Stars embarrass hapless Penguins with 6 first-period goals in rout
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Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) blocks a shot and Pittsburgh Penguins' Blake Lizotte (46) cannot get his stick on the rebound during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Joel Blomqvist (30) has a shot by Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment get past him for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Joel Blomqvist (30) heads for the bench as Alex Nedeljkovic (39) prepares to take his place during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan, center top, makes his point to linesman Matt MacPherson, center bottom, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Dallas Stars head coach Peter DeBoer, center top, looks at the scoreboard during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Dallas Stars' Evgenii Dadonov (63) checks Pittsburgh Penguins' Ryan Graves (27) into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment (27) defends against Pittsburgh Penguins' Blake Lizotte during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment (27) celebrates after his goal with Matt Duchene (95), Nils Lundkvist (5) and Tyler Seguin (91) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Dallas Stars' Matt Duchene (95) returns to the bench after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Dallas Stars' Mason Marchment (27) celebrates after his goal with Matt Duchene (95), Nils Lundkvist, back right, and Tyler Seguin (91) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
PITTSBURGH — Miro Heiskanen scored two of Dallas' six first-period goals, and the Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 Monday night.
Mason Marchment had a goal and four assists for Dallas, which had dropped three of four. Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists.
The Stars scored six first-period goals for the second time in franchise history, and the first since March 1971 when they were the Minnesota North Stars. Marchment, Duchene, Seguin and rookie Logan Stankoven also scored during the team's fast start.
Wyatt Johnston scored a power-play goal in the third for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger made 20 saves. Brendan Smith added two assists in his 700th NHL game.
Anthony Beauvillier scored his fourth goal for Pittsburgh.
Joel Blomqvist allowed three goals on eight shots and was replaced for the first time in eight NHL starts. Alex Nedeljkovic, who gave up goals on the first two shots he faced, made 26 saves.
It was the first time Pittsburgh allowed six goals in the first period of a home game.
Stars: Bounced back nicely from a 4-1 loss at Winnipeg on Saturday. The Stars scored a total of six goals in their previous three games.
Penguins: Pittsburgh has lost three of four and nine of 12 overall. The Penguins were coming off one of their strongest performances of the season, a 4-2 win against Washington. But they looked lost at times defensively against Dallas, similar to a 5-1 loss at Carolina last Wednesday.
The Stars scored their six goals during a 16:06 span of the first period and largely outclassed the Penguins and their poor defensive effort.
Marchment is the eighth different player in franchise history to record four points in any period. He tied the franchise record for points in a period.
The Penguins host Detroit on Wednesday.
