Stars Bury the Islanders 6-3 in a Game They Owned
Dallas won this one the honest way. The Stars had the better chances most of the night, outshot New York 38 to 19, and the 6-3 final reflects the game that was played rather than a run of good bounces.
The clearest measure is expected goals, which estimates how many goals a team's chances were worth based on where and how the shots came. Dallas's chances added up to 3.75 goals, New York's to 1.84. The Stars scored more than their chances suggested, but they also created roughly twice as much, so the margin was earned.
Jason Robertson led the way with two goals on three shots, playing with Roope Hintz (two assists) and Tyler Seguin (a goal and an assist). Wyatt Johnston added a goal and an assist, and Thomas Harley put four shots on net in 24:43 of ice time.
Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves on 38 shots and faced a far busier night than Jake Oettinger, who stopped 16 of 19. Kyle Palmieri, Matthew Schaefer and Brayden Schenn scored for New York, and Bo Horvat had two assists.
The iron was busy too: four shots rang off the posts or crossbar, two from each side, with Johnston, Lian Bichsel, Palmieri and Schaefer each hitting metal once.
