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Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators

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Rantanen gets tiebreaking goal in 3rd period as Stars rally from two goals down, beat Predators 3-2

Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators: Game Highlights

Oskar Bäck and Wyatt Johnston also scored and Jason Robertson had two assists for Dallas, which won its second straight after losing four in a row (0-3-1). Casey DeSmith had 23 saves.

Jonathan Marchessault and Spencer Stastney scored for Nashville, which had won two in a row. Justus Annunen finished with 24 saves.

With a Stars power play winding down, Robertson passed it to Mavrik Bourque on the left side, and Bourque passed it across the front of the goal to Rantanen for the tap in with 9:16 remaining.

Marchessault got the Predators on the board first with a power-play goal at 8:02 of the first period as he put in his second try at the rebound of Ryan O'Reilly's attempt in front.

Stastney made it 2-0 at 7:15 of the second, beating DeSmith from the left faceoff circle.

Bäck, making his season debut, pulled the Stars within one at 9:36 as he tipped Radek Faksa's turnaround shot from the right point.

Johnston tied it with 3:31 remaining in the middle period, s coring on a backhander on a 2-on-1 rush with Robertson. It came after DeSmith made a stellar save at the other end.

Up next Stars: Host Washington on Tuesday night.

Predators: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:02 Jonathan Marchessault Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (4), Filip Forsberg (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:15 Spencer Stastney Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (4), Justin Barron (3)
Goal 2nd Period 9:36 Oskar Bäck Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Radek Faksa (2), Thomas Harley (7)
Goal 2nd Period 16:29 Wyatt Johnston Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Jason Robertson (5)
Goal 3rd Period 10:44 Mikko Rantanen Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mavrik Bourque (2), Jason Robertson (6)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 6
23 Hits 29
3 Takeaways 4
28 Shots 25
1 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 2
20.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 30
50.8 Faceoff Win Percent 49.2
14 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 5
4 Penalty Minutes 10
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adam Wilsby, D Out Nov 7
Cole Smith, RW Out Nov 2
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Duchene, C Day-To-Day Nov 6
Jamie Benn, LW Injured Reserve Nov 6
Nils Lundkvist, D Injured Reserve Oct 26

Game Information

Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 8 1 21 5
Winnipeg 9 4 18 0
Utah 9 5 18 0
Dallas 7 4 17 3
Chicago 6 5 15 3
Nashville 5 7 14 4
Minnesota 5 7 13 3
St. Louis 5 8 12 2
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