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CHICAGO – Mike Modano and Jere Lehtinen each had a goal and an assist in the streaking Dallas Stars’ 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.

Jussi Jokinen, Jason Arnott and Nathan Perrott also scored for Dallas, which has won seven of its last eight games and 12 of 14.

Sergei Zubov and Trevor Daley each added two assists to help the Stars extend their unbeaten streak against Chicago to 11 games (10-0-1) dating to April 12, 2002.

Marty Turco made 29 saves to improve his career record against Chicago to 9-0-1.

Mark Bell, Mikael Holmqvist and Tyler Arnason scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost three of their last four. Jaroslav Spacek had two assists.

Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin allowed five goals on 20 shots.

The Stars led 2-0 less than 2 minutes into the game, scoring both goals on rebounds.

Modano opened the scoring at 42 seconds. Khabibulin made a pad save on Zubov’s shot from the right boards, but Modano was wide open at the left side of the crease and fired in the loose puck. Jokinen converted a rebound from almost the same spot at 1:58 after Khabibulin stopped Stephane Robidas’ drive from the right point.

Arnott’s power-play goal with just 5.2 seconds left in the period made it 3-0. He also connected from the left edge of the crease, after taking a cross-ice pass from Bill Guerin.

Bell’s deflection during a 5-on-3 Chicago power-play at 6:16 of the second cut it to 3-1. Standing in the slot, redirected Jaroslav Spacek’s feed past Turco.

Perrott beat Khabibulin high on the glove side with a 40-foot drive from top of the slot with 4:34 left in the period to give Dallas a 4-1 lead.

After fanning on his first attempt, Holmqvist beat Turco from 15-feet out at 1:33 of the third to make it 4-2.

Lehtinen made it 5-2 on a shot from the slot at 9:23 of the period, completing a rush with Modano. Arnason added a power-play goal with 3:30 left.

Notes: Modano extended his points streak to eight games. He has three goals and eight assists during the stretch. … The Stars are 11-3-0 on the road, the best 14-game road start in franchise history. … Chicago defenseman Adrian Aucoin missed his fourth straight game because of a groin injury, and fellow defenseman Michal Barinka missed his second with concussion-like symptoms.

AP-ES-12-18-05 2129EST

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