Johns gets first goal in nearly two years, Stars top Rangers

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueStephen Johns blasts a one-timer from the blue line past Henrik Lundqvist to give the Stars a 3-2 lead in the 2nd periodNEW YORK -- Stephen Johns scored his first goal in nearly two years and the Dallas Stars scored more than three goals in a game for the first time in a month, defeating the New York Rangers 5-3 at Madison Square Garden on Monday.Johns last scored on Feb. 16, 2018. Rangers highlights] The Stars (30-18-4) hadn't scored more than three goals since Jan. 3, a span of nine straight games, or more than four in 28 in a row (Nov. 21).Joe Pavelski scored two power-play goals in 16 seconds in the first period and Anton Khudobin made 33 saves for the Stars, who have won three of their past four games and moved two points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche for second place in the Central Division.Video: DAL@NYR: Pavelski needs 16 seconds to score two PPGsDallas was 0-for-14 on the power play in its previous five games."It's nice to see it go in a couple times," Pavelski said. If we're able to get away with those it's a different game."Pavel Buchnevich scored on a power play at 2:29 of the first period to put New York ahead 1-0.Video: DAL@NYR: Buchnevich scores PPG from sharp anglePavelski tied it 1-1 at 8:08 with a power-play goal.The Rangers challenged the goal, claiming the puck went out of play before Pavelski scored on a netfront deflection. The Rangers were given a delay of game penalty for an unsuccessful challenge.Pavelski scored on the ensuing power play to give Dallas a 2-1 lead at 8:24."We thought it was a hundred percent out and obviously we had an angle that they probably didn't see or there was a discrepancy," Rangers coach David Quinn said.