The Dallas Stars (20-13-0) head into the Christmas break with a hard-fought road win after beating the Utah Hockey Club (16-12-6) 3-2 at the Delta Center on Monday night. All three lines contributed to the scoring and Casey DeSmith made 23 saves, including many early on, to keep the Stars afloat.

The Utah Hockey Club’s last two regulation losses have now come at the hands of the Dallas Stars following Monday night’s 3-2 loss at home. An insufficient effort in the second period was Utah HC’s demise. Outside of that, it was as evenly matched as any game.

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