DALLAS (AP) — The Stars gave Alexander Radulov a five-year free-agent contract in the offseason to do exactly this.
Radulov had a power-play goal and an empty-netter in the final 2:21 to lift Dallas over the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Friday night.
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