Saku Koivu's hat trick drives Ducks past Stars

Koivu scored the tiebreaking goal with 10:28 to play and added an empty-net goal with 53.7 seconds left for the longtime Montreal captain's second career hat trick.

Jeff Deslauriers made 26 saves in his first NHL appearance in nearly two years for Anaheim, which hadn't won three straight since starting the season 4-1.

Luca Sbisa also scored, and Matt Beleskey added his first goal of the season with 5:20 to play.

Steve Ott and Alex Goligoski scored 64 seconds apart early in the third period to tie it for the Stars, but Selanne put the Ducks back in front by grabbing a loose puck and speeding past two defensemen before screening both Stars from Koivu to put Anaheim ahead 3-2.

Kari Lehtonen stopped 21 shots for the Stars, who had earned a point in each of their past six meetings with their Pacific Division rivals, including two wins earlier this season.

Even after this strong finish to a six-game homestand, the Ducks (13-22-6) are still three points out of 28th place in the 30-team NHL standings at the halfway point of their hugely disappointing campaign.

Selanne made two exceptional passes to Koivu in his 1,300th NHL game, becoming the 52nd player to reach the milestone. Selanne, who scored his 650th career goal in the Ducks' last game, is just the second Finn to play 1,300 games, joining Teppo Numminen, and the fourth active player to hit the mark.

With All-Star starter Jonas Hiller and backup Dan Ellis both sidelined by injuries, the Ducks recalled Deslauriers from their AHL affiliate in Syracuse, N.Y., earlier Tuesday to suit up alongside Iiro Tarkki, who got his first NHL victory Sunday against Columbus despite giving up three goals on 10 shots in the Ducks' 7-4 win.

The Stars played without center Mike Ribeiro, who missed his first game of the season with a slightly torn ligament in his right knee. Defenseman Sheldon Souray returned from a six-game absence with an injured ankle.

Dallas outshot the Ducks 20-13 in the first two periods, but trailed 2-0 after Sbisa's exceptional goal from the far boards midway through the second period.

Ott ended Deslauriers' shutout bid 1:39 into the third period with an unscreened slap shot that the Anaheim goalie simply missed. The goal was just the second in 16 games for Ott, who had a career-best 20 last season.

Goligoski then put another mid-range shot cleanly past Deslauriers, and Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau chewed out his team during a timeout.

After Selanne set up Koivu's goal, Beleskey scored by swatting home a bouncing rebound of Andrew Cogliano's shot in the closing minutes. Beleskey hadn't scored since Jan. 15, 2011.

Selanne then got a loose puck and made a back pass to Koivu, who scored into an empty net.

NOTES: Ribeiro was hurt in a knee-on-knee hit against Edmonton last Saturday, aggravating a previous injury. The Stars are cautiously optimistic he can return soon, perhaps for Thursday's game at Los Angeles. … Deslauriers went 20-31-4 with the Oilers over two seasons in his only previous NHL experience. … Stars LW Jamie Benn got stitches above his left eye during the second period. Saku Koivus hat trick drives Ducks past Stars Image

Saku Koivu's hat trick drives Ducks past Stars

Saku Koivu's hat trick drives Ducks past Stars

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