What Happened
Mikko Rantanen completed a hat trick with a power-play goal at 3:52 of overtime, giving the Dallas Stars a 3-2 home win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. The result ended Boston's five-game winning streak. Rantanen opened the scoring for Dallas by tying the game 1-1 early in the second period, then drew the Stars even again at 2-2 with 6:22 left in regulation before netting the winner.
Key Details
- It was Rantanen's 11th career three-goal game and his first in the regular season since joining Dallas in a 2024-25 trade.
- He is the fourth Stars player to record an overtime hat trick since the franchise moved to Dallas for 1993-94.
- Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves for Boston, including stops on Wyatt Johnston on two breakaway attempts 10 seconds apart in overtime.
- Jake Oettinger stopped 18 shots for Dallas, which has won three straight and sits at 5-3-1.
- Matthew Poitras and James Hagens scored for Boston (7-2-1), which finished its Western Conference trip at 3-0-1.
- The Bruins went 0 for 4 on the power play; Dallas has allowed one power-play goal on opponents' last 25 chances.
What It Means
The win extends Dallas's run to three straight and keeps a strong defensive profile intact; the Stars entered allowing an NHL-best 1.5 goals per game with the fourth-best penalty kill in the league. Boston's trip ended at 3-0-1, so the Bruins still collected points on four of five road games despite the streak ending.
What's Next
Boston hosts Nashville on Thursday, while Dallas hosts Winnipeg on Thursday.