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05/21 22:08 CDT Stars score 3 PP goals in 5 1/2 minutes early in 3rd, rally to
beat Oilers 6-3 in Game 1
Stars score 3 PP goals in 5 1/2 minutes early in 3rd, rally to beat Oilers 6-3
in Game 1
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
DALLAS (AP) --- Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored
power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars
opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers with
a 6-3 victory Wednesday night.
Dallas began the third period with a two-goal deficit and a man advantage from
a penalty that carried over from the second. Heiskanen scored 32 seconds in,
Granlund tied it and Duchene put the Stars ahead to stay with a second-effort
score that made it 4-3.
Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist for the Stars. Esa Lindell added a
empty-netter that went almost the entire length of the ice.
Game 2 is Friday night in Dallas.
Dallas went 0 for 14 on power plays in losing the West final last year in six
games, and gave up two short-handed goals in the process. The Stars also failed
to convert with a man advantage only 7 1/2 minutes into this opener, but
quickly turned that around in the third period.
Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists for the rested Oilers, who played for
the first time since wrapping up their second-round series a week earlier in
Game 5 at Vegas. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a power-play goal and an assist,
defenseman Evan Bouchard had his fifth goal and Connor McDavid two assists.
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