This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2015, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Dallas • Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored two third-period goals and the Ottawa Senators held off the Dallas Stars for a 7-4 victory Tuesday night.

Ottawa was outshot 37-20 but scored three unassisted goals after takeaways, one on the power play and another short-handed, by Pageau.

Craig Anderson made 33 saves in his third straight win, including two shutouts. He had his scoreless streak snapped at 147:04, when Patrick Sharp scored in the second period.

Pageau scored on two breakaways, including his league-leading third short-handed, and added an assist. He has six goals this season.

Dallas goalies Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen combined to make only 13 saves. The Senators' Mike Hoffman also had two goals, one into an empty net. Mark Stone had a goal and two assists. Bobby Ryan and Milan Michalek also had goals.

NHL leader Jamie Benn scored his 15th and 16th goals for Dallas.

The Senators are 4-0-2 in their last six games. Dallas' loss ended the Stars' five-game winning streak. —

NHL standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 22 16 4 2 34 78 50

Ottawa 20 11 5 5 27 69 61

Detroit 21 11 8 2 24 49 52

Boston 20 11 8 1 23 66 59

Tampa Bay 22 10 9 3 23 53 50

Florida 21 8 9 4 20 55 56

Toronto 22 7 10 5 19 51 62

Buffalo 21 8 11 2 18 44 57

Metropolitan

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 21 16 3 2 34 66 38

Washington 20 14 5 1 29 62 44

Pittsburgh 20 12 8 0 24 45 46

New Jersey 20 11 8 1 23 50 50

N.Y. Islanders 21 10 8 3 23 59 53

Philadelphia 21 7 9 5 19 38 60

Carolina 21 7 10 4 18 42 61

Columbus 22 8 14 0 16 55 71

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 21 17 5 0 34 78 57

St. Louis 22 14 6 2 30 59 53

Minnesota 19 11 5 3 25 57 51

Nashville 20 11 6 3 25 53 51

Chicago 21 11 8 2 24 57 55

Winnipeg 22 10 10 2 22 58 69

Colorado 21 8 12 1 17 60 62

Pacific

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 21 13 8 0 26 54 46

San Jose 21 13 8 0 26 59 51

Vancouver 22 8 8 6 22 64 60

Arizona 20 10 9 1 21 55 59

Anaheim 21 7 10 4 18 38 55

Calgary 21 8 12 1 17 50 75

Edmonton 21 7 13 1 15 55 64

NOTE: Two points for win, 1 point for OT loss.

Tuesday's Games

Ottawa 7, Dallas 4

Calgary at Anaheim, late

Wednesday's Games

Nashville at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Columbus at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Washington, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 8 p.m.