Boston Bruins vs Dallas Stars — Recap

📰Game Recap

Dallas, Texas — Mikko Rantanen delivered a hat trick, including the decisive overtime goal, to lift the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. The Stars improved their record to 4-3-1, while the Bruins now stand at 7-2-0. Boston established an early lead in the first period when Matthew Poitras scored at 2:09, assisted by Frederic Brunet and Tanner Jeannot, giving them a 1-0 advantage. SportsFBI's model had leaned toward a Dallas win at 60% probability.

Rantanen quickly responded for Dallas in the second period, tying the game at 1-1 with his first goal at 2:50, assisted by Jason Robertson. Boston, however, regained its lead later in the period when James Hagens found the net at 7:30, with assists from Casey Mittelstadt and Nikita Zadorov, making the score 2-1. Dallas outshot Boston 25-20 over the course of the game. Jake Oettinger made 18 saves on 20 shots for Dallas, while Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 of 23 for Boston.

The Stars' persistence paid off in the third period when Rantanen scored his second goal of the night at 13:38, assisted by Roope Hintz and Thomas Harley, to even the score at 2-2. The game then moved into overtime, where Rantanen completed his hat trick at 3:51 to secure the one-goal win for Dallas.