Oilers blow two-goal lead in Game 3 loss to Stars
The Dallas Stars have taken their first lead of the series after a 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
This one was all Jason Robertson, as the 24-year-old — who had been quiet as of late — had a hat trick. His final goal of the night served as the game-winner, as he was able to get some time and space in tight before banking one off of Stuart Skinner from just behind the goal line.
JASON ROBERTSON HAS A HAT TRICK 🎩
WHAT A PERFORMANCE TO GIVE THE STARS THE LEAD 😱 pic.twitter.com/K4Kdb2gy9R
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The Oilers will be kicking themselves after this one, as they appeared to be in the driver’s seat early on, holding a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission.
CONNOR MCDAVID HITS HIS 100th CAREER PLAYOFF POINT 💯 pic.twitter.com/91lvDs26fF
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However, as has happened on plenty of occasions this postseason, the Oilers blew the lead in the second period. Robertson scored two early to tie it up, and then Wyatt Johnston got one a short time later to give the Stars their first lead of the night.
Wyatt Johnston gives the Stars the lead with Dallas’ third-straight goal! 💫 pic.twitter.com/iPHP64y7Y8
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“We were kind of just hoping things would continue sailing the way it had in the first period,” head coach Kris Knoblauch said post-game. “It caught us by surprise. After the TV timeouts, we were able to settle things down and get our game back to where it should have been. I think we had our start that we needed, but we took our foot off the pedal.”
As Knoblauch alluded to, the Oilers were able to settle back in and tied things up, as Adam Henrique, who was making his series debut, tipped one over the shoulder of Jake Oettinger from in tight.
WHAT A STICK BY HENRIQUE TO TIE IT UP🚨 pic.twitter.com/dlINaRCH4G
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The score remained knotted at three until Robertson’s goal past the midway point. The Oilers had several chances to tie it up, but were unable to do so, and had their fate sealed when Miro Heiskanen fired one down the ice to score on an empty net.
miro heiskanen into an empty net ices it. pic.twitter.com/iyFqjuWiQp
— zach (@zjlaing) May 28, 2024
“Losing sucks,” Connor McDavid said afterward. “I won’t say we gave it away as there was 40 minutes left and we tied it, but it was a rough 12 minutes in the second.”
With the win, the Stars carry a 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4, which will take place on Wednesday night.
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