Mammoth score 4 goals in 3rd, end Stars’ point streak at 15

Sam Steel, Wyatt Johnston and Adam Erne scored for Dallas (42-15-10), which went 14-0-1 during its streak, which tied the franchise record set in 1998-99 (12-0 with 3 ties). Casey DeSmith made 16 saves.

The Stars are second in the Central Division, three points behind the Colorado Avalanche.

“Someone told me there we hadn’t lost in 55 days, but when you lose, it still feels the same,” Dallas coach Glen Gulutzan said. “Early on, I thought they were a little loose, especially in the first eight minutes, and we just didn’t execute anything. I don’t think we were quite sharp enough in the beginning of the game to capitalize on some of those chances, especially off the line rushes. … After two, I didn’t mind where we were. They got up 3-2 and then we started to press a little bit, and we haven’t done that in a while. You give up three 2-on-1s and they get another and put the game out of reach.”

McBain gave Utah a 3-2 lead at 4:16 of the third period when he scored on a backhand on a short-handed breakaway.

“That was a huge two points,” McBain said. “I thought we played really well. That’s a team that’s been playing really well all year. Especially since the break too. It was a big game for us.

“I think I’ve done a lot of good things. I’ve been getting a lot of shots and chances. But sometimes it doesn’t go your way. But I was just trying to stick with it mentally. It was good to see that one go (in) tonight.”

Yamamoto made it 4-2 at 8:05, finishing off a 2-on-1 with Alex Kerfoot with his backhand from the slot.

“This week is too important to think about it too much,” Dallas defenseman Lian Bichsel said. “We’re going to watch some video for details, but we’ve got two big games that are coming up that are really important for us. It’s kind of like a playoff mood, just forget about it and move on. All those games now are important, but especially against those teams in the division and playing (for those) points are really important now.”

Carcone extended the lead to 5-2 at 16:06 with a power-play goal from the bottom of the left face-off circle.

Crouse scored into the empty net at 19:20 to extend the lead to 6-2, and Erne scored with four seconds left in the game for the 6-3 final.

“You want to be in these situations in the third period,” Schmidt said. “I know we talked about it a bit in the third period. But this is what you want out of your group. You want to be able to be comfortable in these situations against good teams. This is a really good team in the League and you have to be able to really settle in these types of high-pressure situations. I like the way our guys responded. I think we put a lot of pressure on them, and it forced them to open the game up. When a team starts to open the game up, then your relentlessness can really cause of a lot of turnovers and problems for them.”

Steel gave Dallas a 1-0 lead 6:17 of the first period when he deflected Jamie Benn‘s shot in the slot.

“For the most part, I like where our game’s at,” Steel said. “It’s not going to be a perfect 60 minutes every night, but even tonight I thought we did some good things. They pushed, made some big plays, some crazy shots that go in. That’s just the way it goes sometimes. We’ve got to put it aside and get ready for Wednesday (against Colorado),” “I think we’ve got good heads on our shoulders here. We know you’re not going to get the right bounces every single night, every single shift. We know what works and just keep sticking with that.”

Clayton Keller tied it 1-1 at 12:11 when his shot from near the goal line popped the top of the net over DeSmith’s shoulder.