TORONTO (AP) — Dallas backup goalie Anton Khudobin stopped the high-scoring Toronto Maple Leafs.Khudobin made 31 saves to help the Stars beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday night.“He’s such a great teammate San Jose Sharks T-Shirts Authentic ,” Dallas coach Jim Montgomery said. “He brings energy every day. He puts a smile on everyone’s face. With (Bishop) playing so well it’s been hard to get him in as many games as we’d like. “But it’s great for his confidence, great for the team morale how good he played.”Jamie Benn and Devin Shore scored, and Tyler Seguin added two assists.Patrick Marleau scored for Toronto, and Frederik Andersen made 17 saves.“Our team was engaged, I thought we worked hard, I thought we started good,” Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “In the end, you’ve got to score. A little adversity for our group. Dig in. That’s it.”Coming off a 4-1 victory in Montreal on Tuesday night, the Stars opened the scoring midway through the second period just as a Toronto penalty expired. Seguin fired a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle that Benn tipped past Andersen for his fifth goal of the season.The Stars made it 2-0 at 4:43 third on Shore’s goal off a feed from Mattias Janmark.Marleau scored on a power play with 3:09 to go.NOTES: Toronto defenseman Ron Hainsey played his 1,000th game. The 37-year-old was joined at center ice by his wife and three children for a ceremony before the opening faceoff. … Roman Polak and Connor Carrick San Jose Sharks Hoodies Authentic , a pair of former Toronto defensemen now with the Stars, were honored with a video tribute during the first TV timeout. Carrick missed his second straight game with a foot injury.UP NEXT:Stars: At Washington on Saturday night.Maple Leafs: At Pittsburgh on Saturday night. CHICAGO — If the New York Rangers were attempting to find a way to build some confidence as they embark on a nine-day, four-game swing, Mika Zibanejad provided a performance the Rangers hope they can build on.The Rangers open their trip west on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks fresh off a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers that was sparked by Zibanejad, who tallied two goals and two assists in the victory on Monday night.New York was efficient offensively in the victory, netting four goals in just 19 shots as the Rangers continued to play well at home, where they have won three of their past five games. Now, as they prepare for Wednesday’s game in Chicago and three more games in California before they return back to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4, the Rangers will look to do what they can to replicate Tuesday’s victory on the road.Article continues below ...New York is 0-2-1 in road games this season. Rangers coach David Quinn is hoping that the performance his team got from Zibanejad against the Panthers can help provide some magic in the upcoming road trip.“I can’t tell you how happy I am for him that he’s getting rewarded statistically, because I know early on he was playing really good hockey and not getting rewarded San Jose Sharks Hats Authentic ,” Quinn told reporters following Tuesday’s victory. “I’ll tell you, he’s a complete player. I knew he was a good player before I got this job, I didn’t know he was this good. This is a guy that does a little bit of everything — he’s got skill, he’s tough, he can skate. And he’s an unbelievable guy, too. He’s a fun guy to be around and we’re lucky to have him.”Tuesday’s win followed up a Rangers loss over the weekend in which New York could only manage one goal against the Calgary Flames on 45 shots. But after showcasing a much different result Tuesday against the Panthers, the Rangers hope to follow a similar game plan Thursday against Chicago.“I think we were shooting pucks,” Zibanejad told reporters. “We were moving it quickly. We took advantage of the way they played. We got shots on goal and pucks to the net and it’s not much more difficult than that.”Like the Rangers, the Blackhawks enter Thursday coming off a much-needed bounce-back performance. Brandon Saad scored a pair of goals in a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday that came just two days after a forgettable 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday in which Chicago allowed 55 shots on goal, including a record-setting 33 in the second period alone.Corey Crawford Custom San Jose Sharks Jerseys , who made his third start of the season on Tuesday, finished the game with 24 saves.As important as it was for the Blackhawks to get back on track in the midst of a three-game homestand, Saad’s performance may have been equally vital. Saad had been relegated to the fourth line and Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville repeatedly told reporters he needed to see more from Saad.Saad responded on Tuesday and now hopes to use the two-goal game as a reminder that he can be an effective part of Chicago’s scoring attack when needed.“I thought (Saad) had the puck way more, I thought he took it to the net more and I think his speed was noticeable,” Quenneville told reporters Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune.