Eaves scores 2 goals, Stars beat Hurricanes 5-2
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Patrick Eaves scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Saturday.
His first goal was one of three in the first 6:11 against Carolina goalie Cam Ward. In the second period, Eaves scored his career-high 21st goal, his 11th on the power play this season.
Esa Lindell and Curtis McKenzie added unassisted goals in the first period. Adam Cracknell scored midway through the third.
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Sebastian Aho scored Carolina's first goal in the second period, and Justin Faulk put in a rebound on the power play in the third.
Ward and Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen each made 22 saves.
The Stars ended a four-game losing streak, their longest this season. Carolina has lost two in a row.
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Jamie Benn had two assists for the Stars. McKenzie assisted on Cracknell's goal for his first two-point game of his career.