Roope Hintz Leads Stars to Overtime Victory Over Senators
Roope Hintz scored the overtime winner as the Dallas Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night. Dallas scored three consecutive goals, with Hintz netting the decisive goal at 3:04 of overtime.
Key Moments of the Game
- Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson also scored for the Stars.
- The Stars outshot the Senators 16-6 in the third period.
- Trailing 2-1, Dallas pressed hard in the third and scored on a power play when Robertson beat Linus Ullmark glove side.
- Ullmark made several key saves and finished with 30 stops.
- Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots for Dallas, keeping the Senators scoreless after the first period.
Senators’ Challenges
Ottawa played the final 40 minutes without defenseman Thomas Chabot, who left late in the first period due to an upper-body injury. Despite generating several solid scoring chances, the Senators failed to score again after the first period.
Goals Against the Stars
- Drake Batherson opened the scoring 49 seconds into the game, firing a wrist shot from the faceoff circle assisted by Jake Sanderson.
- Nick Jensen extended the lead to 2-0 midway through the first period by beating Oettinger high.
"Roope Hintz scored at 3:04 of overtime to lift the Stars over the Ottawa Senators 3-2."
"Ullmark finished with 30 saves, but Hintz capped off the come-from-behind victory."
Roope Hintz’s clutch overtime goal sealed a hard-fought comeback for Dallas, highlighting a resilient effort against a tough Ottawa team.