Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
· National Hockey LeagueBenn's power-play goal, Oettinger's 25 saves lead Stars past Golden Knights 2-1
Oskar Back also scored for the Stars, who extended their points streak to 13 games (12-0-1).
Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who have lost three consecutive games and six of their last seven. Adin Hill made 14 saves.
Benn, the Stars’ 36-year-old captain, has goals in three of the last four games and 10 points in the last eight.
Oettinger, whose 26 wins are good for third in the league, is 9-0-1 in his last 10 starts.
Benn batted the puck in from the edge of the crease with 5:44 left in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and give Dallas’ second-ranked power play a goal in 10 consecutive games.
Back, a fourth-liner, tied the score midway through the second period, crashing the net to put in a rebound and end a 14-game goal drought.
Eichel beat Oettinger stick side 1:31 into the second period after a Stars turnover at the blue line for the game’s opening score.
Eichel has six goals in his last seven games against Dallas and a team-high 72 points this season.
The Stars are 27-0-3 this season when leading after two periods.
Dallas’ Matt Duchene assisted on Benn’s goal, giving him 19 points in the last 13 games.
Stars: Host Edmonton on Thursday in the fourth game of a season-long six-game homestand.
Regular Season SeriesDAL leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:31 | Jack Eichel Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (23), Ivan Barbashev (27) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:41 | Oskar Bäck Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Colin Blackwell (7), Thomas Harley (23) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:16 | Jamie Benn Goal (12) Batted, assists: Wyatt Johnston (34), Matt Duchene (18) |
Statistics
VGK |
DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 32 | Hits | 25 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 27 | Shots | 16 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 20 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 44.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.6 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen, RW | Injured Reserve | Mar 10 |
| Roope Hintz, C | Out | Mar 7 |
| Radek Faksa, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
| Tyler Seguin, C | Injured Reserve | Feb 27 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
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2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim |
37 | 27 | 78 | 4 |
Edmonton |
34 | 26 | 77 | 9 |
Vegas |
31 | 23 | 76 | 14 |
Seattle |
31 | 27 | 71 | 9 |
Los Angeles |
28 | 24 | 71 | 15 |
San Jose |
32 | 28 | 70 | 6 |
Calgary |
27 | 34 | 61 | 7 |
Vancouver |
21 | 38 | 50 | 8 |
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
44 | 13 | 98 | 10 |
Dallas |
43 | 15 | 96 | 10 |
Minnesota |
39 | 18 | 90 | 12 |
Utah |
35 | 27 | 76 | 6 |
Nashville |
30 | 28 | 69 | 9 |
Winnipeg |
28 | 28 | 67 | 11 |
St. Louis |
27 | 30 | 65 | 11 |
Chicago |
25 | 30 | 62 | 12 |




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