- Oct 16, 2026
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Mikko Rantanen scored three goals, including the overtime winner, as the Dallas Stars defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Rantanen completed his hat trick at 3:52 of overtime on a power play, deflecting the puck off Charlie McAvoy's leg and maneuvering past Jeremy Swayman's left shoulder. It marked his 11th career three-goal game and his first regular-season hat trick since joining Dallas in a 2024-25 trade. He also joined a select group as the fourth Stars player to record an OT hat trick since the 1993-94 relocation.
Rantanen had tied the game 1-1 early in the second period and knotted it again at 2-2 with 6:22 remaining in regulation.
Swayman made 22 saves for Boston and stopped Johnston on two breakaways 10 seconds apart in overtime. Jake Oettinger had 18 saves for Dallas.
The Bruins saw their five-game winning streak snapped despite goals from Poitras and Hagens. Boston went 0 for 4 on the power play and finished its Western Conference trip 3-0-1. Dallas improved to 5-3-1 with its third consecutive victory.
Source: ESPN - Tue Oct 20, 11:10 PM ET
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