National Hockey League
Dallas 3, Vegas 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2023
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 17906

Roope Hintz scored the tying goal with 38 seconds left and then tallied the game-winner in the shootout as the Dallas Stars rallied for a 3-2 victory over the host Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.

The Stars snapped a five-game losing streak.

Trailing 2-1, Dallas pulled goalie Jake Oettinger for an extra attacker with 2:12 remaining. Hintz tied it at the 19:22 mark when he fired a wrist shot from the high slot into the upper left corner of the net for his 24th goal of the season.

Oettinger, who finished with 41 saves, made a pad save on Paul Cotter to start the shootout. Jason Robertson then put Dallas ahead when he fired a shot past Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit's glove side to improve to 5-for-5 in shootouts this season.

Oettinger then made a left pad save on a Jack Eichel attempt to start the second round. Hintz, who was 0-for-7 in shootout tries in his career, then clinched the victory with a wrist shot from the slot through Brossoit's pads.

Dallas closed to within two points of the Golden Knights for the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference with the win.

Rookie Wyatt Johnston also scored a goal and Jamie Benn added two assists for the Stars.

Eichel and Michael Amadio both scored goals for Vegas, which saw its five-game home winning streak snapped. Brossoit finished with 41 saves.

The Golden Knights took a 1-0 lead at the 12:00 mark of the second period on Amadio's 10th goal of the season. Defenseman Brayden McNabb got the primary assist with a slap pass from the left point that Amadio, stationed by the left side of the net, redirected past Oettinger's blocker side.

Dallas tied just 2:01 later when Johnston, left alone on the backdoor by the left post, tapped in a crossing pass from Ty Dellandrea for his 14th goal.

Eichel gave Vegas a 2-1 lead with 4:37 remaining in regulation. He took a pass from Chandler Stephenson on the left wing and then broke in and cut in front of the crease before wrapping a shot around Oettinger's left pad for his 20th goal of the season.

It's the sixth 20-goal season of Eichel's career.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Vegas
Jamie Benn 2 Points Michael Amadio 1
Roope Hintz 1 Goals Michael Amadio 1
Jamie Benn 2 Assists Jonathan Marchessault 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jake Oettinger .953 Save Percentage Laurent Brossoit .953
Jake Oettinger 41 Saves Laurent Brossoit 41
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 43 3 0-4 2-2 4 26
Vegas 43 2 0-2 4-4 8 27
Upcoming Games
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .609 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Stars have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .586 after a loss.