EDMONTON, Alberta \u2014 Roope Hintz had two goals and an assist, Scott Wedgewood made 46 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Thursday night for their third straight win.<\/p>\n
Joe Pavelski had a goal and two assists and Matt Duchene also scored for the Stars, who improved to 7-1-1 on the season.<\/p>\n
Sam Gagner scored twice in his return to the lineup and Evander Kane also had a goal struggling Oilers, who have lost five of their last six and dropped to 2-6-1. Stuart Skinner had 23 saves.<\/p>\n
Sports Roundup<\/p>\n
Dallas opened the scoring 8:08 into the game right after Edmonton\u2019s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins missed a golden opportunity. The Stars went the other way on a 2-on-1 with Duchene opting to shoot and beating Skinner down low for his second of the season.<\/p>\n
Related:Stars newcomer Matt Duchene continues to make immediate impact, scores first goal of year<\/p>\n
The Oilers bounced back with 3 minutes left in the first period as Nugent-Hopkins stripped a puck in the Dallas zone and directed it to Kane, who blasted his third of the season past Wedgewood\u2019s glove.<\/p>\n
The Stars regained the lead 3:25 into the second on another odd-man rush as Hintz passed across to Pavelski on a 3-on-1 break. He put his fourth of the season into the net before Skinner could get across.<\/p>\n
Edmonton had a good chance to pull even again on a power play, but Evan Bouchard hit the post on two occasions.<\/p>\n
Dallas made it 3-1 on a power play of their own with 3:54 left in the in the middle period as a pass deflected towards the net and was directed home by Hintz.<\/p>\n
Pavelski made a perfect pass to Hintz at the side of the net and he tapped it in for his for his fifth to make it 4-1 at 2:37 of the third.<\/p>\n
Edmonton got its second goal of the game midway through the third as Gagner lunged at a loose puck in the blue paint and poked it past an outstretched Wedgewood . It was Gagner\u2019s first game back with the Oilers, rejoining the team for a third time after double hip surgery in the offseason.<\/p>\n
Gagner struck again with 6 1\/2 minutes to play as he took a pass from Kane and nudged it towards the net to pull Edmonton within one.<\/p>\n
The Oilers applied a ton of pressure with their goalie pulled but were unable to get the equalizer.<\/p>\n
Oilers forward Connor Brown left the game in the second period with an injury and did not return.<\/p>\n
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