DALLAS (Interstat) — Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook each scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 in a National Hockey League game at American Airlines Center. Jakub Dobes made 17 saves in his first win since opening night for Montreal, which won its fourth consecutive game, all in Central Division rinks. Phillip Danault added an empty-net goal and an assist. Noah Dobson had two assists, and Alexandre Carrier and Juraj Slafkovsky also had assists. Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist for Dallas, and Mikko Rantanen had two assists. Jamie Benn scored his second goal of the season. Montreal improved to 8-5, while Dallas fell to 7-6. Attendance was 18,532. Caufield had five shots on goal, Newhook had two shots and one hit, and Dobson had four shots and two hits. Johnston had two shots, and Rantanen added one shot. Caufield was Montreal’s top star.