DALLAS _ The Red Wings began the second half of the season much like the first half _ they lost.
The Dallas Stars scored four unanswered goals Friday and defeated the Red Wings, 4-1, beginning the second half of the Red Wings schedule in familiar fashion.
Dylan Larkin opened the scoring but the Wings couldn't generate another goal all evening, unable to build upon Tuesday's rare victory.
Roope Hintz (short-handed), Radek Faksa (power play), Joe Pavelski and Andrej Sekera (short-handed) scored Stars goals.
The Stars outshot the Wings, 26-22, while Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier made 21 saves.
The Red Wings dropped their NHL-worst record to 10-29-3.
Larkin opened the scoring with his 10th goal at 3:47 of the first period.
Robby Fabbri left a drop pass for Larkin between the hashmarks and Larkin snapped a shot past goaltender Anton Khudobin blocker side.
But the Stars began the slow climb back, as the Wings normally allow teams to do.
In the midst of a four-minute power play _ Dallas forward Radek Faksa for high sticking _ the Wings allowed Hintz's short-handed goal, his 14th goal, off an errant pass by Fabbri, leading to a 2-on-0 rush on Bernier.
The short-handed goal ignited the Stars.
With Madison Bowey off for holding at 1:14 of the second period, Faksa scored his ninth goal, deflecting Esa Lindell's shot from the high slot at 1:36.
The Stars pushed the lead to 3-1 at 11:42 of the second period, with Pavelski _ who was given a sliver stick before the game acknowledging his recent 1,000th career game _ scoring his eighth goal, beating Bernier off a 2-on-1 rush.
Sekera capped the scoring after the Wings had pulled Bernier after a Dallas delay-of-game penalty for a 6-on-4 advantage. It didn't matter, the Stars gaining possession of the puck, and Sekera firing a shot from the high slot for his second goal.
