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Stralman helps Lightning beat Stars 6-3

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defenseman Anton Stralman scored two goals to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Friday night in an exhibition game.

Cody Kunyk, Nikita Kucherov, Matt Corrente and Ryan Callahan also scored for the Lightning (2-1-0).

Vezina Trophy finalist Ben Bishop stopped 11 of 13 shots in his first appearance for Tampa Bay since injuring an elbow in the final week of last season. Evgeni Nabokov replaced him midway through the game and finished with eight saves on nine shots.

Nicolas Blanchard, Brendan Ranford and Jason Spezza scored for Dallas (2-1-0).

Kari Lehtonen made 13 saves in two periods for the Stars. Jussi Rynnas stopped seven of eight shots in the third.

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