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Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken

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Final
5 - 1

Robertson, Oettinger lead Stars to 5-1 playoff-clinching victory over Kraken

Wyatt Johnston nets goal for Stars

For the fourth consecutive season, Dallas will vie for the Stanley Cup and now sit four points behind Winnipeg for the best record in the conference.

Robertson’s goal about eight minutes into the first period tied the game at 1-1 then Roope Hintz scored on the power play with 1:36 left until the second to put the Stars ahead for good.

Mason Marchment added a power-play goal in the third, part of an efficient night where the Stars registered just 21 shots on goal, but kept the pressure on the Kraken defensemen.

The Stars added two more goals in the final 20 minutes.

Seattle struck first at 1:27 of the first period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal that was caused by turnover near the blue line and James McCann found Tolvanen crashing the side of the net. The Kraken finished with 35 shots on goal.

Takeaways Stars: Dallas has shown to be one of the best teams in the league from the opening month of the season and Saturday provided more evidence. It is a team that isn’t flashy and grinds opponents out.

Kraken: In a matchup against one of the league’s best, Seattle didn’t shy away from contact by registering 17 hits and laying out with 21 blocked shots.

Key moment A high-sticking call against Seattle’s Brandon Montour 14 seconds into the third period turned into a power-play goal from Dallas’ Marchment, his 19th of the season.

Key stat Dallas, one of the top-eight teams in the league in face-off win percentage, nearly doubled up Seattle on Saturday with a 55-44 percent advantage in face-offs.

Up next These two teams will meet againMonday night in Seattle.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:27 Eeli Tolvanen Goal (22) Batted, assists: Jared McCann (34), Andre Burakovsky (23)
Goal 1st Period 11:50 Jason Robertson Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Mavrik Bourque (13), Sam Steel (17)
Goal 1st Period 18:24 Roope Hintz Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (42), Mikko Rantanen (49)
Goal 3rd Period 0:28 Mason Marchment Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (46), Mikael Granlund (42)
Goal 3rd Period 12:56 Wyatt Johnston Goal (29) Backhand, assists: Mikko Rantanen (50), Lian Bichsel (4)
Goal 3rd Period 16:26 Mikko Rantanen Goal (31) Backhand, assists: Roope Hintz (37)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 20
10 Hits 18
4 Takeaways 8
21 Shots 36
2 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 4
40.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 32
52.2 Faceoff Win Percent 47.8
10 Giveaways 10
5 Total Penalties 6
13 Penalty Minutes 15
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 16
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Miro Heiskanen, D Injured Reserve Apr 23
Jason Robertson, LW Out Apr 22
Nils Lundkvist, D Injured Reserve Feb 1

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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