Sam Steel and Wyatt Johnston scored 14 seconds apart late in the first period, and Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for his 11th career shutout in his Dallas debut, leading the Stars to a 2-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night.
This was the second shutout for the Stars in two nights, as their top goalie, Jake Oettinger, had shut out the New York Islanders the night before.
Steel was at the back post when he tapped in a cross-ice pass from Colin Blackwell with 3:43 left in the first period. Johnston quickly followed with a wrist shot into the stick side just 13 seconds later after receiving a drop pass from Jamie Benn.
Grubauer, the Kraken’s goalie, had 21 saves.
Johnston, who led Dallas with 32 goals last season, has scored points in each of his first three games this season.
The last time Dallas had back-to-back shutouts was late last season, with a 3-0 win at Seattle on March 30 and a 5-0 victory against Edmonton at home on April 3.
Kraken: They were shut out for the first time in three games under new coach Dan Bylsma. Last season, they were blanked seven times and ranked 29th in goals.
Stars: With nine games scheduled in their first 17 days due to an early November trip to Finland, Dallas hopes for strong early performances from DeSmith.
Johnston won the faceoff right after Steel’s goal, which he turned into a 2-0 lead just seconds later.
The Stars successfully killed all four penalties, allowing only two total shots on goal, and they are 10 for 11 on the penalty kill this season.
