{"id":202396,"date":"2026-03-13T03:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202396\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T03:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:30:10","slug":"red-hot-dallas-stars-blow-out-connor-mcdavid-edmonton-oilers-in-gloves-off-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202396\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-hot Dallas Stars blow out Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers in gloves-off contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not clear what hurt Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid more \u2014 the 5-0 lead the Stars<\/a> built on his team by early in the second period or getting punched in the face by Dallas rookie Justin Hryckowian as the period expired.<\/p>\n

Either way, the Dallas Stars pounded on the team that eliminated them from the Western Conference finals the last two seasons, winning 7-2 and extending their longest points streak<\/a> in 25 years to 14 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, you saw it. It was a lot of animosity out there tonight,\u201d Stars forward Jason Robertson. \u201cI would never have thought [Hryckowian would fight McDavid]. But he did it.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t credit one part of the Stars\u2019 game right now for all of their success, but record-holder Wyatt Johnston<\/a> and the red-hot power play is probably a good place to start.<\/p>\n

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Johnston extended his league lead in power play goals to 22 with Dallas\u2019 fourth goal of the night and tied Dino Ciccarelli\u2019s franchise record for most power play goals in a season set nearly 20 years before the forward was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cool,\u201d Johnston said. \u201cI just try to chip in however I can. I wasn\u2019t exactly expecting to score a lot on the power play this year. But just trying to do what I can to help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

His power play goal extended Dallas\u2019 streak to 11 consecutive games with a goal on the man advantage. Most of those have been played without two players from the top unit \u2014 Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz<\/a> \u2014 who could be out until the playoffs with injuries. Jamie Benn added a second power play goal in the third period.<\/p>\n

In case the 7-2 score and regular-season sweep wasn\u2019t enough, Stars coach Glen Gulutzan<\/a>, who ran Edmonton\u2019s power play a year ago, reminded his former team what they lost. Gulutzan\u2019s power play was the league\u2019s best during his seven seasons in Edmonton.<\/p>\n

Johnston\u2019s linemate, Robertson<\/a>, found him wide open in the slot, in addition to scoring two goals of his own and assisting on Benn\u2019s power-play goal for a four-point night. Robertson\u2019s first banked in off Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry and his second caught the struggling Edmonton netminder off guard on a spin move. <\/p>\n

That made the score 5-0 with more than half a game to play, but Edmonton couldn\u2019t make a change in net \u2014 either because it had to turn around and play the second night of a back-to-back in St. Louis 24 hours later, or because Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon trucked backup Connor Ingram two nights prior. Jarry finished with 20 saves on 27 shots.<\/p>\n

He cleaned up his act later on, and the Oilers found a pair of goals of their own later in the second. But the Stars\u2019 five-goal lead, built by Robertson, Johnston as well as Benn and Sam Steel before that, was too large for Edmonton to overcome. Benn finished with two goals and now has six in his last five games and 14 on the year. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust the way he was snapping them in there was a little bit of the Jamie Benn I remember when I was here [a decade ago],\u201d Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said. \u201cHe\u2019s having himself a heck of a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Duchene added a highlight-reel goal with a minute to play. Six Stars finished with multiple points, including Johnston and Miro Heiskanen<\/a>, who had three apiece.<\/p>\n

Stars goalie Jake Oettinger<\/a> made some big saves down the stretch, totaling 29.<\/p>\n

The two teams, who certainly aren\u2019t the biggest fans of one another after some heated playoff series, continued to go at it until the final whistle. The Oilers took their frustration out on Hryckowian for the rare McDavid fight later in the game. He was on the receiving end of a dangerous tripping penalty by Josh Samanski and some relentless jabs from Trent Frederic after the whistle. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought our guys responded really well. We\u2019re not taking anything,\u201d Gulutzan said. \u201cYou\u2019re either going to take it forever, or you\u2019re going to respond, and I liked our response.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Stars rookie, who hasn\u2019t played in the last two playoff meetings, will surely be ready for Round 3 come April or May. <\/p>\n

The Stars have shown no signs of slowing down since the Olympic break and have now won 13 of their last 14 games. They\u2019ll seek to tie another franchise record \u2014 longest points streak (15 games) \u2014 Saturday against Detroit.<\/p>\n

The team that holds that record? The one that won it all in \u201899.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s pretty good company for this group.<\/p>\n

Just keep winning: See photos from the Dallas Stars’ huge win over the Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n

\"DallasView Gallery\"Dallas<\/a>Thursday\u2019s TV\/Radio listings (March 12)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Dallas Stars host the Edmonton Oilers for a showdown at American Airlines Center.<\/p>\n

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The Stars enter Thursday\u2019s game against their historic rival with points in 12 straight games.<\/p>\n

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