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Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars

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Dadonov scores 2 goals, including a penalty shot, as the Stars beat the Bruins 7-2

Boston Bruins vs. Dallas Stars: Game Highlights

Matt Duchene, Roope Hintz, Mason Marchment and rookies Logan Stankoven and Oskar Back also scored for the Stars, who continued an offensive roll following a 7-1 win at Pittsburgh on Monday.

Dadonov gave Dallas a 2-0 lead at 6:36 of the first period after being obstructed on a breakaway by Mason Lohrei. Five previous NHL penalty shots didn’t produce a goal.

Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak scored for the Bruins, who split two games on a Central Division road trip.

Dallas’ Jake Oettinger made 23 saves, and Boston’s Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 shots.

Marchment had a goal and an assist following a five-point game at Pittsburgh.

It was Back’s first NHL goal. He also had an assist.

Takeaways Bruins: They entered tied for last in the NHL with an 11.8% power play, and they went 0 for 2 with the man advantage.

Stars: The line of Duchene, Marchment and Tyler Seguin have collected five goals and 13 points in the last two games.

Key moment Stankoven’s rebound goal at 14:15 of the second restored Dallas’ two-goal lead and was followed by Back’s one-handed poke less than two minutes later.

Key stat The Stars are 7-0-0 in their home arena for the first time in the franchise’s 57 seasons, the first 26 as the Minnesota North Stars. They lost as the designated host to the Florida Panthers in the two-game Global Series in Finland in early November.

Up next On Saturday, the Bruins will host the St. Louis Blues and the Stars will visit the Minnesota Wild.

Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:09 Matt Duchene Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Mason Marchment (11), Tyler Seguin (5)
Goal 1st Period 6:36 Evgenii Dadonov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 17:48 Charlie Coyle Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Trent Frederic (3), Mason Lohrei (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:15 Logan Stankoven Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jamie Benn (5), Thomas Harley (7)
Goal 2nd Period 15:56 Oskar Bäck Goal (1) Poke, assists: Colin Blackwell (3), Esa Lindell (6)
Goal 2nd Period 19:49 Evgenii Dadonov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Steel (4), Oskar Bäck (2)
Goal 3rd Period 0:47 Roope Hintz Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (4), Brendan Smith (3)
Goal 3rd Period 3:35 David Pastrnak Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (3)
Goal 3rd Period 17:19 Mason Marchment Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Tyler Seguin (6), Matt Duchene (11)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
9 Blocked Shots 9
25 Hits 6
7 Takeaways 10
25 Shots 38
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 27
57.1 Faceoff Win Percent 42.9
21 Giveaways 10
4 Total Penalties 3
19 Penalty Minutes 9
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mikko Rantanen, RW Injured Reserve Mar 22
Roope Hintz, C Out Mar 7
Radek Faksa, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dans Locmelis, C Out Feb 28

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 48 13 106 10
Dallas 43 18 97 11
Minnesota 41 20 94 12
Utah 37 30 80 6
Nashville 34 29 77 9
Winnipeg 30 30 72 12
St. Louis 30 30 71 11
Chicago 27 32 67 13
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