Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Hintz caps Stars’ comeback with overtime goal in 3-2 win over Senators
Linus Ullmark made a couple big saves but Hintz capped off the come-from-behind victory.
Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson also scored for the Stars, who outshot the Senators 16-6 in the third.
Trailing 2-1, the Stars came out pressing in the third and were rewarded on the power play when Robertson beat Ullmark glove side. Ullmark finished with 30 saves.
The Senators played the final 40 minutes without Thomas Chabot, who suffered an upper-body injury late in the first.
Ottawa generated a number of good chances but couldn’t get anything past Jake Oettinger, who stopped 27 shots, after the first period.
Drake Batherson opened the scoring 49 seconds into the game taking a pass from Jake Sanderson and wiring a wrister from the faceoff circle.
Ottawa made it 2-0 midway through the first when Nick Jensen cut across the front and beat Oettinger up high.
The Senators had won eight consecutive home games against the Dallas Stars, dating back to Feb. 9, 2017.
Senators: Host the Boston Bruins on Thursday.
Regular Season SeriesDAL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:49 | Drake Batherson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Sanderson (9) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:53 | Nick Jensen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Amadio (2), Claude Giroux (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:22 | Mikko Rantanen Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:00 | Jason Robertson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (14), Miro Heiskanen (12) |
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Goal | 4th Period 3:04 | Roope Hintz Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (13), Miro Heiskanen (13) |
Statistics
 DAL |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 24 | Hits | 15 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 33 | Shots | 29 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 53.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.9 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Eller, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Shane Pinto, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Thomas Chabot, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ilya Lyubushkin, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Lian Bichsel, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Tyler Seguin, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Nils Lundkvist, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 5 |
| Thomas Harley, D | Out | Dec 5 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,542 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,542 | Capacity:
