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Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Dallas Stars 6 50-20-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Dallas Stars 0 4 2 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Dallas Stars 9 9 8 26
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 5 3 12

Three stars

  1. M. Bourque, Dallas Stars (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. E. Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Robertson, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha (27) Erik Karlsson (46), Rickard Rakell (23) Power play DAL 0, PIT 1
2nd 02:10 Dallas Stars Justin Hryckowian (12) Colin Blackwell (10), Jamie Benn (18) Even strength DAL 1, PIT 1
2nd 02:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (13) Parker Wotherspoon (24) Even strength DAL 1, PIT 2
2nd 07:12 Dallas Stars Jason Robertson (40) Mikko Rantanen (50), Matt Duchene (23) Power play DAL 2, PIT 2
2nd 10:12 Dallas Stars Mikko Rantanen (21) Jason Robertson (47), Miro Heiskanen (51) Power play DAL 3, PIT 2
2nd 11:38 Dallas Stars Lian Bichsel (4) Mavrik Bourque (19), Oskar Bäck (6) Even strength DAL 4, PIT 2
3rd 08:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Acciari (10) Elmer Soderblom (3), Erik Karlsson (47) Even strength DAL 4, PIT 3
3rd 16:52 Dallas Stars Mavrik Bourque (15) Tyler Myers (9) Even strength, Empty net DAL 5, PIT 3
3rd 18:50 Dallas Stars Mavrik Bourque (16) Jamie Benn (19), Esa Lindell (23) Even strength, Empty net DAL 6, PIT 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 26 12
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 12 19
Blocked shots 24 13
Giveaways 12 17
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 33/56 (58.9%) 23/56 (41.1%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
10 O. Bäck C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 12:27
11 N. Bastian R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04:02
14 J. Benn L 0 2 2 +1 2 1 2 0 0 100% 12:08
15 C. Blackwell C 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 15:36
21 J. Robertson L 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 1 1 21:03
22 M. Bourque C 2 1 3 +3 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 19:02
25 A. Hyry R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 80% 12:14
49 J. Hryckowian C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 15:55
53 W. Johnston C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 40% 19:01
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 12:23
95 M. Duchene C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 75% 17:33
96 M. Rantanen R 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 0 1 40% 18:57
4 M. Heiskanen D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 25:38
5 N. Lundkvist D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 14:47
6 L. Bichsel D 1 0 1 +3 0 2 1 1 0 14:12
23 E. Lindell D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:20
55 T. Harley D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 20:44
57 T. Myers D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 3 3 0 16:17
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
29 J. Oettinger 12 9 3 .750 59:23 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
2 R. McGroarty R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 100% 10:41
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 12:02
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 2 0 21:33
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14.3% 15:14
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 60% 15:35
25 E. Soderblom L 0 1 1 +2 2 0 3 0 0 08:48
39 A. Mantha R 1 0 1 -3 2 1 1 1 1 17:17
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 11:36
55 N. Acciari C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 1 0 43.8% 13:09
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 18:36
67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 1 0 42.9% 21:45
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 45.5% 13:57
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 0 16:02
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 2 0 0 17:11
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:49
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 21:50
65 E. Karlsson D 1 2 3 -1 0 1 1 1 0 24:47
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 16:42
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
74 S. Skinner 24 20 4 .833 58:32 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:54 Dallas Stars Colin Blackwell Tripping 2
1st 10:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha High sticking 2
1st 12:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 16:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Rutger McGroarty Tripping 2
2nd 05:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Parker Wotherspoon Tripping 2
2nd 09:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Elmer Soderblom High sticking 2
2nd 16:17 Dallas Stars Nils Lundkvist Tripping 2
3rd 06:20 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn Holding 2
3rd 10:53 Dallas Stars Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach
Glen Gulutzan
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
David Brisebois, Jeremy Faucher
Dallas Stars scratches
Alexander Petrovic, Adam Erne, Roope Hintz, Kyle Capobianco, Sam Steel, Ilya Lyubushkin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ilya Solovyov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 7 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

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