<p><h4>DALLAS — Stars 2, Kraken 0 at American Airlines Center</h4></p><p><p><strong>Notable:</strong> All the scoring in this one happened in 13 seconds, when the Dallas Stars built a comfortable enough lead and coasted the rest of the way. The Kraken fell to 1-2-0 on the season Sunday, with a 1-1 record on the current road trip.</p></p><p><p>Goaltender Philipp Grubauer (21 saves) stopped a Tyler Seguin solo breakaway in the third period to keep the deficit at two. But his teammates, prone to near misses and wayward passing, never bit into Dallas’ lead.</p></p><p><p>Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn (upper body, day-to-day) missed the game after absorbing a hard hit in the final minute of regulation Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild. He’s usually a go-to during 3-on-3 overtime but didn’t appear, a strong indication he might be injured.</p></p><p><p>Seventh defenseman Josh Mahura, the only player Seattle had in reserve on the road trip, slid into the lineup and made his Kraken debut. Like new/old teammate Brandon Montour, he spent last season with the Florida Panthers and signed as a free agent with Seattle after a championship run.</p></p><p><p><strong>Quotable:</strong> “Although it’s a back-to-back and you might be tired, it is Game 3 (of the season). There should be no excuse, especially going against a team like Dallas, who’s a top-end team in the West. Especially as a team that’s looking to get over the hump and get a good run in the playoffs. That’s one that you should just kind of be up for, in a sense.” -Montour</p></p><p><p><strong>Goal of the game:</strong> The Stars’ second goal came on a wicked, unscreened, far-post shot from Wyatt Johnston. It happened immediately after Dallas’ Sam Steel hovered at the back door and tapped in a pass from former Kraken center Colin Blackwell.</p></p>
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