Stars beat Kraken 4-2 to even series, Pavelski scores again

Dallas Stars won 4-2 to get even in their first-round series against Seattle. Joe Pavelski scored again in his second game back.

He got his fifth goal in two games since returning from concussion protocol, getting an assist from Wyatt Johnston, his 19-year-old rookie housemate who also scored a goal.

Evgenii Dadonov added a nifty wraparound goal and Tyler Seguin also scored and had an assist for the Stars in their  win over the Kraken on Thursday night.

In the Stars’ 5-4 overtime loss in Game 1, Pavelski scored all four of their goals, but that wasn’t enough. That was the 38-year-old forward’s first game since banging his head hard on the ice after a big hit in the opener of the Minnesota series April. 17.

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Game 3 is Sunday night in Seattle.