Stars Dominate Flyers

Hull`s 613th goal, scored in the second period, tied him with Lemieux in eighth place. His third-period tally pushed him past the former Pittsburgh star and current Penguins owner. Jere Lehtinen had a goal and an assist for Dallas. Ed Belfour made 26 saves for the Stars, off to a 2-2-1 start.

Simon Gagne scored a second-period goal for the Flyers, 1-2-1 after reaching last season`s Eastern Conference finals.

Dallas took a 1-0 lead at 11:45 of the first period on Lehtinen`s deflection, his first goal of the season. Hull was alone in front of the net to knock in the rebound of Lehtinen`s shot and make it 2-0 at 1:41 of the second.

Gagne`s backhand at 9:09 of the middle period reduced Dallas` lead to 2-1. Philadelphia dominated the period with a 15-7 shots advantage.

Hull`s one-timer at 5:42 of the final period, as a Flyers penalty expired, was the right wing`s fourth goal and gave the Stars a 3-1 lead. Brenden Morrow added an empty-net goal for Dallas with 1:26 left.

Game notes
The Stars placed center Shaun Van Allen on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 11. They recalled center Greg Leeb from Utah of the International Hockey League, who made his NHL debut. Van Allen is out indefinitely with back spasms. ... Belfour had a scoreless streak of 149 minutes, 13 seconds against the Flyers snapped by Gagne`s goal. ... Flyers rookie goalie Maxime Ouellet had 19 saves in his NHL debut.

(Courtesy Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2000.)

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Author: AP