DALLAS – Mike Modano set a career franchise record for power-play goals, and Niko Kapanen added a short-handed goal to send the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Jason Arnott snapped a 2-all tie with his 28th goal of the season early in the second period and the Stars held on to win for the 10th time in 12 games.
Marty Turco stopped 17 shots for Dallas, which stretched its Pacific Division advantage over Anaheim to 13 points. Modano scored his 135th power-play goal at 6:18 of the second period, pushing him in front of Brian Bellows on the team’s career list and giving the Stars a 2-1 lead.
Turco set a single-season franchise record with his NHL-high 38th victory, coming up with key third-period saves on rebound attempts by Byron Ritchie and Jarome Iginla.
Turco (2003-04) and Ed Belfour (1997-98) shared the previous mark of 37 wins.
Jamie Lundmark and Jordan Leopold had power-play goals for Calgary, which has lost five of seven and failed to extend its slim lead in the Northwest Division.
Lundmark converted Leopold’s centering pass at 10:56 of the first period for the game’s first goal.
Dallas tied it at 1 while on the penalty kill when Kapanen knocked in a rebound at 1:52 of the second period.
Modano gave the Stars their first lead with his 27th goal of the season.
Leopold connected on the power play 28 seconds later to tie it at 2 with his second goal of the season.
Arnott’s 28th on an individual rush up the left side gave Dallas a 3-2 advantage at 7:51 of the second period.
Notes: Calgary lost three of four to Dallas this season. … Arnott has 68 points to match his career high set in the 1993-94 season for the Edmonton Oilers.
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