DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment scored for the first time since the playoff opener and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday night to even the Western Conference Final at a game each.
Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn , Wyatt Johnston , center, and Thomas Harley, right, celebrate after Benn scored during the first period in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers , Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Dallas.
Stars captain Jamie Benn had a goal and assisted on Esa Lindell’s empty-netter with 2:03 left. Wyatt Johnston had two assists. Connor Brown had Edmonton’s goal. Skinner, who had won the previous three games since being sitting two games in the last round, stopped 22 shots.Bobrovsky, Shesterkin matching each other save-for-save in Panthers-Rangers series for East titleGame 3 is Monday night in Edmonton, where the Stars won 4-3 in their only trip there this season. That was Nov. 2 during the Oilers’ 3-9-1 start that led to Jay Woodcroft getting fired as coach and replaced by Kris Knoblauch.
Edmonton center Leon Draisaitl was scoreless, ending his playoff-opening points streak ended at 13 games. That was one short of matching Mark Messier’s franchise record set in 1988.Benn scored on Dallas’ first shot on goal in the game, with a wrister from the top of the right circle that flew across the front of Skinner and in the lower left corner of the net 3:39 into the game.
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