Rickard Rakell scores in shootout to lift Penguins over Stars, 2-1

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-11 · by Dan Scifo The Associated Press

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Rickard Rakell scored the winning goal in the shootout, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday night in Pittsburgh. Arturs Silovs made crucial saves during the shootout and stopped 24 shots overall for the Penguins, who had lost their previous three games. Connor Dewar’s regulation goal was matched by Tyler Seguin’s late equalizer, sending the game into overtime before Rakell's decisive goal won it for Pittsburgh.
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In a tight 2-1 shootout win on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Rickard Rakell scored the decisive goal in the shootout, with Arturs Silovs making crucial saves to stop Mikko Rantanen and secure the victory for Pittsburgh, ending their three-game losing streak. Sid Crosby and Ben Kindel also contributed goals in the shootout. Connor Dewar gave the Penguins an early lead by scoring just 1:57 into the third period on a backhand shot that eluded Jake Oettinger. Tyler Seguin tied the game with 29 seconds left, forcing overtime. Oettinger had been impressive before this game, setting a personal career record of 188:52 without allowing a goal and matching one of the longest shutout streaks in franchise history.

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Dan Scifo The Associated Press
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Topics

PITTSBURGH Penguins Stars the Dallas Stars the Pittsburgh Penguins

Subjects

Oettinger PERSON · 4× PITTSBURGH GPE · 3× Stars ORG · 3× Penguins ORG · 2× Silovs PERSON · 2× Arturs Silovs PERSON · 1× Mikko Rantanen PERSON · 1× Rickard Rakell PERSON · 1× the Dallas Stars ORG · 1× the Pittsburgh Penguins ORG · 1×

Narrative

Dewar scored the first goal of the game at 1:57 of the third period when he flipped a harmless looking backhand shot over Oettinger’s shoulder.
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2026-10-11 · Toronto Star
Rickard Rakell scores in shootout to lift Penguins over Stars, 2-1 · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday. asserted
Penguins → score → Saturday
Arturs Silovs stopped Mikko Rantanen in the shootout to help Pittsburgh snap a three-game losing streak. asserted
Pittsburgh → stop → streak
Sidney Crosby and Ben Kindel also scored in the shootout for the Penguins, who lost in a shootout at Columbus on Friday. asserted
who → score → Friday
Connor Dewar scored in regulation for Pittsburgh and Silovs stopped 24 shots. asserted
Silovs → score → shots
Jake Oettinger stopped 20 shots for the Stars. asserted
Oettinger → stop → Stars
Oettinger, coming off back-to-back shutouts against San Jose and Buffalo, set the longest shutout streak of his career at 188:52. asserted
Oettinger → come → 188:52
It’s the third-longest shutout streak in franchise history. asserted
It → ’ → history
During Oettinger’s run, in which he stopped 54 straight shots, the Stars set the longest shutout streak in team history at 2:06:08. asserted
Stars → stop → 2:06:08
Tyler Seguin forced overtime for Dallas when he scored with 29.1 seconds left in regulation. asserted
he → force → regulation
He tipped Jason Robertson’s shot behind Silovs from the top of the crease. asserted
He → tip → crease
Dewar scored the first goal of the game at 1:57 of the third period when he flipped a harmless looking backhand shot over Oettinger’s shoulder. asserted
he → score → shoulder
Kris Letang nearly ended Oettinger’s shutout streak early, but he had a goal waived off in the final minute of the first period. asserted
goal → end → period
After review, it was determined that Hendrix Lapierre touched the puck with a high stick prior to Letang’s goal. asserted
Lapierre → determine → goal
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