DALLAS – Sergei Zubov scored the first of Dallas’ four straight goals and Marty Turco made 17 saves to help Dallas end a season-worst, three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.

Turco gave up a soft first-period goal to Dave Scatchard before settling down with the help of a tight defensive effort by his teammates. Turco had been pulled in three of his previous six games and had allowed eight goals in the last 22 shots he faced.

Zubov scored in the first period, Jussi Jokinen, Brenden Morrow and Jason Arnott added second-period goals and Mike Modano had two assists for the Stars.

The Coyotes, who won four of their previous five, got off to a positive start with the help of a misplay by Turco. Scatchard was dumping the puck into the Coyotes’ offensive zone from just inside the blue line, but the shot was on net and got through the Turco’s pads at 6:13 for the game’s first goal.

Zubov’s goal from the high slot with 1:23 left in the first period tied it at 1.

In the first minute of the second period, the forechecking Modano took possession off a turnover on a bad clearing pass by Phoenix defenseman Ballard. Modano fed Jokinen, who scored from the left circle 41 seconds into the period.

Morrow’s goal off a rebound at 4:46 of the second period made it 3-1.

Arnott banked a pass into the net off a sliding Oleg Saprykin of the Coyotes, who was trying to block the puck, and Dallas had a 4-1 advantage at 14:00 of the second.

Notes: Dallas D Janne Niinimaa was scratched because of a sore ankle. … Phoenix LW Mike Leclerc remains out with a knee injury, but is expected to be back in the lineup later this week. … The Stars were outscored 15-7 in their three previous games. … Phoenix’s Geoff Sanderson had an apparent third-period short-handed goal disallowed when replays showed that his shot hit the crossbar.

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