Dallas Stars game notes: Hat trick for Mavrik & silly, sloppy hockey in win at Maple Leafs
Apr 13, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Dallas Stars center Mavrik Bourque (22) celebrates at the bench after scoring a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images The Dallas Stars looked like they were going to get run out of the building early, but rallied in a sloppy 6-5 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. Stars lines Bunting – Johnston – Rantanen Robertson – Duchene – Bourque Benn – Hryckowian – Hyry Bäck – Faksa – Blackwell Lindell – Myers Harley – Lyubushkin Capobianco – Petrovic DeSmith Oettinger Scratches: Bichsel, Erne, Lundkvist (illness), Steel (injured), Bastian (injured), Hintz (injured), Seguin (SELTIR) Top story A tale of two seasons.
Dallas looked uninterested in this game from the start. Partly because they are a bit gassed, playing so much hockey with so many injuries. And partly because this game meant nothing in the standings, and their playoff matchup and seeding are already locked in.
They played that way for the first period, going down 3-0. Then they woke up. Then they fell asleep.
Then they woke up. Then they fell asleep. Then they woke up, or at least Mavrik Bourque did.
On the flip side, Toronto was flying around in the first period. They looked extremely sloppy, but were still creating chances because the Stars were not defending or making smart decisions. Then the Leafs fell asleep and let Dallas run them over.
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