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Stars Blitz Oilers 8-3 as Benn Nets 400th, Edmonton’s Slide Deepens

Coaches called for “deep discussions” as Edmonton sits 10-10-5 with four losses in five and a league-worst .868 save percentage.

Overview

  • Dallas jumped to a 4-0 first-period lead and cruised, with Wyatt Johnston posting a goal and three assists and Jason Robertson adding a goal and two assists to extend his goal streak to seven games and his points streak to eight.
  • Jamie Benn opened the scoring with his 400th NHL goal as the Stars, missing suspended forward Mikko Rantanen, improved to 7-1-1 over their last nine games.
  • Edmonton replaced starter Stuart Skinner after he allowed four goals on eight shots; Calvin Pickard gave up four more, while Jake Oettinger stopped 22 shots for Dallas.
  • Rookie Connor Clattenburg recorded his first NHL goal for the Oilers, who have allowed eight or more goals in two of their last three home games.
  • Leon Draisaitl called the performance “not good enough,” and coach Kris Knoblauch said “everybody has to step up,” with the team set to regroup before Saturday’s road game in Seattle.