Matt Duchene and Miro Heiskanen scored 44 seconds apart in the third period, and Dallas defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Friday night, following the departure of Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger due to a lower-body injury.
Additionally, Thomas Harley, Joe Pavelski, and Esa Lindell all scored for Dallas, which trailed 4-2 at the midpoint of the second period.
After eight minutes into the game, Oettinger exited. Scott Wedgewood, who was substituted in, made 25 of 27 saves while improving to 6-1-1.
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On behalf of Ottawa, Jakob Chychrun recorded three assists while Drake Batherson scored two goals. Moreover, Travis Hamonic and Josh Norris both scored.
Anton Forsberg, goaltender for the Senators, recorded 19 saves in ten starts this season.
In his 700th career NHL contest, veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko was unable to make the trip for Ottawa. Tarasenko was attending to a familial matter, according to the team.
Rourke Chartier, Tarasenko’s substitute, retired with an upper-body injury after two periods, subsequent to the departure of Mathieu Joseph, a fellow forward, after the initial period due to a lower-body injury.
The Senators had just returned from a 4-2 defeat on Thursday night in St. Louis.
At 7:33, Heiskanen scored his fourth goal of the season, tying the game at 4. It marked his third goal in two contests following a 23-game absence.
Duchene earned Dallas its lone lead of the contest at 8:17 when he deflected the puck off Norris. It was the eighth of the season for Duchene.
Oettinger conceded goals on the first two shots on net for the Senators. After Hamonic scored 76 seconds into the contest, Batherson added his ninth at 2:51 to make the score 2-0.
Five minutes later, Oettinger extended his right pad toward the post, and he skated to the tunnel at center ice after signaling an official to call a timeout.
11:46 marked Pavelski’s thirteenth power play goal, which was the result of Dallas’ second tip-in attempt.
Following that, both teams exchanged 4-on-4 goals. 13:20: Norris increased the lead to 3-1 with a rebounding basket. At 13:30, Lindell established a connection off the left post from the right circle.
Batherson recorded his second two-goal game of the season, shooting over a prone Wedgewood at 4:54 of the second.
Harley’s second-effort poke between Forsberg’s pads at 11:21 of the second got Dallas within one. One shy of the league lead, it was the seventh short-handed goal scored by the Stars.
