 

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery features compelling images from around the world published by The Associated Press in January.

FILE - Yang Guoliang, who has been under surveillance by Chinese officials after complaining about a land dispute to the central government in Beijing, is illuminated by cellphone infrared facial recognition beams as he smokes a cigarette inside his home in Changzhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - Yang Guoliang, who has been under surveillance by Chinese officials after complaining about a land dispute to the central government in Beijing, is illuminated by cellphone infrared facial recognition beams as he smokes a cigarette inside his home in Changzhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

FILE - Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

FILE - A supporter of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who is running for re-election, cheers during a campaign rally in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

FILE - A supporter of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who is running for re-election, cheers during a campaign rally in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

FILE - Photographer John Abernathy is pushed to the ground as federal immigration officers confront protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FILE - Photographer John Abernathy is pushed to the ground as federal immigration officers confront protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FILE - Mourners carry the body of Abd Shaat, one of the three Palestinian journalists who were killed in an Israeli strike on an Egyptian committee's vehicle, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

FILE - Mourners carry the body of Abd Shaat, one of the three Palestinian journalists who were killed in an Israeli strike on an Egyptian committee's vehicle, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

FILE - A young biathlete trains outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - A young biathlete trains outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - An aerial view of a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, Jan. 20, 2026, that left dozens dead in a high-speed rail collision when the tail end of a train jumped the track, causing another train speeding past in the opposite direction to derail. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - An aerial view of a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, Jan. 20, 2026, that left dozens dead in a high-speed rail collision when the tail end of a train jumped the track, causing another train speeding past in the opposite direction to derail. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - A woman attends the inauguration ceremony of a newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

FILE - A woman attends the inauguration ceremony of a newly-legalized Jewish settlement, Yatziv, adjacent to the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

FILE - A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - Residents topple a statue of a female Kurdish fighter after the takeover by Syrian government forces from U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, of Tabqa, in eastern Syria, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

FILE - Residents topple a statue of a female Kurdish fighter after the takeover by Syrian government forces from U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, of Tabqa, in eastern Syria, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

FILE - Venezuelan nationals celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

FILE - Venezuelan nationals celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

FILE - Coco Gauff, of the U.S., plays a forehand return to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, File)

FILE - Coco Gauff, of the U.S., plays a forehand return to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, File)

FILE - Fans celebrate Senegal's goal against Egypt as they watch a live broadcast of the Africa Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match, in Dakar, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, File)

FILE - Fans celebrate Senegal's goal against Egypt as they watch a live broadcast of the Africa Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match, in Dakar, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, File)

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump is photographed by a gaggle of journalists at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump is photographed by a gaggle of journalists at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing sunglasses to cover a benign medical issue with his right eye, attends the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing sunglasses to cover a benign medical issue with his right eye, attends the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

FILE - A plow clears snow in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - A plow clears snow in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - Manuel Lagos pets his dog as the family home is engulfed by an encroaching wildfire in Lirquen, Chile, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres, File)

FILE - Manuel Lagos pets his dog as the family home is engulfed by an encroaching wildfire in Lirquen, Chile, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres, File)

FILE - A protester smokes a cigarette after lighting it off a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 14, 2026, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

FILE - A protester smokes a cigarette after lighting it off a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 14, 2026, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

FILE - Residents protest against President Donald Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

FILE - Residents protest against President Donald Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

FILE - Women, one flashing a victory hand gesture, cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian national flags as a sign of patriotism, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

FILE - Women, one flashing a victory hand gesture, cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian national flags as a sign of patriotism, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

FILE - Pro-government armed civilians patrol in La Guaira, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026, just hours after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

FILE - Pro-government armed civilians patrol in La Guaira, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026, just hours after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

FILE - Teyana Gibson Brown, standing in her doorway, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down her front door before arresting her husband, in Minneapolis, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FILE - Teyana Gibson Brown, standing in her doorway, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down her front door before arresting her husband, in Minneapolis, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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