Stars 5-4 Rangers (January 7, 2025) Match Recap

Stars 5-4 Rangers (January 7, 2025) Match Recap

NEW YORK – Jamie Benn scored on a power play 2:17 into overtime and the Dallas Stars rallied from an early three-goal deficit to beat the struggling New York Rangers 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Jake Oettinger made 21 saves and Dallas defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and two assists. After a terrible turnover by Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller deep in their own defense, Harley’s snap shot tied the score 4:21 into the third period.

Benn’s 11th goal came when Artemi Panarin landed in the box for a hook, giving the Stars their only lead. The Dallas captain directed a centering pass from Jason Robertson. Harley also assisted on the piece.

Dallas denied New York goaltender Jonathan Quick his 400th career win.

Vincent Trocheck gave the Rangers a 4-3 lead with a power play goal at 12:56 of the third period.

Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere each scored two goals for New York, making them 6-16-1 in their last 23 games. Panarin had three assists.

The Rangers, who earned a 6-2 win at Chicago on Sunday, have not won consecutive games since Nov. 17 and 19.

New York led 3-0 in less than 12 minutes, but Dallas equalized with goals from Matt Duchene, Evgenii Dadonov and Robertson.

Finished quickly with 34 saves.

Takeaways

Stars: The five-game trip began with a win to avenge a 3-1 home loss to Rangers on December 20.

Rangers: Fallen to 8-9-2 at home. New York had a 30-11-0 record at Madison Square Garden last season when it won the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top team in the regular season.

Key moment

Robertson’s equalizer with a backhand in the second period ensured the game ended in a 3-point draw.

Key statistics

Oettinger improved to 20-9-1, becoming the third goaltender to reach 20 wins this season.

Next

Stars: Visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.

Rangers: Host the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

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