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Duchene scores twice as Stars beat Oilers 4-1 in 1st meeting of last season's West finalists

Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars: Game Highlights

Roope Hintz also scored and Jason Robertson added an empty-netter as the Stars improved to 4-0 at home this season by beating the team that eliminated them in six games in the West final.

Oettinger stopped 30 shots in his first appearance since signing a $66 million, eight-year extension that could keep the 25-year-old with the team that drafted him until the 2032-33 season.

Duchene scored a power-play goal late in the second period and made it 2-0 with his third of the season 12:06 into the third.

Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl ended Oettinger's shutout bid with less than three minutes remaining.

Takeaways Oilers: Stuart Skinner wasn't tested much early after stopping 72 of 76 Dallas shots as the Oilers won the last three games in the West final last season. The Stars had just 11 shots through two periods.

Stars: Dallas was 1 of 17 on the power play this season when Duchene scored off the face-off that started the first chance against Edmonton late in the second.

Key moment Oettinger stopped Zach Hyman on a point-blank shot early in the third, which started a flurry of activity in front of and behind the Dallas net in the first eight minutes of the final frame with Dallas holding a one-goal lead.

Key stat Hintz had a three-point game, assisting on Duchene's first goal and getting the secondary assist on Robertson's empty-netter.

Up next The Oilers open a two-game homestand on Tuesday against Carolina. The Stars begin a two-game trip at Buffalo on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 19:34 Matt Duchene Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (3)
Goal 3rd Period 12:06 Matt Duchene Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mason Marchment (4), Colin Blackwell (2)
Goal 3rd Period 13:16 Roope Hintz Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Logan Stankoven (6), Jason Robertson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 17:38 Leon Draisaitl Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2), Connor McDavid (5)
Goal 3rd Period 18:01 Jason Robertson Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Logan Stankoven (7), Roope Hintz (4)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 22
10 Hits 23
8 Takeaways 10
31 Shots 24
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
39 Faceoffs Won 23
62.9 Faceoff Win Percent 37.1
23 Giveaways 15
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 11 6 24 2
Calgary 10 6 23 3
Los Angeles 10 7 23 3
Edmonton 10 8 22 2
Vancouver 9 6 21 3
Seattle 10 9 21 1
Anaheim 8 8 18 2
San Jose 6 11 16 4

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 16 3 32 0
Minnesota 12 3 27 3
Dallas 12 6 24 0
Colorado 10 9 20 0
Utah 7 8 17 3
St. Louis 8 11 17 1
Nashville 6 11 15 3
Chicago 6 12 13 1
Full Standings