Alex Newhook's deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Thursday night.

Dallas last season was third in the NHL in scoring at 3.59 goals ... in wins,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Our scoring isn’t where I would like it, but the underlying numbers say we ...

Jason Robertson scored just 3 ... Stars had a number of opportunities to take a lead, including two power plays and some quality chances in the second period where they held a 15-9 shot advantage ...