Bourque opened the scoring at 1:45 of the first period. He's picked up a goal and an assist over his last two games -- it's the first time he's gotten on the scoresheet in consecutive contests at the NHL level. The 23-year-old rookie has three goals, six helpers, 37 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 35 appearances.

Matej Blumel and Mavrik Bourque both scored in the opening 20 minutes to help the Stars win on the second night of a back-to-back.

Dallas has been known to be supportive of rookies, especially in recent years. Wyatt Johnston and Stankoven were welcomed into Joe Pavelski’s home over the last two seasons to ease their transition. Blumel is now living with former Stars forward Ales Hemsky and said staying with a fellow Czech has made him feel more comfortable.

Bourque scored a goal and added two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings. Bourque has three goals and two assists over his last eight contests. He stretched the Stars' lead to 3-0 in this game.

Wyatt Johnston and rookies Matej Blumel and Mavrik Bourque also scored for the Stars, who are 10-3-1 in their last 14 games. Simon Edvinsson pulled Detroit within 3-1 with 7:59 to play ...

Mavrik Bourque scored his fifth of the campaign 73 seconds later. Ilya Lyubushkin delivered a perfect pass to Bourque in the left slot, which the rookie backhanded into a wide-open cage ...

Dallas has also struggled with allowing the opponent to score within a couple shifts of a goal, but they made sure that did not happen when Mavrik Bourque scored after just over a minute had passed.

Stars forward Mavrik Bourque scored four points (2-2—4) over the Stars' last five-game road trip (Jan. 7 to Jan. 14), which is his most points in a five game stretch this season. Of Bourque's 11 ...