The Edmonton Oilers (10-10-5) hosted the Dallas Stars (14-5-4) on Tuesday night (Nov. 25) in the only game on the NHL slate. The Stars won their first meeting, beating the Oilers 4-3 in overtime on Nov. 4 in Dallas. The Stars took this game as they did cruised to an impressive 8-3 victory. Here is your game overview.
Summary of the game
The visitors opened the scoring just 3:48 into the first period. Wyatt Johnston wrapped the puck around the net and found Jamie Benn with the backdoor pass, making no mistake for his first goal of the season and the 400th of his career. Then Dallas added another on the power play 10:51 into the opening frame. Miro Heiskanen’s one-timer was stopped, but Roope Hintz pounced on the rebound and buried it for his sixth of the season.
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The stars continued to dominate. Nathan Bastian chipped the puck along the boards and completed a 2-on-1 rush. He ripped it over goaltender Stuart Skinner’s glove for his second of the season. Sam Steel made it 4-0 with 1:14 left in the first period. Benn’s shot was stopped, but Steel scored from the rebound. Dallas took that commanding lead into the break and had an 8-5 lead. Calvin Pickard replaced Skinner to start the second period.
The Oilers got on the board at the 4:39 mark of the second period. During a scramble up front, Connor Clattenburg found the loose puck and buried it past goaltender Jake Oettinger for his first NHL goal.
The Stars restored their four-goal lead thanks to a 5-on-3 power play marker. Tyler Seguin was low and found Jason Robertson as he dialed in through the back door. Then Johnston made it 6-1. Another scramble in front of the Edmonton net resulted in Johnston jumping on the loose puck, and he made no mistake. Dallas led 6-1 after two periods and had a 23-15 total shot advantage.
Edmonton made it 6-2 just 1:23 into the final frame. Evan Bouchard’s shot from the point found the wire for his fourth of the season.
But Dallas responded 8:21 into the period. The wrist shot from the point was blocked in front, but Justin Hrychowian found the puck and hammered it home.
The goals kept coming and the Oilers made it 7-3. Connor McDavid’s shot ricocheted straight at Jack Roslovic, and he beat Oettinger for the rebound.
Bastian added another on a jam play in front of the Edmonton net for his second of the match. The Stars forced a turnover and he beat Pickard’s blocker side. Oettinger stopped 22 of 25 shots for an .880 save percentage (SV%) in the win. Meanwhile, the Oilers’ goalies combined to stop 22 of 30 shots in this lopsided loss.
The Stars conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday (Nov. 26) against the Seattle Kraken in the second half of a back-to-back. Meanwhile, the Oilers have a few days off before heading to Seattle to take on the Kraken on Saturday (November 29). These two teams conclude their three-game season series on March 12 in Dallas.
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