Khudobin earns 3rd shutout in Stars’ 3-0 win over Red Wings

<p>DETROIT &mdash; <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasStars/status/1373434584130580484">Tanner Kero</a> broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, Anton Khudobin stopped all 21 shots he faced and the Dallas Stars pulled away to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 Saturday night.</p>
<p>Andrej Sekera gave the Stars a two-goal cushion midway through the third period. A little later in the game, Khudobin denied Robby Fabbri on a breakaway and finished with his third shutout this season.</p>
<p>The Stars sealed the win with 6:17 left, when Ty Dellandrea scored to make it 3-0. </p>
<p>The defending Western Conference champions, who have missed injured stars Tyler Seguin and Ben Bishop all season, had lost nine of their previous 12 games.</p>
<p>Detroit’s Thomas Greiss had 30 saves, filling in for injured goaltender Jonathan Bernier.</p>
<p>The Red Wings had won three of four games twice in less than a month, but fell flat on a night on which they had a chance to win three straight for the first time this season.</p>
<p>BOBBY’S BACK</p>
<p>Red Wings winger Bobby Ryan returned to the lineup after missing three games with an upper-body injury.</p>
<p>IN NET</p>
<p>Khudobin ranks among NHL leaders with three shutouts, blanking one team in each month this season to account for half of his six victories.</p>
<p>MAKING MOVES</p>
<p>When it was clear on Friday that Bernier would miss at least a game with a lower-body injury, Detroit recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins under emergency conditions and he became the team’s backup.</p>
<p>WHAT’S NEXT</p>
<p>Dallas plays Nashville in only one game at home on Sunday, less than 24 hours after playing in Detroit.</p>
<p>The Red Wings will have a couple days off, a luxury in the NHL this season, before playing the Predators on the road Tuesday night.</p>
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