EDMONTON – Zach Hyman had a couple of targets and an help because the Edmonton Oilers gained their 2d instantly sport, putting directly to defeat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday.
Connor McDavid had a objective and an help and Viktor Arvidsson and Connor Brown additionally scored for the Oilers (37-22-4) who’ve gained 3 in their ultimate 4, however had been heaving a sigh of reduction after gassing a 5-1 lead via 40 mins.
Huge business cut-off date acquisition Mikko Rantanen had a objective and an help in his Dallas debut and Wyatt Johnston, Jamie Benn and Matt Dumba additionally answered with targets for the Stars (41-20-2), who had a four-game successful streak halted. Compounding the harsh evening for Dallas, Stars ahead Roope Hintz took a puck to the face in the second one era and didn’t go back.
Stuart Skinner made 22 stops to assemble the win in web for the Oilers, whilst Jake Oettinger recorded 22 saves within the loss for the Stars.
TAKEAWAYS
Stars: Dressed in No. 96, Rantanen made his Dallas debut after being traded to the Stars by way of Carolina on Friday’s business cut-off date after which signing an eight-year deal value $96 million. The Finnish ahead, who’s now taking part in for his 1/3 workforce this season after beginning out in Colorado, got here into the sport with 27 targets and 70 issues in 62 video games. Rantanen picked up an help at the Stars’ opening objective of the sport by way of Johnston after which scored his twenty eighth on a third-period energy play.
Oilers: Additionally dressed in No. 96, the primary participant in Edmonton franchise historical past to take action, defenceman Jake Walman performed his first sport as an Oiler after coming over in a cut-off date take care of the San Jose Sharks. Walman, who’s having a profession season with 32 issues, additionally made a right away affect, springing Hyman with an exquisite lengthy stretch go for a breakaway objective. He additionally levelled Rantanen with a mid-ice hit overdue in the second one era.
KEY MOMENT
The Oilers went up 4-1 5 mins into the second one era on a spotlight reel objective by way of their captain as McDavid zipped round Dallas defender Ilya Lyubushkin to earn a breakaway after which roofed a backhand shot previous Oettinger for his twenty fourth of the season. It was once Edmonton’s fourth objective on 9 pictures. McDavid additionally hit the 80-point plateau for the 9th consecutive season. Handiest 3 avid gamers have completed that mark in additional consecutive campaigns than McDavid — Wayne Gretzky (13), Dale Hawerchuk (13) and Phil Esposito (11).
KEY STAT
Leon Draisaitl picked up an help on Edmonton’s 1/3 objective to increase his issues streak to fourteen video games, tying his profession prime. The German ahead has 11 targets and 21 issues in the ones 14 video games and now has 26 issues in 26 video games towards Dallas in his profession.
UP NEXT
Stars: Seek advice from the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
Oilers: Seek advice from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
This file by way of The Canadian Press was once first printed March 8, 2025.
