Mikko Rantanen's overtime hat trick gives the Stars a 3-2 win over the Bruins

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 21). Mikko Rantanen's overtime hat trick gives the Stars a 3-2 win over the Bruins. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/mikko-rantanen-s-overtime-hat-trick-gives-the-stars-a-3-2-win-over-the-bruins/article_c0a9edb2-efbb-5f73-8ce8-ff49e6f1b164.html

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Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal in overtime, as the Dallas Stars defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Tuesday night. This victory ended the Bruins’ five-game winning streak and marked Rantanen’s first regular-season hat trick since joining the Stars earlier this season. With his nifty stick work, Rantanen completed the hat trick at 3:52 of overtime to secure the win for Dallas.
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On October 21, 2026, Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick, including the winning goal in overtime, to help the Dallas Stars defeat the Boston Bruins by a score of 3-2. This victory snapped the Bruins' five-game winning streak. It was Rantanen's first regular-season hat trick since joining the Stars via trade during the 2024-25 season and his eleventh career three-goal game. The decisive goal came on a power play at 3:52 of overtime when he fired a shot past Jeremy Swayman's left shoulder. Rantanen's hat trick included goals in both the second and third periods to tie the game before securing victory for Dallas. Meanwhile, Jake Oettinger made 18 saves for the Stars, while Swayman had 22 stops for Boston. The win marked the Stars' third consecutive victory, improving their record to 5-3-1.

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DALLAS GPE · 4× Stars ORG · 4× Boston ORG · 3× Bruins ORG · 3× Rantanen PERSON · 3× Jake Oettinger PERSON · 1× Jeremy Swayman PERSON · 1× Mikko Rantanen PERSON · 1× Wyatt Johnston PERSON · 1× the Dallas Stars ORG · 1×

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His winner came on the power play at 3:52 of overtime when he did some nifty stick work in close and fired a shot past the left shoulder of Jeremy Swayman, who earlier in the extra period stopped Wyatt Johnston on two breakaway attempts 10 seconds apart and finished with 22 saves.
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Mikko Rantanen's overtime hat trick gives the Stars a 3-2 win over the Bruins · assertive framing

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DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored in overtime to complete a hat trick, and the Dallas Stars beat Boston 3-2 on Tuesday night to snap the Bruins’ five-game winning streak. asserted
Stars → score → streak
It was the 11th career three-goal game for Rantanen and his first in the regular season since joining the Stars in a trade during the 2024-25 season. asserted
It → join → season
He became the fourth Stars player with an overtime hat trick since the team moved to Dallas for the 1993-94 season. asserted
team → become → season
Rantanen got his first goal early in the second period to tie the game at 1-all, and he tied it again in the third. asserted
he → get → third
His winner came on the power play at 3:52 of overtime when he did some nifty stick work in close and fired a shot past the left shoulder of Jeremy Swayman, who earlier in the extra period stopped Wyatt Johnston on two breakaway attempts 10 seconds apart and finished with 22 saves. asserted
who → come → saves
Jake Oettinger stopped 18 shots for Dallas (5-3-1) in its third straight win. asserted
Oettinger → stop → win
Matthew Poitras and James Hagens scored for the Bruins (7-2-1), who concluded their Western Conference trip at 3-0-1. asserted
who → score → 3
Boston went 0 for 4 on the power play against Dallas, which came in allowing an NHL-best 1.5 goals per game and had the fourth-best penalty kill in the league. asserted
which → go → league
The Stars have allowed one power-play goal on opponents’ last 25 chances. asserted
Stars → allow → chances
Roope Hintz had a shot from in close deflect off the leg of Boston’s Charlie McAvoy, and the loose puck ricocheted directly to Rantanen, who poked it past Swayman with 6:22 left in regulation to tie it at 2-all. asserted
who → have → 2
Up next Bruins: Host Nashville on Thursday. asserted
Bruins → host → Thursday
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