Eriksson, Ryder lead Stars past Bruins 4-2 Associated Press Sports updated 10:31 p.m. DALLAS (AP) - Two nights earlier, the Dallas Stars were dominated on home ice by the team with the NHL's fewest points. Motivated by that dismal showing, the Stars proceeded to knock off the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. Michael Ryder and Loui Eriksson scored power-play goals in the first period and the Stars ended Boston's seven-game winning streak, 4-2 on Saturday night. Trevor Daley contributed a goal and two assists, Tom Wandell also scored, and Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves for the Stars. Dallas had been 2-4 in its previous six games. I think it's huge for us ... It was a good rebound game," said Stars forward Jamie Benn, who had two assists. "It's very nice to score against them, but I'm just happy to get the win and show that we can compete against the top teams in the league," Ryder said. On Thursday night, the Stars were whipped at home 4-1 by the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets. Dallas performed at a much higher level against the Bruins, controlling play for long stretches of the opening two periods, then holding off Boston's comeback bid. "What a team (the Bruins) are," Dallas coach Glen Gulutzan said. What a strong team and you can see why they won the Stanley Cup last year. It means a lot to our club because here is a team that is (21-2-1) in their last 24 games, pounding away at the rest of the league and we give a committed effort and get a win. But they were on their heels for much of the first 40 minutes, serving six minor penalties. The Bruins disputed several of the penalty calls, and never recovered from all that short-handed time. "We killed a lot of penalties and so it was hard to get some momentum," Boston coach Claude Julien said. The Bruins showed more grit in the final period, but started their comeback bid far too late. "We got the early goal and were better, but it was a frustrating night for us," Julien said. When some tough calls go against you, you get frustrated. ... We weren't a very good team. They were physical, skating well and were without a doubt the better team. The Bruins had been 5-1-1 in their previous seven games with the Stars. ... Dallas had its second home sellout of the season.